| First, your creed should always be: "Abundance is My | | | | a negative belief stored in the emotional layer of the |
| Natural Birthright". | | | | subconscious that says "I don't deserve a new car", |
| As inhabitants of our beautiful planet, all we have to do | | | | then the thought pattern is immediately rejected. |
| is look around to see that abundance is our natural | | | | Although this is a simplistic example, it demonstrates |
| birthright. Nature is magnificently abundant; rich in color, | | | | how our unconscious negative patterns, thoughts and |
| growth and expansion. There is no scarcity on this | | | | beliefs are responsible for creating limitation and |
| planet, except that which exists in our minds. | | | | scarcity. Therefore, if we eliminate these limiting beliefs |
| The belief in scarcity is fundamentally unsound, yet it | | | | about ourselves and our existences, there are virtually |
| persists throughout society. All wars, crimes, vandalism, | | | | no limits to what we can have or do. |
| and poverty exist purely due to the belief in scarcity. | | | | When we access the experiences that initially created |
| On an individual level, extensive research has shown | | | | the negative thoughts held in the subconscious mind |
| that money is the primary issue about which most | | | | and clear the blockages, then over time, as we clear |
| couples argue. | | | | the emotional layer, we eventually reach the blissful |
| Consumer debt is the highest it's ever been. Ninety-five | | | | state of our super-consciousness, which is divine love, |
| percent of businesses close down within their first five | | | | creativity, enlightenment and abundance. |
| years of operation. All this is due to the solitary reason | | | | Limiting beliefs and painful experiences gradually build |
| that we believe there is not enough to go around. Not | | | | up energy that becomes stuck. Think of something |
| enough money, love, opportunities, resources, or time. | | | | you would like but have had great difficulty in |
| We often justify our lack by making abundance wrong. | | | | manifesting, and you will immediately feel this 'barrier' of |
| "Money causes greed". "It's not spiritual to be rich". If | | | | energy. Feel its resistance. It often feels like a brick |
| we believe that rich people are greedy or non-spiritual | | | | wall. This is simply compressed negative energy. |
| then we automatically prevent ourselves from tapping | | | | Robert Kiyosaki has said that you can only have in |
| into our vast resources of creativity to become | | | | your life what your 'context' can contain. Context is like |
| wealthy. | | | | a container; content refers to what you can fit into the |
| Money does not cause greed - scarcity does. It is only | | | | container. If your context is as small as a pebble then |
| when we think that there is not enough to be shared | | | | the content, or what you allow yourself to have, will be |
| by all, that we resort to arguing and fighting over | | | | minuscule. |
| money or other perceived 'scarce' resources. A | | | | There are two methods that we can use to eliminate |
| Course In Miracles states, "In a world of scarcity, love | | | | the negative emotions, thoughts and beliefs that block |
| is meaningless and peace is impossible". | | | | abundance from entering our lives. They are called |
| So why do we allow ourselves to believe in scarcity | | | | Subtractive and Additive processes. |
| and lead meager or purposeless lives? | | | | Subtractive processes include modalities such as |
| Carl Jung (1875-1961), the Swiss psychologist and | | | | breathwork, transcendental meditation, and regression |
| former colleague of Sigmund Freud, broke away from | | | | techniques that take you back to past difficult life |
| Freudian psychoanalysis over the issue of the | | | | experiences. |
| 'unconscious mind'. | | | | Additive processes include goal setting, creative |
| Jung was one of the first Westerners who introduced | | | | visualisation, treasure mapping or affirmations. We |
| the world to the understanding of the three main levels | | | | need both in order to, firstly, eliminate the negative |
| of the mind: the conscious mind, the sub-conscious | | | | programming that is stored in our subconscious, and |
| mind and the super-conscious or 'collective | | | | then secondly, use the additive processes to create |
| unconscious'. | | | | new, positive thoughts and beliefs. |
| Combined with numerous research and empirical | | | | When we follow a path that includes both subtractive |
| studies, we now know that the subconscious mind | | | | and additive processes, we can live an abundant life. |
| (which is divided into several layers) is actually | | | | However, we must remind ourselves that this is a path, |
| designed to deliver what our conscious mind wants. | | | | not a quick fix. We need to allow ourselves time and |
| The problem is, however, that our emotional memories | | | | dedicate ourselves to a long-term commitment to love, |
| are stored in the first level of the subconscious mind. | | | | joy and prosperity in all areas. |
| These memories include all our negative beliefs, | | | | There is a wonderful quote from the book, "Creating |
| thoughts and past experiences. For example, when | | | | Money" by S. Roman and D. Packer, which says, "It |
| our conscious mind says, "I want a new car", the | | | | takes time for the new to come, and many of you quit |
| thought pattern is immediately sent to the | | | | too soon". |
| subconscious to deliver a new car. If, however, there is | | | | |