How to Manifest Abundance and Prosperity at the New Moon

“I have been writing new moon checks for the past few years and it is amazing how abundance comes in!”

— Brenda & Dawn, Divine Moon Musers

Writing a New Moon Check

Anybody can use some extra cash, especially if it means being able to buy a particular item, save for a vacation, or simply to kick back and enjoy a night out on the town. A great way to manifest a desired amount of money is to write yourself a New Moon Check.

To begin, write out the amount of money you want to create or manifest. It's called a New Moon Check because you write it during the first 24 hours of a New Moon, when manifesting magic is strongest.

Before you begin writing your check, think about how much you might want to create, whether it's based on meeting your financial obligations, or for something that is purely recreational. The general rule of thumb is to write the check for an amount you truly believe possible for you to manifest.

Integrity by Kathy Crabbe

For example, if you wrote your check for one million dollars, but yet, you have a strong belief that it’s not possible, that one million dollars will probably take a very long time to manifest in your life, most likely only after you have worked through any limiting beliefs. Therefore, if you want to see results quickly, it would be wisest to ask for a reasonable amount of money.

Try not to think of yourself as needing this amount of money, as needing often implies lack; instead, imagine this amount of money as adding to your prosperity. Imagine that you already have the amount of money you are manifesting, right this second. What would you do with it? How do you feel with this amount of money in your life? Play it out in your imagination with as much detail as possible. Imagine these feelings of joy and prosperity radiating out into the Universe. As you do this, you are becoming magnetic to whatever it is you focus upon.

Finally, when you're done, hold your check in your hands and surround it with white light, and then release it fully and completely. It's important not to hold any attachments to the results of this exercise; simply acknowledge that the money will begin flowing into your life immediately thereafter, and trust that the Universe will find the easiest way to do so.

Put your check somewhere safe and try not to think about it for the next 28 days. During this time, be especially alert to opportunities that come your way, and pay attention to your intuition, as it can guide you to your money sooner. You’ll also want to acknowledge any money that comes your way with gratitude, including any expected income; this will send messages to the Universe that you are ready to receive even more of what you have.

When the next New Moon comes, take your check out and review how much money you have received in the past 28 days. If you managed to manifest the amount you wrote in the check, congratulations! If not, write yourself another check and repeat the process until you do manifest successfully.

How to Fill In Your Check

In the PAY TO section write your name. In the box for the dollar amount write PAID IN FULL. On the line you usually write out the text of the amount again write PAID IN FULL while visualizing all possibilities (It's your creation...anything is possible!) Sign the check with the words “THE UNIVERSE” or "THE LAW OF ABUNDANCE."

Put it somewhere safe and forget about it. The Universe will take care of the rest. One version of this has directions for a drumming pattern ritual you can follow up with after the check writing and stashing.

Originally written and shared by students in my Moon Musing eClass.

About Kathy Crabbe, Soul Reader & Artist

Creator of the Lefty Oracle Deck and teacher at Wise Woman School, Kathy Crabbe inspires others to live their dreams. In 2000 Kathy was bored and blocked creatively so she switched to her left hand. This awakened her intuitive right brain in a holistic way so she created a 54 card Lefty Oracle Deck to inspire others.

Kathy lives and works in an adobe style home she and her husband built by hand near Temecula, California on the traditional land of the Payómkawichum.

For Kathy’s soul readings and astrology reports please click here.

An Affirmation to Manifest Health, Abundance & Happiness

I found the affirmation below in Christiane Northrup's newly revised book, The Wisdom of Menopause: Creating Physical and Emotional Health During the Change and liked it so much that I wanted to share it with you.

"I am now experiencing perfect health, abundant prosperity, and complete and utter happiness. This is true because the world is full of charming people who now lovingly help me in every way. I am now come into an innumerable company of angels. I am now living a delightful, interesting, and satisfying life of the most widely useful kind. Because of my own increased wealth, health, and happiness, I am now able to help others live a delightful, interesting, and satisfying life of the most widely useful kind. My good--our good--is universal". ~ Catherine Ponder, The Dynamic Laws of Prosperity.

I also just discovered this video from Susannah Conway, author and photographer. She is promoting her blogging class, but what I liked best was her calm way of speaking and her practical advice about how to find your voice online plus info about her own process.

Thoughts on finding your way online from Susannah Conway on Vimeo.

The Power of Positive Thinking

Kathy Crabbe, Love, 1998, silk dyes on silk, 7x7”.

I've been delving back into the Seth Books (channeled by Jane Roberts beginning in 1963). I read them before going to sleep; to invigorate my dreams and shift my consciousness. I always find a few nuggets of wisdom each time I flick through her books and this particular nugget (see below) stayed with me for a while; especially part 4, about how we plant the seeds of the future in the present. I've been consciously working with planting seeds of success in my own future and practicing gratitude (saying my blessings) for all I have in my present every day and it really does make a difference. I feel happier and more positive all round. It seems so simple, but sometimes simple things are the easiest to remember and put into practice. I am not advocating that we all become Miss (or Mr.) Sunshine 24-7, that's just plain annoying, but that we make some room in our daily lives for positive thinking alongside our daily practices.

One: I will approve of myself, my characteristics, my abilities, my likes and dislikes, my inclinations and disinclinations, realizing that these form my unique individuality. They are given me for a reason.

Two: I will approve of and rejoice in my accomplishments, and I will be as vigorous in listing these -- as rigorous in remembering them -- as I have ever been in remembering and enumerating my failures or lacks of accomplishment.

Three: I will remember the creative framework of existence, in which I have my being. Therefore the possibilities, potentials, seeming miracles, and joyful spontaneity of Framework 2 will be in my mind, so that the doors to creative living are open.

Four: I will realize that the future is a probability. In terms of ordinary experience, nothing exists there yet. It is virgin territory, planted by my feelings and thoughts in the present. Therefore I will plant accomplishments and successes, and I will do this by remembering that nothing can exist in the future that I do not want to be there.

From Dreams, "Evolution", and Value Fulfillment, Vol. 1 by Jane Roberts.

we ARE generation X

Kathy Crabbe, We are Generation X, 2013, ink on paper, 5 x 7”.

Random thoughts of the day:

Working and being alone as a writer/artist means you can amuse yourself well enough on your own and hopefully get paid for it! (and trust me, not a lot of us are ready for the task!)

Kathy Crabbe, We are the soul in the machine, 2013, ink on paper, 5 x 7”.

How to draw something you care about:

1. Paint/draw from emotion
2. Create from and explore an idea you are passionate about
3. Tell a story/narrative
4. Combine all 3

at the Getty Museum, Los Angeles

No one cares what you create...really. You have to make them care.

Kathy Crabbe, Flying where no soul has flown before, 2013, ink on paper, 5 x 7”.

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In the Struggle to Rebuild Assets, Women Are Finding a Greater Burden

Welcome to Prosperity Thinking, a money magic column written for my blog by Kate Walsh, financial planner. Kate is also a member of the Creative Soul Circle, my free social network for women-only where you will find Kate's Money Magic thread which has already helped many women gain a better understanding about their relationship with money.

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It goes without saying that few of us have been left untouched by the global economic crisis. Whether it’s a lost job, lost assets, or even a change in how we view asset allocation, most of us are climbing out of this deep recession altered in some way. But a new study has found something else: The financial crisis has perhaps had an even more profound effect on women than men.

To be sure, discussing the problems that women investors are having in comparison to their male counterparts can be a sensitive issue. This is especially true when we focus on baby boomers. This is, after all, a generation of women that has made serious headway in almost every facet of our lives: in education, in culture, in the corporate world and in politics—think of those “18 million cracks in the glass ceiling” that almost-president Hillary Clinton spoke about. So why then would these women be struggling more than men in the aftermath of the financial crisis?

A Survey of Concerns and Expectations, sheds some light on this quandary. First, in the past 12 months women were less likely than men to have made changes to their stock investments. Roughly 60% of women did not make changes, versus 49% of men. Although an equal number of women and men (six in 10) think investing in equities is important for reaching their retirement goals, 60% of women said they are not confident that investing in equities is a good idea, compared to 47% of men. Additionally, 62% of women who responded to the survey said they lack confidence in their ability to invest in equities, compared to 42% of men. Compounding the problem, fewer women (16%) than men (25%) have increased their investment contributions. About half (49%) of all baby boom women have decided to delay retirement because of the market downturn. Nearly four in 10 (39%) of older baby boom women (aged 55 to 64) have also gone back to work after retiring.

Financial Coaches agree that women have two primary pre-requisites before making major financial decisions or changes.　 First, they want to work with coaches/advisors who listen to them and who take the time to understand their concerns, goals and objectives regardless of their age or financial situation.　 Second they want to make informed, educated decisions. This has been my experience, but more than that women are most concerned with having as much information as possible before making major decisions about their finances.

As I speak with more and more women, I am finding that those who did not have an advisor or felt that they did not have access to financial education prior to the downturn, have been slower to react to take control of their finances. We have found that once these two objectives have been met, women are eager to move forward and take the necessary action to work toward both their short- and long-term financial goals.”

The struggle for women to recover lost assets goes beyond investment strategy, however. It is important to keep in mind that women are still often paid less than men. It is also noted that women are more likely to take time away from their careers to raise a family. Both of these factors can result in decreased retirement savings during those early career years when their male counterparts are building their investment accounts, she says. Women are also more likely to be the primary care provider for their partner or aging parents later in the careers.“This can also impact a woman's ability to systematically save for retirement, while also decreasing the potential for compounding.”

We recommend that to rebuild their assets, women of all ages should start with a budget and move forward from there. When the SUCCESS team meets with clients they make sure they are maximizing their saving goals. Women (as well as men) should also contribute to their defined contribution plan at least as much as the employer is willing to match. Another important factor is determining risk tolerance; we find that while many women will say they are conservative, this is not always indicated in their risk tolerance questionnaire.

“Some women may need to be less conservative in their investing to help increase their retirement saving”. “If a woman’s financial situation and risk tolerance questionnaire suggest a higher risk tolerance, they should consider adjusting their investment strategy accordingly. Younger boomers in particular may have a higher risk tolerance and can consider an investing strategy that is more aggressive.” As an older Boomer, I coach my clients based on their needs, desires, time to retirement and values. Please call me with your questions, and let‘s see how I can serve you.

About Kate Walsh Kate Walsh has been involved in the financial world for over 40 years. Kate’s passionate about her work, which is "To bring financial clarity to women, and assist them to develop Prosperity Thinking."

Kate holds numerous certifications, licenses and is committed to her personal philosophy "to be in a continual process of improvement."

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