She said to me - first you tell me that we can control our own destiny but positive thinking and using the universe to manifest our desires, and now you tell that karma and our astrological chart controls us?! Which is it!?
She was very confused. I wasn't really sure what to say, or rather how to explain, as I do believe in all three - Eastern Astrologer (based on science: precise logic of math and planetary cosmic energy), karma (which I believe to related to astrology), and the laws of attraction (I've never read the book, but I have been able to manifest outcomes by opening myself up to the universe). If you asked me about this last year, my answer would have been different. I have just had my eyes opened in many ways the first half of this year.
Today I just read an article online that discusses the answer to my friends question. It discusses how the law of attraction (by Rhonda Byrne) is incomplete because it fails to discuss karma, which is a very important factor. One cannot simply manifest any desire if your karma wont allow it.
The article does not speak of astrology, but in my opinion, astrology is a useful tool to discover your karmas, and to minimize its effects. With that knowledge, then one can work on a achieving a reasonable desired outcome. It all starts with knowing yourself.
Here is the article:
