Two
In "The Never Ending Story" by Michael Ende, Sabastian gets a ring that grants him any wish. Every wish materializes instantly. There is only one price. He forgets who he was before the wish was granted. He manifest many a wish. The first thing he wishes is an athletic body (because he is fat). When someone later asks him why he looks so different from the image she saw of him, he says like: "I don't know what you mean. I have always been this way."
Commentary
We can sense the role of memory in the past in this story. If you invest your attention in a wish, your consciousness of EVERY other thing is lowered or disappears completely. A high lightworker does not have this problem; he or she is connected to everything through transcendence. When we project ourselves in a manifestation, whe lose our sense of wholeness. We only see the object and lose our "higher", integrated self.
These two stories are simple karmic transactions, like going for groceries: Now lets get to the advanced hedging stuff on the karmic capital market.
Three
This story turnes up many times in modern literature and movies. A darkworker man or woman with a high sex- and adventurous drive and a taste for variety disdains the typical, boring pattern of getting engaged and married around 20, bond deeply with the partner, have good sex and fun times for a few years, getting bored with the partner and then either break up in a REALLY messy divorce, or having habitual tasteless sex and seeing the same old people every week. He or she may be able to avoid it by keeping tension in the marriage in some way, but the risk is he or she is not able too, or that it is to tiring. If they have kids and a mortgage, they may stay together, but there will be affairs and discontent.
To avoid this fate the darkworker in question may decide that a variety of partner throughout life will be more physically and intellectually stimulating. They start simply with flings, clumsy encounters with (sometimes unattractive) random people they meet. This is done consciously, to build a skill base of handling different types of partners with different pros's and con's. They first learn to conquer their feelings of guilt for deceiving their temporary partners. The girls accept expensive dinners, gifts and drinks, and leave the boy in the cold. The boys learn what to say and how to act to suggest the long term protective, loving relationship any innocent girl craves.
As they progress they up the challenge. Their worthy partners will have to see through the deceptions to even be considered. They demand more positive qualities in the personality and manner, and they demand a matching intellect, lifestyle and financial standards. This goes on until they ripen. They have a sophisticated mind of taste, in a rapidly aging body. The investments required to uphold their hedonistic life increases, they fight hardens in the form of an endless supply of younger, better looking and easier to handle competitors. They will have to leave a model of enjoyment they heavily invested in, without having easy alternatives. What are they supposed to do for the next 30 years of their life? Go through the tiring process of raising a family without the strength of youth? Or spending your days with bitter like minded people, or simply in alcoholic loneliness? Or writing a book about the price of your lifestyle? Hardly worth it. They may leave the world in despair without leaving a trace behind. 'Redemption' will cost them dearly if the ever reach it.
Commentary
Hedging karmic risk is done in many forms in this story. The most extreme case here defers karmic payment continuously when negative externalities come back in their life, until he or she reaches a ripe age. They receive a bill with large interest cost. Notice that they can decide to pay up at anytime and in many ways. It seems wise to do so before you don't have the energy to payback. Their choice of not committing frees their options. Their early lies give them the freedom to expand their horizon. The added challenge demands time and skill. Being old without grandchildren can be a hard place if you have nothing to offer.
The red thread through this stories according to me is that a dark worker chooses to know what he or she will get, WITHOUT knowing the cost. The lightworker knows what he or she gives, without knowing the reward. A higher polarity gives lucidity of this fate, but no control.
I conclude karmic risk can be hedged, and is useful superficially, but not ultimately. If it is possible, it is best to pay in advance.
Remember: this is only a finger pointing in a direction.
Now ALL you people owe me BIG TIME (Except Steve I guess). I am exhausted, and have deferred high paying work for this. I estimate the combined price of my time, expertise, and opportunity cost is at least $400. Therefore I will not return here for some time, until those of you who benefited from this post have matched the provided value!
@Dynamic: Now you know why you don't like your internship; because it is prestigious. Or vice versa depending on ...perspective..
Take care,
Kingston