It’s always a bit of a conundrum for most spiritual people the relationship with money.

Blame it on our mostly Judeo-Christian upbringing but making money is often associated with bad things. You make a lot of money, you must do things that border illegality or you are low on ethics. Frankly said, we all know it isn’t necessarily true. Yes, there are many a billionaire who have very shady practices if not outright crooks but it doesn’t mean you and I would be.

I’ve seen some interesting methods to get our ideals of spirituality and money-making aligned, one of them is personalizing your money relationship. A lady wrote about how she used to see money as this incredibly ugly, long bearded motorcycle and eventually changed that image into a beautiful faery like lady who would blow kisses made out of money to her. Though it might sound silly, why not? Anything helps. So I reviewed my relationship with money and realized it had been strained these last few years. When injustices make you mad and you voice your opinions, you can’t help but look at them and see the negative. Money making according to the news is mostly big corporations that have no care for the consumer. It strains that relationship with money eventually or you start lusting after it and want it at any costs. You can imagine the pitfalls.

However, you are an individual with something to give and that something is measurable in terms of energy which can be also translated into money. Money is a perfect neutral medium. You exchange the energy you put out there for some green cash which gives you a way to acquire other goods services.

Looking at it in that light does two things: putting money in its just value, as a neutral medium, and also stops demonizing it. Money has no life to speak of other the the one we attribute to it. So redefining it and putting at its true value clears that hurdle out of the way.

In this light, spiritual values can be re-aligned with making money. Spiritual work has its values right here in the now. When I do a healing, it is because someone needs that healing and will either barter or give me money for the time and energy put into the session. It also serves as a way to pay back for the learning of the art and science practiced. Spiritual values such as being good and honest go hand in hand with being rewarded with money. This money helps you in turn, acquire resources that will help you build a stronger infrastructure to better yourself.

Anyway, you get the gist. Sometimes it’s good to reiterate something we all know but don’t always spend enough time thinking about. Gee, aren’t you glad I am here?