Here's a neat thing a friend of mine turned me on to. I don't know whether you follow the moon phases or not, but generally speaking, there is a feeling of fresh starts, of inspiration, that accompanies each month's new moon. All pagan and native traditions have long honored the spiritual power of this time of month - or "moonth," as early cultures once called it.

The new moon has always been the time to set goals that you wish to manifest throughout the next moon cycle. It's a mini "New Year" of sorts, a great period for focusing your mind and emotions on what you want to create in your life. This power is available to everyone, whether you ascribe to "magickal" traditions or not. Every faith, from Christianity to Judaism to Hinduism and more, has always had a secret or "gnostic" branch running simultaneous to the more dogmatic path. So you'll find that the mystical Christian traditions have long honored the energy of the new moon, as has the Kabbala of ancient Judaism. And all other world religions also speak of the power of the new moon.

This ancient wisdom, which was always meant to be used in a practical way to improve a person's life, was hidden away in the mystery schools, and it was forbidden to teach the real "magic" of each religious faith to the average follower. Priests tended to hog this information about miracle making and keep it for themselves, so the average church follower soon forgot these techniques over the generations.

Modern paganism, shamanism, astrology, and gnostic Christianity are just a few of the spiritual paths who still honor the power of the moon phases, the equinox and solstice times, and the eclipse periods. But they didn't make this stuff up. They are carrying forward an ancient spiritual legacy that was hidden away for many centuries. This stuff is real, and it works!

So, to honor the energy of the new moon, you needn't give up your current religious faith. Or, if you're an atheist, you don't have to suddenly start worshipping a god. And if you're an agnostic who believes there is some mysterious creationary power in the universe, only you don't feel comfortable giving a name to it, what I'm about to share with you will work for you, too.

The idea is to make use of the power of a new moon period to bring extra clarity to a goal that you want to set and to watch this specific goal bloom and grow throughout the rest of that moon cycle. In other words, you are setting a specific "wish" into motion that will allow you to push something into manifestation in your life.

I invite you to focus on writing an abundance check for yourself during the next new moon. So you would be using this new moon's power to focus on improving your financial situation. (You can also use the power of the new moon to manifest other things, such as improvement in romance, better health, etc. But this article is about writing yourself an abundance check.) It's best to do this particular ritual within the first 24 hours of the new moon. Scroll down to the bottom of this page to find the new moon dates and times for the next few months.

What you do is take a check out of your checkbook. Make the check out with the date of the new moon, and sign the bottom of the check as you normally would sign a check.

Now, think of an amount of money you'd like to manifest for yourself. The trick is to come up with an amount that makes you feel more abundant, but don't choose an amount that, subconsciously, you are blocked about receiving. Most of us still have a lot of spiritual and emotional blocks about winning a million dollars in the lottery, so you probably won't want to write down a million dollars just yet. But as you start writing abundance checks for yourself each month and attain good results, your confidence will grow, and your manifesting ability will increase. That's when you might want to switch over to writing a million dollar check, after you have plenty of evidence about how powerul you are manifesting abundance for yourself.

Write down an amount that feels abundant but also possible, an amount you can truly visualize yourself receiving over the next 30 days. Write this dollar amount out on the check, and make the check out in your own name. So you are writing a check to yourself, using your own name, for an amount of money that you really feel ready to receive.

It's okay to start small with this, choosing an amount of money that is pretty realistic. You can write abundance checks every month. Over time, you'll get a lot better at this process, allowing more and more energy to flow to you throughout each moon cycle. That's when you'll be ready to start manifesting the big bucks!

After you have filled out the check and feel good about what you've written, take a moment to picture receiving the money in your mind's eye. Visualize how happy and grateful you are feeling as you receive this nice amount of money. Take a few deep breaths, allow yourself to be filled with joy and happiness. It's important to be able to really put yourself into the belief of knowing that this can happen for you - that, in fact, it already HAS happened to you, at least in the world of probability. Writing yourself this abundance check during the new moon is helping you to attune yourself to that probability so that it can manifest itself quickly on the physical plane.

You may wish to visualize a white light engulfing the check, energizing it, or a divine violet flame coursing through it, canceling out all negative thoughts about money and helping you to feel confident about your wish manifesting.

Then, put your check away somewhere where you won't be looking at it all the time. Put it out of sight, and put it out of mind as much as you can. You don't want to keep focusing on it. Just allow your intentions of creating more abundance for yourself to communicate out to the Universe, to God/Goddess/Great Spirit, to the angels and spiritual guides, and give this sacred power a chance to take care of this task for you. (Angels work better without interference!)

Then let it go.

Some friends of mine have been working with the abundance checks and have been pleasantly surprised with the results. Already, we've seen real improvement in our monthly cash flow. As our confidence in this process grows, we will most likely increase the amount that we wish to manifest each month, all the while trying not to engage too many powers of resistance. When you wish for something you are just not ready to receive, it's not going to happen. But as your faith in "miracles" (or the power of mind over matter) grows, and you see more and more concrete proof of these abilities, then it will be time to increase the level of abundance that you focus on.

If you don't want to write the check out for a specific amount, that's okay, too. Many people are stumped when it comes to writing out an amount. So you might want to fill out the check as normal, only write "Unlimited Abundance" as the amount. Don't put a dollar figure in. Just write "Unlimited Abundance." This gives your subconscious mind and your Higher Self the freedom to bring you exactly the right level of abundance, in the perfect way, in the perfect amount that you are ready to receive.

I've worked with many money meditations over the years and have had times when I was tremendously successful with manifesting abundance rapidly. But I like these abundance checks a lot. They are a simple, powerful, and fast way to start seeing results over the course of just one month. I can vouch for them. They work!

At the time of the next moon, take out your abundance check and see if the amount on the check has manifested yet. You'll be surprised with the results!

If the amount hasn't manifested yet, write a new abundance check for the same amount, re-energize your intent, keep pumping your visualization up about receiving this amount with great joy and gratitude. Then put the check away again and release your intention to the Universe. With larger amounts of money, or if you have some big money blocks, it can take more than one moon cycle for your wish to manifest. But it will happen eventually if you practice these steps as I have outlined them above.

For a sample of how your check should look as you make it out, you can click on this lady's nice article about abundance checks:

Soulworkings.com

Remember, though, that if you don't want to choose a specific amount, you can just write "Unlimited Abundance."

So have fun writing your abundance check, and write to me with your success stories.

For a list of 2006 New Moon Times, go here:

New Moon Times for 2006

Happy Wish-making! -- Lipstick Mystic

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