Money rituals have a long history. For as long as humans have wanted, they have wanted more. Wherever you find magic, you will find money rituals. This long history provides the domain with a richness (no pun intended) and diversity afforded to few other types of spellcasting. In this article, we’ll break down how you can harness your energy to generate prosperity.
What is Wealth?
This may feel like a simple question, but a closer look at the concept makes for a more complicated answer.
When we think of wealth and prosperity, we think of having lots of money. But in reality, money is just paper (or metal) until it’s traded for something useful. Money is only a means to feelings of comfort and abundance. Therefore, most money rituals focus on generating positive energy and decreasing the fear of not having enough to meet one’s needs.
To feel wealthy, then, means feeling like you no longer want for things you do not have. Food and shelter, of course, are basic human needs, but financial strain can also strain the more intangible elements of living a healthy, well-adjusted life.
Feeling a lack of wealth can affect your love life. According to marriage counselor Rachel Sussman, finances constitute one of the most common sources of tension and disharmony in a relationship. Whether it’s a disagreement about whether to save or spend or a matter of distrust about whether finances should be shared, this tension creates negative energy.
Beyond the psychological harm of financial stress, the feeling of poverty can lead to physical health degradation as well. How many times have you avoided going to the doctor, or the dentist, because you didn’t think you could afford it?
This definition of wealth means the feeling of prosperity will manifest differently based on an individual’s unique set of needs, wants, and limitations.
Motivations
Virtually everyone, no matter their level of wealth, has felt the sting of needing more. CNBC found that just 19% of Americans think that they earn enough money.
If anything, that number may seem high. It is human nature to live at the edge of one’s means. On top of that, most of us feel undervalued in our work. Those two elements combine to form sinister dark energy, manifesting as stress when the bills come due and the desire to eliminate that stress.
When exploring the types of spellwork and rituals involved in beseeching the universe for more money, you should consider your motivations. The long history of performing a ritual for money has spurred the development of many different kinds of rituals, designed to generate wealth in different ways, using a wide variety of practices and materials.
Rituals for money exist to generate
- Fast money, when ends need to meet in short order
- Money for a specific purpose, i.e., to pay for a vacation of special gift
- Increased cash flow
- Protection from expected or continuing loss
- General wealth
Before you undertake a money ritual, consider the reason you feel like you need the help. You need to make your goals, needs, and intentions clear to get what you want.
Types of Money Rituals
Rituals for money range from long spellcasting sessions to simple mantras, depending on the goals and motivations of the practitioner.
Some may appeal to a specific deity. Virtually every religion around the world has an entity associated with prosperity and abundance. Examples include Freyja in Norse paganism, Lakshmi in Hinduism, or Fortuna in the Wiccan tradition.
Additionally, some practitioners may simply call upon the universe itself to bestow them with wealth and abundance. As with all spellwork, the success or failure of any ritual for money depends on finding the right way to connect with powers outside of ourselves, however we choose to picture them.
The Mindset
When considering or performing a ritual for money, you’ll need to cultivate and maintain the proper mindset carefully. Many Wiccan, Pagan, or Occultist traditions espouse “The Rule of Three,” which refers to the fact that energy put into the universe returns to the sender three-fold.
Other cultures hold similar beliefs – call it karma, like-attracts-like, or anything else, but the effect remains the same. For centuries, people have recognized that we get what we give one way or another. When it comes to wealth, this feedback loop can become especially harmful, leading to problems when attempting to summon a better financial situation.
When engaging in rituals or spellwork, many practitioners focus on the negative feelings associated with their perceived lack of wealth. That mentality only strengthens those feelings. Perhaps they will manifest as a perception that the ritual failed, or even made the problems worse.
A ritual for money depends on a positive mindset. Do not build your energy around the problems, but around the solutions. Cultivate the feelings of wealth and comfort, of abundance, and focus on the idea that money will come to you. Picture the sense of a fat paycheck, or an unexpected windfall, rather than the gap between your desires and your reality.
Gratitude makes up the other half of an appropriate mindset in performing rituals for money. No matter how little you feel you’ve got, you’ve got something for which you should be thankful. By cultivating that energy, the universe will provide more for which you can feel gratitude.
In times of financial stress, this practice becomes especially important because it takes more work. But look around you. Perhaps you have a roof over your head or shoes on your feet. At the very least, you can perceive and engage with the universe and all the energies therein. That in and of itself is an incredible gift worthy of eternal gratitude.
The Space
Seeking the inner space needed to attract money through ritual requires finding the right outer setting. Perform money rituals in an area that brings you feelings of calm and comfort, or even joy, to allow you to project that energy into the world.
You can find this space anywhere, but it should carry some meaning. You can create a more meaningful or comforting space with scented oils, candles, or herbs, along with items that have some personal significance. Cleansing the area with sage will help create more positive energy.
This space need not necessarily be quiet, but it should have few distractions. Developing and projecting your intentions requires concentration.
The Altar
Many rituals fare better with the use of an altar. A small table, a dresser top, or even a mat on the floor will suffice. The altar should be cleansed with sage. Representations of deities, if appropriate, would go on the altar, along with any other symbols, talismans, charms, or materials that carry significance to you or the ritual itself.
Mackenzie Sage Wright at Exemplore.com offers an excellent overview of setting up your altar for rituals and spellwork. While suggestions can help you get started, you must not be afraid to tweak or adjust your altar and setting in your search for what works.
The Timing
Timing rituals for money centers on tapping into the parts of the universe representing growth, generosity, and abundance. A waxing moon makes for the best time to draw or attract money by harnessing the growth and increasing light.
Thursday, or “Jupiter’s Day,” provides a time when the largest planet dominates. Jupiter has charitable, positive energy and can help influence rituals designed to draw or attract. Sunday, or “Sun’s Day,” helps bring the center of our solar system into the mix.
Likewise, high noon on either day when the sun shines its brightest helps inject warming rays and intensity into your ritual.
Spring brings a favorable season for attracting money. The world awash in fresh greenery holds a spirit of renewal and growth. Fall, too, represents a time of plenty when crops mature, plants offer seed to the next generation, and leaves fall from trees to replenish the nutrients in the earth itself.
The Materials
While not a requirement, adding materials to a ritual allows practitioners to channel some of their energy. Many materials can help to strengthen rituals for money. Representation matters more than the specifics, but a few parameters run across cultures and practices, suggesting they carry great significance in generating wealth and prosperity.
Colors and the history of the item carry much weight in defining an object’s place in a ritual. A few options for incorporating some choice colors into your ritual include candles, or cloth perhaps deployed as an altar table.
Colors
The color green and money go hand in hand. That mental association helps keep the mind focused on the subject at hand during the ritual. But the color green has a few other characteristics that make it one of the oldest and most potent colors for generating wealth.
Psychologically, green has a calming effect, which helps maintain the positivity and happiness that strengthens spells of attraction.
Historically, cultures from the ancient Egyptians to the modern west have associated green with growth, health, and vigor. If you hope to incorporate those qualities into your search for money, you might consider adding some green to your ritual.
Money itself – a bill – can help to visualize your desires and intentions most tangibly. Seasonal plants, moss, or herbs can also represent the color and spirit of growth that underlie rituals for money. Gemstones like jade or green quartz make an excellent addition to the process.
Brown has more neutral energy, but balance has an essential role in eliminating the stress and disharmony of feeling impoverished. The color represents the earth and its spirit of giving, along with its ability to provide what we need.
Soil or sand represents those qualities well. Wood shavings or pieces of bark combine the symbology of growth with brown’s balancing energy.
Amber – not technically a stone, but fossilized pine sap – has powerful, magnetic energy making it especially useful for the enhancement of attracting rituals.
Gold, like green, evokes imagery of wealth and money. Gold has a more extended history of association with wealth. Some practitioners consider gold exceptionally powerful in a ritual for cash, to the point that it should be treated with caution so that it does not evoke dangerous greed.
Items like gold jewelry or flakes of the metal itself provide a focus on the matter of money, but proxy items like straw can work well too. Yellow, as a cousin color, carries similar energy.
Silver, by its association with the precious metal, makes an excellent color for money rituals. Additionally, the color denotes conductivity, strengthening the connection with the wealth-giving potential of the universe. Where gold represents the power of the sun, silver represents its partner in the night sky, the moon.
Silver coins or jewelry commonly accompany rituals, and again some stand-ins can work in a pinch. Aluminum or pewter offers a slightly less costly material while hearkening the powers of the color itself.
Herbs
A variety of herbs promote wealth and prosperity and can help call money to your account balance. Green herbs, especially, bear a particular potency when developing rituals for money. Growing these herbs in or around your home connects their power with the concept of increase, but other methods like grinding or burning them can also unlock their potential.
Widely recognized for its substantial magical properties, Basil has a staggering history across cultures, and time spans in summoning wealth and prosperity. From ancient Greece to India, Egypt, and Africa, Basil has found its way into rituals around the world for thousands of years.
Many practitioners use mint during a money ritual to capitalize on the fresh, invigorating properties that suggest stimulation and positive, energetic growth.
Cinnamon, with its strong aroma and relaxing psychological properties, suggests a powerful ability to attract positivity and prosperity. Its history as a precious spice connects it to the concept of wealth and money. Some South Asian and Arab cultures keep a stick of cinnamon in cash registers, equating the spice with luck and fortune.
In addition to herbs or oils, grain foods make a positive addition to a money ritual. Since the dawn of agriculture, grains have symbolized abundance and success. They represent success against the uncertainties of nature and weather. They represent a comfortable present and future with needs met and worries few.
Corn, wheat, and millet combine the color gold with the symbolic importance of agricultural productivity. Kept in a bowl on the altar table, they attract success, wealth, and abundance.
Examples of Rituals
Rituals for money come in many forms, from passive and straightforward activities to more complex, involved practice. Keep in mind your motivations for deploying the ritual in the first place. Do you want more money just for fun? Do you need more money to pay the bills? Do you want it quickly, in one shot, or do you want your cash flow higher more generally?
Conversely, do you want to protect yourself from loss? Do you want to provide money and abundance for someone other than yourself?
One of the simplest means to encourage money to flow in your direction involves simply keeping an appropriate item on your person. Put a leaf of mint or Basil into your wallet, and it will call money to the place you’d most like to see it. Sprinkling dried leaves on or into a purse or billfold achieves the same effect.
For a slightly more energetic means of cultivating wealth, spend time placing coins or bills into your wallet, purse, or pocket. You might also jingle coins in your hand or rub a bill together while focusing on the feeling it brings you.
The prosperity pouch takes these same concepts to another level. Prosperity pouches include a wide array of materials depending on the user, but one of the most straightforward designs consists of the following ingredients.
- Cloth in green, gold, or other money-associated colors
- Herbs associated with wealth and prosperity
- Essential oils associated with positivity, calm, and happiness
- String or twine, made of natural material or at least bearing a color associated with money
Lay the cloth flat on the table. Grind the herbs using either your hands or a mortar and pestle, and place a few tablespoons into the cloth. Apply a few droplets of oil to the herb pile. If so moved, you could add coins or bills to the collection also. Pick up the corners of the cloth, and cinch tight using the string or twine.
At any point in the process, you may find more success by engaging in some form of raising energy. For example, you may focus on a chant or mantra while rolling coins in your hand. You may sing or hum while putting together your prosperity bag.
Many people like to listen to music or dance while performing a ritual to raise their energy and offer an anchor for their thoughts. Pick music that evokes the right emotional response within you – you want positive, enthusiastic energy.
More involved rituals can take many forms. Some involve altar tables adorned with coins, herbs, and appropriately colored gems. Burning dried mint, Basil, or other herbs associated with wealth unlocks their energy and releases it into the world. By breathing in that smoke, recognizing and savoring the scent, you connect yourself with their attractive properties.
Similarly, roll a candle in the herbs or an essential oil and burn it. It will burn longer than the herb alone, and combine the power of its color or energy with that of the herb and strengthen the ritual.
An appeal to the opposite of fire, the money bath offers practitioners a means to attract general wealth – and lots of it. Find the time when you can enjoy peace and quiet in your bathroom. Make sure the bathroom is clean and welcoming, full of positive energy. Candles or dim lighting help create a soothing headspace.
Fill the bath with warm water, and apply some of the herbs you would use in any other ritual. Basil, mint, or even cinnamon will infuse with your body with the potential to attract wealth and money.
Whatever ritual you choose or design, remember the power of visualization. Throughout the ritual, focus on what you want. Picture money flowing to you. Imagine the feelings of wealth, fortune, and luck that come with a windfall of cash.
Final Thoughts
Spellwork and ritual are deeply personal practices, and rituals for money are no different. The power lies in your intent more so than the detailed specifics of any given set of instructions.
That said, human nature to want more means the world of money rituals has a long history, with lots to offer. No matter your practice, you can find elements that have worked for generations to bring extra money and wealth to individuals, households, and even entire families.
Items that symbolize or attract money vary across cultures and magical disciplines. More importantly, every individual has their own unique history and relationship with the world around them.
Perhaps you have a personal item that came to you unexpectedly but nonetheless welcomed. For you, it may carry a significance beyond its more generally accepted energy and power. Conversely, perhaps you have a negative association with an item or practice said to attract money and wealth.
Rituals are a journey. They may change when you change. Don’t be afraid to tinker with your ritual. You need to find a way to connect with those powers outside of yourself and make your intentions clear.
Remember that money and wealth should make you happy, not stressed. You need a way to keep your thoughts positive and your own energy directed towards the concepts of joy and reward rather than fear or unworthiness.
Last but not least, also remember to practice gratitude. Wanting and desire spark powerful motivation. But they can carry negativity, too. Cultivating the positive energy associated with gratitude not only has a greater likelihood of bringing money to you but helps you arrive at a healthier mindset with less stress and worry. That is the true definition of prosperity.