of negativity and confusion.
Karma itself is neither good nor bad, but a neutral principle that governs energy and motion of thought, word, and deed. All experiences help us grow. Good, loving actions bring us lovingness through others. Mean, selfish acts return to us pain and suffering. Kindness produces sweet fruits, called, “punya.” Unkindness yields spoiled fruits, called, “papa.” As we mature, life after life, we go through much pain and joy. Actions that are in tune with our destiny, or dharma, help us along the path, while wrong actions impede or slow down our progress. The divine law is that whatever karma we are experiencing in our life is just what we need at the moment, and nothing can happen but that we have the strength to meet it. Even harsh karma, when faced with wisdom, can be the greatest catalyst for spiritual enfoldment. Performing daily tasks, keeping good company, going to holy places, seeing to others’ needs—all evoke the higher energies, direct the mind to useful thoughts, and avoid the creation of troublesome new karma. The Vedas explain, “According as one behaves, so does he become. One becomes virtuous by virtuous action, bad by bad action.
During my life, I have had the good fortune to work with a masterful group of teachers and angels who come through to me in meditation, dreams, automatic writing, whenever I am driving a car—one of my most receptive times—or while I am channeling. They come whenever I need an answer or redirection, or to offer insight. Why Am I Here? is the offspring of this information.
I have come to know some of my guides extremely well, particularly those who have been with me through my entire life. One of these is Babaji, who in Hinduism is revered as the Father. To me he is a patient and very blessed teacher. Babaji first appeared at my bedside when I was four years old, looking remarkably like Santa Claus with a dark tan. Through Babaji and his equally holy sister, and feminine counterpart, Mataji, I was carefully, but pointedly, guided to the world beyond conventional Western thought.
Other guides come and go for different purposes, and some, I have learned, have been with me over many lifetimes. Of these, I have had particular influence from members of the Self-Realization Fellowship. This organization, with which Babaji and Mataji are fundamentally involved, is written about extensively by its founder, Paramahansa Yogananda, in his extraordinary book Autobiography of a Yogi. The principle tenet of self-realization is that the purpose of life is evolution. This is accomplished through self-effort, says Yogananda, and through “lifting of man’s limited mortal consciousness into God Consciousness.” Self-realization is the knowledge that “we share kinship with God, and possess a superiority of mind over body, and soul over mind.”
Through my work with master teachers, life-work with individuals on clairvoyant or intuitive levels, and through my own readings, I have become convinced of these and other spiritual truths. Many of these are offered in Why Am I Here? in the hopes that they will be of interest and service to you.
I consider myself a Hindu, Christian, Muslim, Jew, Buddhist, and Confucian.
Mahatma Gandhi
CHAPTER 1
The Tip of the Iceberg
The System
If you are reading this book, it’s pretty clear by now that you must have wondered at least once whether you’ve lived in another time and, if so, who you were. Maybe you have wondered if, and how, those past lives are affecting your present life. Have you also wondered about being instantly attracted to a special person, knowing on some level that you have not only met before, but might even be soul mates? Do you have recurring money issues and wonder whether these problems are part of some pattern set in place even before you were born? Do you play music by ear without any training and wonder how? Do you have a special affinity for languages? Do you know a prodigy? All of these, I have come to learn, are indications of past-life issues, tendencies, and relationships, as well as karma that has been left unfinished. My intention is for this book to help you bring these issues out into the open, and achieve a successful and fulfilling resolution, once and for all.
Why Am I Here? offers a simple system to unlock the secrets of your past lives and their impact on your present life. It’s not your imagination when you feel you “know” that teller at the bank, or that you dislike your neighbor upon first sight; you may very well have had negative interactions with this person in a recent lifetime.
This book will tell you:
•What you were like in your past life
•Why you were born
•Where you are going with your life
•What you should be doing with your life
•Who your soul mate might be
•Your greatest financial success
•Your best career path
•The karmic issues you are tangling with
Why Am I Here? also contains:
My one-of-a-kind Karmic Dictionary, which you can use to pinpoint the underlying emotional cause behind a particular issue.
Why Am I Here reveals my tried-and-true technique to find your soul mate and stay together, and how to attain the fulfillment and lasting abundance you strive for. It will help you discover the life contract that you agreed to prior to your birth, and to become what you are meant to be—fulfilling your most deeply held dreams and potential.
Why Am I Here? does this by taking an obscure but amazingly helpful technique of reading the “Nodes” of the moon (from your astrology chart), and turning this information into a workable system meant to improve your life.
Ancient metaphysicians realized that the position of the “South Node” in a person’s birth chart indicated his most recent past incarnations and experiences. In my own work, I came to realize that this signal could be used as a means of unlocking the mystery of where that person had been, and what attitudes he might be carrying over. I refer to this “carry-over” as the soul memory.
The metaphysicians also discovered that the “North Node” indicates the most important lessons, experiences, and relationships a person may experience in their current lifetime. I refer to these promising possibilities as the soul potential.
Why Am I Here? helps you quickly access this information, then apply it in the most creative, effective way possible.
There is nothing noble to being superior to some other man. The true nobility is being superior to your previous self.—Hindu Proverb
Unlocking Your Karma
Why Am I Here? offers a simple, easy-to-understand system for discovering and correcting your karma.
In my twenty-odd years as an on-air psychic on America’s longest-running New Age live, call-in
