Prosperity Consciousness
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THE BASIC TRUTH of prosperity consciousness is, as you think and believe, so you become. Note that I said as you think and believe.

This is a critical distinction. Thinking occurs in the conscious mind. This is the area where calculations are made and thinking that is not necessarily linked to emotional responses occurs. In fact, it is quite easy to think without being connected to the body or emotions. This is a reason why many say they are in a daze when they give in to an addiction. The unconscious and conscious minds aren't connecting in a clear way; usually, it is the unconscious mind's memory of behaviors and anticipated results that takes over.

When we are in the state of disconnected thinking, we often don't feel anything until we are triggered in some way. Triggering occurs when something happens that reminds the unconscious mind of a previous situation. Then, the unconscious mind produces a behavioral response which may or may not make logical sense to the thinking, conscious mind. Yet, it does occur. It occurs because of the underlying belief that is deeply seated in the unconscious mind.

In changing this belief, you can shift your consciousness and your perception of the world around you. This, in turn, may also change your behavioral responses. This is one reason why people may behave differently - along with feeling and thinking differently - after hypnotherapy and/or other mind/body sessions.

In a very direct way, these underlying beliefs manifest your outer world. If you perceive you are lacking, what you will see around you will perpetuate that belief. If you believe you are prosperous, then you see the world in much different way. In fact, the same situations which you may have encountered when your perceptions were in a "lack" consciousness will be very different for you when you are living in "prosperity" consciousness.

We know, then, that it is our beliefs that change our worlds. However, once I'm living in prosperity consciousness, how does prosperity consciousness create prosperity?

The Energy of Prosperity Consciousness
Let's start with the first one, living in the energy of prosperity consciousness. From an energy perspective, your beliefs - and how you think, based upon them - create your world. Therefore, what you believe and think determines what you are attracted to, and therefore what is attracted toward you. This occurs because prosperity consciousness changes how you hold and interact with the energy in yourself and your world.

If you are living from a place of prosperity consciousness, you will be living in an open space of energy. This openness allows new energy - which can take the form of money, new clients, new opportunities, etc. - to flow into your world and through you. It also allows you to recognize if something new is an opportunity.

If you are living from a place of lack, you lock your energy. Your fear traps the energy. Where nothing can flow, prosperity is stymied. I've seen people so tight in their energy that when someone offers them money, they don't notice it, don't believe it's enough or dismiss it as a fluke. When you live in a limiting belief system, you may not see the gift, even when the universe tries to give it to you! The more you push the gift away, the more the world around you will bend to match your limiting beliefs.

Prosperity Consciousness in Action
Now, prosperity consciousness is not all 'in your head'. You must practice it in your thoughts, words and actions. This means, you must interact with your world from a state of prosperity consciousness.

To start this process, it is important to gain awareness of any underlying, limiting beliefs or inner conflicts that you may be holding regarding increasing prosperity in your life. Try to answer the following question regarding an area of your life where you would like more abundance:

An example for a woman who desires a new home would be: "When I am rich I can move to a place I love."

This woman has told herself many things with this limiting belief. Two things she has told herself are:

This 'lack mentality' doesn't allow her to enjoy where she is living now, and locks her into looking for 'rich' rather than looking for a new home.

If this woman allowed herself to see additional options, she might find a new way to 'live rich' now. For example, she may spend time looking at what 'rich' means to her personally (i.e. spending time with friends, enjoying good food, etc.) and filling her life with 'richness'. Then, if she still choses to move at some point, she could enjoy the goal and the process at the same time.

What we find with limiting beliefs is that they are often stated as "either/or". This type of thinking drastically limits your options. When we work with prosperity consciousness, we begin to see that we don't live in a black-and-white reality. We allow ourselves to enjoy the colors of life we do live in.

May we all live in the state of prosperity consciousness that brings us together in celebration! 

 

© Jenifer Shapiro, 2006