Is Free Will Just a Shadow of Our Prarabdha?

Look at the skies today. Jupiter is sitting in Ashlesha, and we’ve got Saturn and the Moon hanging out in Revati. It’s a heavy mix of water energy that forces us to look at what's hidden. We talk a lot about dharma and making the right choices, but I’ve been thinking about something else lately.

If our past karma—our Prarabdha—is already written in the chart, are we actually choosing anything? Or are we just actors following a script we wrote in a previous life?

People love to talk about remedies and changing their fate. But if the planetary alignments today are showing us specific limitations, is it arrogant to think we can bypass them with a few mantras or a gem? Maybe the real dharma isn't about changing the outcome, but about how we handle the pressure when the transits get tight.

I’m curious how you all balance this. Do you really believe you're in the driver's seat, or are we just passengers watching the road we already paved long ago? Let’s hear your take on it.