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Destiny - Fate

A Dice Game of Chance – or Cosmic Wisdom?

Few concepts are so deeply associated with arbitrariness and unpredictability as fate. Like a bolt from the blue, it often appears to strike blindly, throwing our lives off course without any apparent reason. For many, this seeming arbitrariness gives rise to doubts about the existence of Higher Justice.

But is this perspective accurate? Or should we rather be asking ourselves some very different questions:

Must we resign ourselves to being helpless pawns in a game of uncontrollable forces?

Do the workings of fate override all cosmic order?

Or is it actually possible to recognize logic and fairness in the effects of destiny?

Are there causes behind what we call misfortune?

Can destiny be understood within the framework of the five great Laws of Creation?

Is it even possible to influence or help shape our destiny?

And if so, do we hold the course of our life in our own hands?

The Origin and Operation of Fate and Destiny

The English language is more nuanced on this subject than the German language, as it has two words, ‘fate’ and ‘destiny’.

‘Fate’ has the connotation of an unavoidable, often tragic force that determines life. It often sounds gloomy or fatalistic, almost like a threatening force against which little can be done.

‘Destiny’, on the other hand, sounds more hopeful, more meaningful, as if there is a greater meaning behind the events. It is used more in the sense of a goal or vocation and thus offers greater room for manoeuvre and the ability to shape one's own destiny.

This possibility of differentiation is very valuable and describes the decisive goal: is it possible to turn ‘fate’ into ‘destiny’?

But let's start again from the beginning:

For many—indeed, perhaps for most—the word “fate” carries an ominous tone, as if it were something inherently threatening. People generally expect nothing good from it. Yet in truth, our ability to influence our own fate for the better is far greater than most would ever imagine—though not without a corresponding effort on our part.

This leads to the next question: What does fate have the right to expect from us?

Unfortunately, most people begin to reflect on matters of fate only when they are faced with difficult or even tragic events. Like death, fate is a subject often pushed far into the background, avoided for as long as possible. But in doing so, we forfeit a valuable opportunity: the chance to understand how fate works—and how we might make use of that understanding.

In reality, fate is honest and fair. And we must not overlook the fact that there is such a thing as good fate, provided the right conditions are met.
Once we come to know the Laws of Creation that govern fate, we gradually gain the power to turn our lives toward the good.

As with all things in a world governed by Higher Order, the issue of justice naturally arises when we consider fate. If we were truly innocent or uninvolved in the events that affect us, and if we were entirely powerless to change them, then yes—fate would be unjust.

But sadly, we have lost the key to understanding justice. As a result, questions like the following dominate many people's thoughts and lead them to doubt the wisdom and goodness of any higher order:

Why is this happening to me—or to my loved ones?

How can a loving God allow so much suffering?

Why is there so much evil in the world?

Why are children born with severe illnesses, or taken away so early?

I’ve done nothing wrong—so why am I being struck by fate?

Even philosophy and theology struggle with this issue—the age-old problem of theodicy: how can a just and loving God allow suffering? And yet, fate too is fully embedded within the five fundamental Laws of Creation. It follows a logic of its own—we simply lack the key to recognize it. To unlock this key, two things are required of us: First, we have to expand our sense of time to include centuries, even millennia. Second, we must find the courage to look beyond our carefully cultivated self-image and examine our inner being—to uncover the true causes of our experiences. This is not only possible; it is intended - we are meant to learn and understand the Creation and its Laws!

The Laws Behind Fate

In truth, only two key factors are required for a deeper understanding of fate:

The first concerns the Law of Reciprocal Action. According to this law, nothing can affect us that we did not, at some point, set into motion ourselves. In other words, we must have once sown something that now returns to us as a consequence.

If an outcome feels unjust to us, there are generally two possible reasons: either we do not know the cause because it lies too far back in the past and we have therefore forgotten it, or we live in a false assessment of our attitudes and/or behaviour by not wanting to recognise something truly destructive and harmful as such.

Another possibility for unpleasant karmic effects can also occur when harmless people, who hardly ever do anything bad to anyone, become so immersed in earthly trivialities and necessities that they completely forget their spiritual development. Here, fate intervenes lovingly through inner and/or outer shocks in an attempt to wake these people from their spiritual slumber. For they are violating the unavoidable universal Law of Constant Motion. "Motion" here refers to the spiritual, not only to the earthly. So people with university educations and "experts" can in reality be earthly active and successful, but spiritually sluggish, spiritually dormant!

Furthermore, the nature of our attitudes, which are reflected in our thoughts, also plays a major role in destiny, even if no visible actions result from them. If, for example, we harbour thoughts of hatred or envy, this will have a strong impact on our well-being and our destiny in the medium and long term. For thoughts are not actually ‘duty-free’, but highly effective, energetic structures that operate on a finer level that is invisible and immeasurable to us. This is a fact that we cannot easily recognise in other people and which therefore occasionally puzzles us or makes us doubt higher justice. For ourselves, the challenge is to pay attention to the quality of our thoughts without embellishment!

If we still cannot find the cause, it may lie in a previous life. The very fact that we do not live only once, but have lived several times, is one of the most important keys to understanding fate. The reason we do not remember this is that our brain, and thus our daily consciousness, does not usually go back far enough to see into previous lives, and this is intentional. For if we knew exactly what we had done in the past, it would be impossible for us to live this present life freely, uninfluenced, spontaneously, impartially and unburdened – the burdens of the past would hold us back!

Can fate also bring us sunny paths? What is the prerequisite for this?

If we manage to gradually develop certainty and trust in the Order of Creation, that nothing can happen without a cause, that there can be no effect without a cause, then we will gradually come to understand why things on this earth, both big and small, have to happen exactly as they do! Achieving this insight is, of course, a process that usually takes many years, but it is worth the effort. Holding the key to meaning and justice in your hand is one of the most beautiful and valuable experiences of your entire life!

Science has already proven beyond doubt that nothing can happen without a cause in the earthly realm. We only need to transfer this fact to the finer levels, including our speech and thoughts, with the inner certainty that there are no exceptions there either.

From what has been said, the extremely important conclusion follows that in the long term, we are completely in control of our own destiny and can also achieve considerable mitigation in the short term as soon as we show the good will to do so!

Next: What is the meaning of strokes of fate? (will follow soon)