Well I just paid a major bill today and its bumming me out because I had to tap into my savings in order to pay it! However I haven't given up my desires and dreams of financial abundance and wealth. That's why it was a welcomed surprise to find a post from somebody in a message forum that I recently joined (and I'm glad that I did join!)
First off the message was from
Matrinka aka Jaclyn Spencer. Here is a link to some of her beautiful artwork:
http://www.zazzle.com/Matrinka*/product/228991006314757417?CMP=OTC-4DI168192205
She also gave me permission to copy and paste her post which appears below:
One of the only two seminars I attended during Heartland this year was Dorothy Morrison's money spell seminar. I liked her work before, but hearing her in person and speaking with her afterwards really settled it that I like her work.
So, I thought I'd share a little of what Dorothy had to say, as well as my own thoughts on the matter. First off, let's address a couple of things about why most of us don't do money magic for ourselves.
1: We don't think we should ask for money. We think it makes us shallow or greedy. We think that it is wrong to use our magic in such a way to benefit ourselves.
Dorothy's response to that, and my own, is BULLSHIT. We have the ability to use magic to better our lives, right? So stop being a pansy-ass and get on with it. You've got the power to demand that your needs be met, so use it and stop whining about it. Okay? ;) And don't beg. Tell the universe to bloody well get on with it and get you the cold hard cash you need. Girls, remember when you were a little girl and you'd look at Daddy and say "I NEED that!" and he'd get it for you? Bring that back out in yourself. It is quite alright to tell the universe "I NEED cash!" and expect that you'll get what you need.
2: We are under the impression that wealth will change us into assholes.
Dorothy's response was "Are you an asshole now? No? Then don't worry about it." Mine is "Money won't change you, but it will allow you to live without worrying all the time and give you more opportunity to do good for the world around you." So don't worry about this. If you're an asshole now, you'll be an asshole with nicer things. If you're not, you'll still be you, with nicer things.
3: We're afraid of the "cost" of asking for money.
If you ask for money and a week later Aunt Millie dies and leaves you the money you need, OMG did your spell kill Aunt Millie??? No. It didn't. It may have encouraged her to put you in her will before she died, but you did not cause it. So chill.
There're other reasons why we hesitate to ask for cold hard cash. If you have one, feel free to toss it at me and we'll disspell that one, too. :D
So, now that we know that casting money magic for ourselves is fine and dandy, how the hell do we do it effectively?
There's a plethora of money spells out there. Scott Cunningham's seven dimes spell, for example, is a great one. (I am pulling a total blank on which book it is in at the moment). Need a certain amount of money for something? Carve that amount into a candle and burn that sucker up. For ongoing financial abundance (and do specify that you're asking for financial abundance- abundance sounds great but who wants an abundance of problems? Yeah- the universe isn't smart. It will hear exactly what you ask for, so be specific people and save yourself aggravations in the long run! Ask me how I know this...) set yourself up a money shrine. Ganesha loves to help people out, and he's pleased as punch to go get you a steady flow of cash if you tell him to. Yes, TELL him. Stack quarters, dimes, nickles, pennies, and paper money around him. Give him your change. Bring him some flowers or incense and tell him "I NEED cash, Laughing One, so go get it for me." When you get the money you need, take the money from his shrine and use if for something worthwhile. Put it in savings, or donate it to a worthy cause, or even take it to the crossroads and scatter it to share the wealth if you like. Give it away if possible and it will come back to you! There's also those Japanese frogs and the cats and other statues that are meant to draw money into your life. Use them! If your decor doesn't work with them, create ones that have the same symbolism for yourself that do work in your decor. If you choose to use the god statues, do set them up so that you can give the presents to say thank you for their hard work on your behalf.
Whatever spells you work, don't keep doing it day after day unless it is meant to be worked over a longer period. KNOW that your spell is working and leave it be. After all, if you believe your spell will work, you don't need to reinforce it over and over again, now do you? Nope.
If you cast a money spell one day, then do it again the next, what are you telling the universe? "I don't really think that first one will work, so I'm doing it again." Well, damn. That just cancelled out both of them, because if you don't believe in your magic one day, you don't believe in it period, so why should the universe give you anything? Hmmm?
We all need money, don't we? We all need enough to live well and comfortably. How much that is for you is up to you. If you're happiest living like royalty you'll need more than someone who prefers to live out of a camper and cook over a fire. Ask for what you need to live comfortably to your standards. Don't be modest or shy, don't cut yourself short, either. You need $XXX,XXX.00 a year to be happy? DEMAND IT!
Do what you can mundanely to earn money, too, naturally. While the universe will provide, you have to be ready to take advantage of the opportunity when it arises. And don't look the gift horse in the mouth. If money comes your way, take it. Be honest, of course, but don't turn down money when you've asked for it.
Questions? Answers? Thoughts? Breathmint?
You can find the message thread at:
http://www.ecauldron.net/mb/messages.php?webtag=TCMAIN&msg=863.1
The message forum that I talked about recently joining is called The Cauldron and their link is: http://www.ecauldron.com/
I have to tell you that after I read this post I felt a whole lot better! One of the things that I read was about how when you do a spell (especially when it has to do with money) to not do it over and over again because in essence its like saying that the first spell didn't work. I have to confess that there have been times when I have done a money spell and it didn't manifest right away I did that same spell over. Now I know not to do that (unless it is a continuing spell and not just the same spell done over and over again for one result) same spell over and over again and to have faith in the spell that I did do.
By the way I did a money spell this morning!
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