Karma, Not Drama — The Real Reason Some People Repeat Patterns
By Ankush Wadhwa
Have you ever looked at your life and wondered: Why does this keep happening to me?
Why do I keep choosing the wrong partners, falling into the same business traps, or repeating emotional loops I promised I’d never revisit?
The truth is, it’s not random. And it’s not just drama.
It’s karma — not in the mystical, overused, hashtag-spiritual sense, but in its truest Vedic form: the unresolved lessons of your own soul’s design.
In my years as an astrologer and coach, I’ve seen thousands of people mistake patterns for bad luck, or worse — blame themselves. But karma isn’t a punishment. It’s a pattern library. And until you decode the lesson, you’ll keep reliving the story.
What Karma Actually Is (And Isn’t)
Let’s get this straight first:
Karma isn’t about good or bad.
It’s about cause and effect. Energy input → life output.
In Vedic philosophy, karma is broken into three parts:
Sanchita Karma: The accumulated karma from all your lifetimes — the entire database.
Prarabdha Karma: The portion of karma “activated” in this lifetime — think of it as your active playlist.
Kriyamana Karma: The karma you’re creating right now with every thought, action, and intention — your real-time edits.
Astrology helps you read that activated karma. Not to judge it — but to finally understand why something keeps circling back.
“Why Me?” is the Wrong Question
When someone comes to me asking,
“Why do I always attract unavailable partners?”
“Why does money come and go so quickly for me?”
“Why do I feel unseen at work?”
They’re often carrying unresolved Prarabdha karma. These aren’t surface-level habits. They’re soul-level tendencies — echoes of past lives, childhood imprints, or subconscious programming shaped by planetary influence.
Astrology shows when these patterns are likely to be activated and how to approach them with awareness instead of automatic reaction.
Real-Life Patterns I’ve Seen (Names Changed, Lessons Real)
Tracy’s Relationship Karma
Tracy had been through three nearly identical relationships: emotionally intense, fast-moving, and ending with abandonment. Her chart showed Venus in the 8th house with a strong Rahu influence — a signature of karmic attraction, intensity, and sudden detachment.
The moment she understood that her chart was pulling her toward intense emotional learning — not romance fairytales — she stopped blaming her partners and started reprogramming her choices. Within a year, she attracted someone stable… because she became stable.
Mike’s Money Loops
Mike made great money. But every time he hit a financial high, a setback would follow — lawsuits, theft, bad investments. His chart revealed Saturn and Ketu affecting his 2nd house (wealth), pointing to karma around hoarding, guilt, and financial detachment from past lives.
Understanding this didn’t change his earnings overnight — but it helped him create better systems, share wealth more freely, and stabilize his finances long-term.
Drama Is Just Karma on Autopilot
When karma isn’t seen, it becomes drama.
That repeated chaos? It’s your soul turning up the volume on a lesson you haven’t fully heard yet.
Astrology is like closed captions for your life — it lets you read what’s actually going on beneath the surface.
Instead of reacting, you start reflecting.
Instead of spiralling, you start resolving.
So, Can You Change Your Karma?
Yes — and no.
You can’t erase Prarabdha karma. That’s your syllabus for this lifetime.
But you can shift your Kriyamana karma — the karma you create from this moment forward.
Here’s how:
1. Recognize Your Repeats
What are the 2–3 patterns in your life that feel on loop? List them. That’s where your active karma is playing out.
2. Study Your Natal Chart
Your birth chart is a karmic map. Look at the 6th, 8th, and 12th houses — the houses most linked to past life and hidden patterns. Also, observe where Saturn, Ketu, and Rahu are placed.
3. Respond Differently
Karma can be neutralized by awareness. If a past pattern made you angry, react with patience. If it made you retreat, show up bravely. Every different response reshapes the karmic circuitry.
4. Create Conscious Kriya
Daily actions matter. Giving back, chanting, meditation, acts of service — these aren’t rituals for show. They’re intentional karmic edits.
Karma in Business, Too
Karma isn’t limited to personal life.
I’ve seen founders with charts showing powerful leadership karma — but delayed success due to ego patterns. Others have communication karma — brilliant ideas, but struggle to articulate them.
Even entire teams can carry collective karmic themes: repeated leadership exits, financial cycles, or client friction. Once we decode the chart of the brand, things start making sense — and changing.
Beyond “Good” or “Bad” Karma
Forget the labels.
There’s no such thing as “bad karma.” There’s only unmet karma.
Think of it like this:
A difficult relationship? An old bond seeking closure.
A frustrating boss? A mirror for boundaries you didn’t set.
A sudden setback? A spiritual audit, not a cosmic punishment.
The universe doesn’t hate you. It just remembers what you promised to work through — even if you’ve forgotten.
The Power of Awareness
Here’s what happens when you stop reacting to karma like it’s a curse:
You reclaim agency.
You stop expecting others to fix you.
You become a participant, not a victim, in your own evolution.
Astrology helps. But the real transformation? That happens when you choose consciousness over compulsion.
Final Word
Patterns don’t persist because you’re broken.
They persist because they’re sacred invitations — coded reminders of your unfinished business.
You can ignore them. Or you can decode them.
And once you do, you’ll stop calling it drama.
You’ll start calling it your work.
Because karma isn’t fate.
It’s feedback.
Ankush Wadhwa
Ankush is an Astrology student for 25+ years and one of the most trusted astrologers online who has travelled across 37+ countries as a professional and as a junkie explorer to learn different cultures , Astrology and try local cuisine.
Ankush is Founder of www.Ankush.Coach and LinkedIn Newsletter "Astrology Intelligence Lab (AIL)", where Ankush blends Astrology with Lifestyle coaching and guidance tool. He takes 1-1 online sessions at www.ankush.coach with Individuals to help them manage complex situations and decisions making with ease in their professional and personal life. He can be reached at contact@ankush.coach
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