Why We Need Money-Making Mystics

Yvonne Bynoe
Jul 23, 2017 · 4 min read

Traditionally spiritual people have dealt with money in two ways. The first way is to totally renounce it. We’re familiar with monks and nuns who take vows of poverty and wandering yogis who live on alms. These acts of self-sacrifice are the highest forms of spiritual devotion. The majority of spiritual folks however aren’t ascetics so they choose the second approach to money: the half-ass renunciation. They vehemently claim that money “isn’t important” or isn’t “spiritual” but they and still depend on it. These people haven’t considered joining a commune, growing their own food or living in a yurt as a way to live money-free. They place a great deal of value in their houses, cars, lattes, and indoor plumbing. Consequently, their mixed vibration of loathing money but needing it to survive results in consistent financial struggle. There is, however, a third way for conscious people to behave towards money; it’s to embrace it as part of their spiritual paths. In the words of Attorney and Business Priestess, Alexis Neely (@AlexisNeely) “As a financially liberated being, money no longer rules your life. It’s a neutral tool and nothing more.”

As modern mystics, we have a responsibility to master money and to use it as an instrument of good. If we keep resisting money, then only the people who’re interested in amassing more of it (by any means necessary) will influence our society. If you’re a person who’s committed to social justice, good vibes aren’t enough — you need money to make things happen. Mother Teresa had no problem strong-arming donors for the Missionaries of Charity, which cared for A.I.D victims, former prostitutes, the mentally ill, lepers and abandoned children. Oprah Winfrey through her charities has educated more than 65,000 disadvantaged young people, including 415 Black men from Morehouse College (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr,’s alma mater). These men repaid her generosity by donating $300,000 to Morehouse for scholarships. Major Civil Rights initiatives were made possible by wealthy philanthropists. Stephen and Audrey Currier were important funders to Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (S.N.C.C) and Freedom Summer, 1964. Philanthropists also bankrolled the long and costly litigation that resulted in the landmark Brown v. Board Of Education (1954) that struck down “separate but equal” and with it segregated schools.

There would be a seismic change in this country if one million conscious women contributed $10,000 or more to causes, organizations, candidates or educational institutions at the local, state or national levels. By mastering money, spiritual women have the potential to disrupt our social and political structures for the highest good of all. Mastering money would also help women to expand their visions of themselves and what they’re capable of creating in the world.

Freedom is the natural form of expression for everyone. However, you’re not free to live your divine purpose when you’re scrambling to pay bills or are racked by guilt about receiving more money or feel ashamed about that you’re not doing better financially. The shame, guilt, and fear that many women feel around money reflect their separation from God. They see themselves as unworthy of God’s blessings which then manifests in their lack of money. Although our worth isn’t determined by our bank accounts, consistent financial struggle is a sign of inner scarcity. Deep inside you don’t feel deserving of abundance. Spiritual teacher, Irisa (@batshaahar) brilliantly says, “A mindset rooted in fear and scarcity is not capable of manifesting abundance and wealth until fear is transmuted into trust.” The spiritual imperative then is to heal our emotional wounds, not to resist money.

The meaning that we attach to money as adults is often based on how as a child we interpreted something that we experienced. We equated feeling “not good enough” or decided that “money is bad,” with money, when money wasn’t the key factor in what happened. Another source of financial instability is maintaining blind allegiance to limiting generational money beliefs. Lastly, if you’ve been scammed out of money, had someone fail to repay a huge loan or have declared bankruptcy, you may not trust your own judgment. If you believe, “mo’ money, mo’ problems,” your unconscious solution may be to not have extra money. When we master money we see it for what it is, energy emanating from God that we’re entitled to as our birthrights. By neutralizing the emotional charge that money has over us, we recognize that our feelings of inadequacy, fear and distrust are blocking our blessings. By healing these wounds we open the channels through which money can flow to us from God. By mastering money, we have both the spiritual and material ability to uplift others. During this process we also deepen our connection to Source, which is the purpose of the spiritual journey.

Yvonne Bynoe, The Soul Catalyst ™ is completing her forthcoming book Spark Your Revolution: How to Light a Fire Under Your Ass To Create a Richer, More Satisfying Life and developing her first online class and weekend retreat in Fall, 2017. Twitter: Yvonne Bynoe

Yvonne Bynoe

Master Coach, Author and Speaker|I help high-performing + conscious women business owners to get over the fear and BS so that they can get beyond 6 figures.

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