The Energy of Money
Observing different people’s relationship to money can be fascinating. Greed, aversion, abundance, contribution—there’s a diverse range of options available to us.
I’ve noticed that many spiritually-oriented and intellectually-minded individuals have aversions toward money and the creation of wealth. This group often vilifies money and people who have it. They may go so far as secretly harbor destructive thoughts toward money and those who value the opportunities money can bring.
What are your beliefs about money? Do you believe that money is at the root of all evil? For you, is money power? Does it corrupt? Does it buy happiness? Is it a tool? Or is it just green paper or series of electronic digits?
From Hawkins’ consciousness research, we find that the energy of money itself is neutral, neither “good” or “bad,” “positive” or “negative.” Money just is. It’s our beliefs, projections, and viewpoints of money that shapes our perception and relationship to money.
Many people have strong emotional charges around money despite its neutral energy. It’s worthwhile to evaluate your relationship with money carefully to uncover any blind spots you may have, collapsing your negative projections about money, seeing it for what it is.
Start by looking at how you relate to money:
- Are you averse to money? Do financial topics make you uncomfortable?
- Do you believe that having more money will increase your happiness?
- Are you a slave to money?
- Is the accumulation of capital a central focus in your life?
- Do you secretly believe that you don’t deserve what you have? Or don’t deserve to earn more?
- Do you secretly believe that others around you don’t deserve the money they have?
- Do you secretly believe that money isn’t spiritual and if you were really self-aware, you’d have no need or interest in money?
Once you’ve identified your current beliefs about money, re-contextualize your understanding so that money holds a neutral value for you. Here are a few ideas that may help:
- Money in and of itself has no intrinsic power; it holds no power other than the power you give it.
- Money is a representation of value. Instead of focusing on the accumulation of money, you can focus on providing more value.
- Money does not buy happiness; happiness comes from within. Money can, however, provide conveniences that aren’t available in the absence of money.
Changing your relationship to money—letting go of your attractions and aversions to it—can have a liberating effect on your creativity and your quality of life.
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Very well said on a topic that had been a formidable challenge! Thanks for your continued Presence even here on the internet, O Lord in the form of Doc's teaching and followers!
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This is interesting. It puts a whole new perspective on attractions and aversions when it comes to money.