Gerrit Gielen

Do we truly create our own reality? This timeless question stirs something deep inside us—a quiet knowing that life is more than random chance. To understand the answer, we must first reframe one of the most misunderstood concepts in spiritual wisdom, karma.

Far too often, karma is viewed as cosmic punishment—a stern universe keeping score of our past mistakes, doling out hardship as payback for wrongs done in this life or another. Some even speak of “burning” karma as if it were a debt to erase through suffering or ritual. But this misses the heart of what karma really is.

Karma is not punishment. There is no vengeful force at the cosmic level waiting to make us pay. God—or the infinite source of all—is love, not retribution. Karma is simply the loving curriculum of the soul. It represents the lessons your consciousness has chosen to embrace so it can grow, expand, and remember its true nature. Before incarnating, your soul dives into this life with intention: to learn, to evolve, to become more fully itself.
Wanting to burn karma is like wanting to burn your own soul.

Challenges arise—illness, loss, sudden change, the end of a job or relationship—and our instinctive response is resistance. We long to rewind time, to return to “how things were.” We label the experience “bad” and push it away, refusing to meet it. Yet in that refusal, we miss the invitation. The lesson lingers, sometimes intensifying until it can no longer be ignored. Pain increases not as punishment, but as a compassionate signal—Embrace me. Learn from me. Let go of the past and step into growth.

When we finally surrender—when we accept the experience, release old attachments, and open to transformation—the energy shifts. Karma, far from an external judge, reveals itself as the wise voice of our own soul guiding us home. This belief in an external cosmic judge makes it impossible to identify yourself with the creator within, and therefore makes conscious creation impossible. You cannot truly create if you believe that the basic creative force in the universe is separate from you and wants to punish you.

And this brings us to conscious creation. Yes, we do shape our reality, but the process is subtle, layered, and profoundly personal. What we experience is the combined dance of three inner forces:

1. Our conscious mind—the thoughts we choose, the affirmations we repeat, the visions we hold. 

2. Our subconscious beliefs—the hidden assumptions, often formed long ago and inherited, that run quietly beneath the surface. All the fears we do not face.

3. The energy and plan of our soul—the deeper intention that brought us here.

Consider a common desire: more abundance, perhaps financial freedom. On the conscious level, you might affirm, “Money flows to me easily,” visualize prosperity, and take inspired steps. Yet if the subconscious harbors a belief that “rich people are greedy” or “wealth corrupts,” then that judgment acts like an invisible counterforce. The conscious wish is sincere, but the deep distrust blocks the flow. No matter how many positive statements you repeat, the reality stays unchanged until the inner conflict is seen and healed.

But there is still a third force at play, which is the soul.

Often, our conscious desires are rooted in fear. We want money so we can feel safe, protected, and in control. Beneath that desire lies a lack of trust in life itself.

The soul, however, creates from love.

Your soul’s deeper intention may not be financial security, but learning trust — learning that life supports you, that you can face uncertainty, that your worth is not dependent on control or accumulation. When conscious desire is driven by fear and the soul’s direction is guided by love, creation becomes conflicted.

True creation happens only when these forces align.

The soul’s plan is always rooted in love—in expansion, in courage, in deeper trust. When your conscious intentions harmonize with that loving impulse, inspiration can come through. Ideas flow. Synchronicities appear. You become a channel for something greater. You feel the creative fire within—not as forced effort, but as joyful alignment.

Creating in Harmony

 

When you try to create out of fear, you work against your own soul and things tend to stall, collapse, and you feel exhausted. When you create with love, you feel inspired, energized, and deeply aligned. This is the creative force of the soul moving through you. To access it, awareness is required.

You must become conscious of your subconscious beliefs — especially those that feel so “normal” you’ve never questioned them. You cannot create abundance while resenting wealth. You cannot build a healthy relationship while believing others are untrustworthy. No amount of positive thinking can override deeply held inner contradictions.

Growth begins when you ask:

• What do I truly believe?
• What am I afraid of?
• What am I trying to protect myself from?

Beneath those questions lies the deeper truth, which is this—what you really want is not money, love, or success — it is to grow. You want to become more fully yourself. You want to live in closer connection with the energy of your soul. You want to radiate your light.

 

The Key to Creation

Summary

The key to conscious creation is self-knowledge. Self-knowledge means that you become aware of your unconscious beliefs, recognize your fears without rejecting them, and gently integrate them into your awareness. And beyond that, it means reconnecting with the deepest part of you — the divine spark, the creative intelligence that brought the universe into being.

At the deepest level, that creative force is not separate from you. When consciousness, subconsciousness, and soul move together, you become a point of creative light. Life no longer feels like something that happens to you, but something that flows through you, and from that place, creation becomes effortless, meaningful, and deeply alive.

Challenges become doorways. Desires become expressions of your soul’s joy.

You are not a victim of circumstance. You are a creator who is awakening. The universe is not against you—it works through you. Embrace the lessons. Align with the love that you are.

In that alignment, you become a radiant point of light—consciously and joyfully shaping a reality that reflects the beauty and power of your soul. In doing so, you inspire the world simply by remembering who you truly are.

© Gerrit Gielen

Edited by Suzy Conway

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