2/02/18
“Desires – because they are outgoing energies that attach themselves to objects – always attract the man towards an environment in which they may be gratified.
Desires for earthly things, linking the soul to the outer world, draw him towards the place where the objects of desire are most readily obtainable, and therefore it is said that a man is born according to his desires.
They are one of the causes that determine the place of rebirth.
The astral mental images caused by desires affect others as do those generated by thoughts. They, therefore, also link us with other souls, and often by the strongest ties of love and hatred, for at the present stage of human evolution an ordinary man’s desires are generally stronger and more sustained than his thoughts.
Thus they play a great part in determining his human surroundings in future lives, and may bring into those lives persons and influences of whose connection with himself he is totally unconscious.”
Annie Besant
The Mark Of God: Understanding Your "I AM Presence" 