Developing your prosperity Instinct by Janet Ilacqua

Developing your prosperity Instinct by Janet Ilacqua

Another way of thinking of prosperity is that prosperity is the result of tapping into energy or chi in the world. Energy is dynamic, not static. It will always be moving and you must follow it wherever it goes. It will not follow you and you cannot make it go where it does not want to go. Sometimes, it is all around you and all it is a matter of being aware of it. In term of the seed planting metaphor, think of chi as the nutrients and minerals in the soil that will nourish the seeds you plant. The better your soil is, the less work and investment you will have to put into it in order to make it produce beautiful flowers.
You cannot learn prosperity from a book, film or a presentation. Eventually, you must see, feel, hear, touch, and see prosperity. The more clearly we can visualize prosperity, the more clearly we can feel, see, hear, and touch it, the better chance we have of realizing our dream of prosperity.

Many tools out there can make you aware of the flow of energy. Just remember that prosperity resides not in the tool but rather in how the tool makes you aware of the flow of energy in the world.

We will discuss three widely used prosperity tools:

Feng Shui
Pagan and Wicca Traditions of the West
Affirmations and Visualizations

Feng Shui

Feng Shui examines how the energy flow in your living environment is affected by the placement of things and objects within it, and how these objects interact with and influence your personal energy flow. Your personal energy flow affects how you think and act, which in turn, affects how well you perform and succeed in your personal and professional life. We cannot fully discuss Feng Shui in this chapter; however, there are several books on Feng Shui out on the shelves today.

Feng Shui is a term composed of two Chinese words: feng (wind) and shui (water). Wind and water are the two natural elements that flow, move and circulate everywhere on Earth. They are also the most basic elements required for human survival. Wind or airis the breath; without it, we die in moments. In addition, water is the liquid of life; without it, we die in days.

These two fundamental and flowing elements have always profoundly, yet subtly, influenced human individuals and societies. The essence of these life-giving life elements is chi or life force. Wind and water are direct carriers of chi, as their flowing quality reflects their essential nature. All living organisms are largely composed of these two elements.

Thus, Feng Shui is the art of designing environments in harmony with the flow of chi through ones living space, and this flow supports and enhances ones personal chi or life force.

The Feng Shui Octagon
The Feng Shui Octagon is an energetic map that applies the wisdom of the I-Ching to human spaces. Using the Octagon, you can divide any definable space into nine sections or areas. The colours associated with the Wealth Area of the Octagon are green, red, and blue and hips. Keep in mind that, in addition to the Wealth Area, your front entrance and your kitchen stove also strongly affects your money chi. In addition to making sure that there is a lot of energy flowing into your house, you should situate a healthy new plant in the Wealth Area of your house and hang a wind chime in the Wealth area of your bedroom.


Pagan and Wicca Traditions of the West
The Celts, Greeks, and Romans all believed that prosperity was dependent upon the will of the gods. Various deities were invoked specifically for prosperity, fertility and good crops.: in the Celtic tradition, Rosemont, the cornucopia deity of harvest and a patroness of merchants of harvest , in Greece, Copier and Ops, and, in Rome, Juno Montana, the Roman mother goddess of travellers and commerce.

After the advent of Christianity, many of the ancient Celtic and other pagan beliefs, including the invoking of deities, .was transmuted into the casting of spells in the Wicca beliefs. Green candles are often burned for prosperity. In modern times, Wicca beliefs have also absorbed other influences, such as Eastern reincarnation beliefs and New Age thinking.

Affirmations and Visualizations
The New Age movements in the West have adapted many of the same tools used by the Eastern and Wicca tradition that we have discussed: crystals, Tarot cards, meditation techniques, astrology, etc. However, they have developed two powerful motivational tools of their own: affirmations and visualizations.

Affirmations are positive statements. Simply repeat them to yourself as you go about your daily routine. You do not even have to consciously "listen, just play it in the background. Your subconscious mind hears and retains the spoken affirmations and thus begins creating a more prosperous mindset. Your mind will especially pick out the personal issues and focus on them. Examples are:
There is limitless supply of [fill in what you want] and it is mine
I release my need for financial insecurity
I am financially secure
I am surrounded by loving, giving people
I release my need to feel needy
I have everything I want or need
I release my fear of wealth and wellness
I am healthy and wealthy
I allow myself to prosper
I trust that I will create abundance
I have more than I need in every area of my life
I open myself to receive the abundance of The Universe
I release my need for debt
I am solvent
I am safe and secure
I enjoy a steady flow of positive energy
I am loved, accepted, acknowledged and appreciated
Active, creative visualization is focused daydreaming. You create in your mind's eye a vision, a thought, and that thought has energy. As with dreams, your mind seems to work best with pictures. As such, visualizations, coupled with affirmations, are powerful tools of prosperity creation.


About the Author
Bio: Janet Ilacqua is a freelance writer living in Tracy, California. She specializes in spirituality, business, and prosperity issues. She can be reached at jilacqua@aol.com. Also, check out her website at http://www.writeupondemand.com.