Money:
An Illusion,
A Shadow of
Something
Else
By
David Cameron
Author of A
Happy Pocket Full
of Money
The
first step to having
wealth is to know
what it is. And
few people know
what it really is,
in and of itself.
What is wealth?
What causes it?
What causes the
cause of it? Let
us start with money,
the world’s
symbol of wealth,
and then move deeper.
Money
is not real.
Money
is merely legal
tender, a form of
exchange. We use
it to exchange value.
It represents value.
Money
is the “body”
of value. It is
the physical representation
of value that rises
and falls in ourselves,
within us. Not within
“things”
outside of us, but
within us. For without
us, what can the
value of a thing,
such as a car, be
to us? Nothing,
at least not to
us.
In
other words, it
is we, the observers,
that place value
in things, but this
value is really
value in us - we
give value to the
material things.
The material things
have no “money”
value in themselves
- we give that to
them.
So,
money is the external
physical representation
of a particular
section of our internal
value, within us,
within you. That
is why a house or
a block of shares
valued at $1 million
today can fall to
a valuation of half
a million dollars
tomorrow when fear
is introduced into
the hearts of those
involved. The fear
kills a portion
of the internal
values of the participants
and that is reflected
by the paper money,
the “body”
of value.
Here is something
else: physical paper
money does not even
represent money
in full. It cannot
reasonably do that.
By some estimates
(and this varies
from nation to nation),
only as little as
4% of the money
in the banks exists
as paper cash.
Imagine
how much cotton,
linen, pulp, and
metal the world
would need so as
to make all the
money everyone has
in his or her bank
accounts. Imagine
how much space it
would take to store
all this money in
paper form. If you
were to stack only
one million US$1
bills, it would
weigh one ton and
be 361 ft high.
Neither does money
exist as gold reserves
any more. This is
for exactly the
same reason - we
ran out of the reasonable
ability to keep
a gold standard
in the 1970s.
Money
is a Massive Illusion
So
what does it exist
as, the money that
we are always talking
about? Well, it
is one massive illusion.
It is all just numbers
written on paper
and computer storage
devices, and assigned
to people and entities
such as companies
and investments,
or more accurately,
further records!
To
put it in another
way, for every $100
or its equivalent
in any other currency,
only about $4 exists
as printed-paper
notes or coins,
while the remaining
$96 exists as numbers
written on papers
and computers in
banks and businesses
and other entities.
The
only reason this
system does not
collapse is that
we all believe in
it. The last time
people stopped believing
in it in a large
enough extent was
just before the
Depression when
large numbers of
people rushed to
their banks to withdraw
their money and
found that they
could not all get
it. This is not
what caused the
Great Depression,
but it in a large
way accelerated
it.
So,
money is not real
- something else
is. Money is just
the shadow of that
other something.
The first step to
wealth is to know
what money really
is, or more accurately,
what it represents.
Learn not to look
at the money most
of the time.
As
you will soon see,
it is very rare
in a day that you
should ever look
at money as you
know it today -
the cash, the bank
accounts, the costs,
etc. This is merely
the shadow and not
the real thing.
Looking at the shadow,
the physical money,
as you will soon
see, is most of
the time very unwise
and unhealthy for
you and your finances.
Look,
instead, at the
value within you
and within people,
and the flowing
and exchanging of
this value between
people. Our internal
value, is what creates
money. Money is
the shadow of our
internal value.
Develop this internal
value in yourself
and in others and
your external money
and wealth will
correspondingly
rise automatically,
without fail.
Know
this however: Money
represents an aspect
of a person’s
internal value,
but that does not
mean that it represents
a person’s
entire internal
value. That is very
important. It is
not about self-worth.
Money
only represents
an aspect of that
internal value that
pertains to wealth.
You cannot therefore
say that a wealthy
person has a higher
self-worth and value
than a poor person,
but you can correctly
say that in matters
that relate and
pertain to money,
the wealthy person
has a higher internal
value in that aspect
of value or that
the person chooses
to exercise a higher
proportion of this
internal value.
This
section of internal
value that reflects
on the outside as
money, when exercised,
is called Wealth
Consciousness. It
is available to
all people equally
and can be developed
by and within all
people equally.
Like everything
else that is important
to our being alive,
such as air, wealth
consciousness is
free to all. But
you can choose to
develop it or not
develop it, or to
exercise it or not.
At any time, you
can change your
choice, and nothing
outside of you can
stop you.
All
You Need Is Within
You Right Now
You
require nothing
outside of yourself
to increase your
wealth consciousness,
and therefore your
money. All you need
is within you right
now. You may have
forgotten it, but
it is right there.
You will now remember
it. And the first
step to that is
to always remember
that money is not
real; it is the
shadow of something
else.
And here is another
secret: Wealth consciousness
is simply the expansion
of your consciousness
and awareness into
the wealthy parts
of your Self. That
is why all that
you need to increase
your wealth consciousness
is within you already.
You are already
wealthy, but you
have been taught
to choose to not
experience your
wealth. This insight
changes everything.
Like the wealthy
people, you can
now know how to
and choose to start
experiencing the
wealthy you.
You
have more wealth
capability within
you than you can
possibly experience
in a lifetime. You
need not worry that
you have reached
your limit of becoming
wealthy in any way
or because of any
condition.
Neither
do you need to know
how to convert wealth
consciousness into
paper cash money
- as you will see,
it will happen automatically.
All you need to
do is expand your
wealth consciousness
and exercise it,
act on it, be it,
and the situations
and opportunities
for the equivalent
conversion into
cash money will
present themselves
automatically to
you.
None
of the extremely
wealthy people today
could have, at the
time when they were
not wealthy, possibly
predicted and planned
the exact sequence
of events that would
lead to their immense
wealth. They most
probably had a set
of goals and a plan,
but any one of them
will tell you that
they met countless
“coincidences”
and opportunities
that “joined
the dots” for
them in ways they
could never have
predicted. Their
goals were their
own doing, but the
paths that led to
them coming into
being, and exceeding
them, were amazingly
intelligent yet
unforeseen.
You
shall now see how
to make them happen
in your life - you
may not be able
to predict their
sequence, but you
can certainly make
these “fortunate
coincidences”
happen to you every
day of your life.
By
the way, it is not
only paper money
that is not real.
A lot of the things
around you that
you hold so real
are really not real
at all either. You
are about to embark
on a beautiful,
empowering and liberating
journey that will
show you exactly
what your world
is in a way that
you have never looked
at it before. It
is a journey that
will open your eyes
and free your wings.
You are about to
look “under
the hood” of
the Life, you are
about to learn how
to customize your
world to your liking.
You
are about to attain
Wealth Consciousness.
Once you do, avoiding
success and wealth
will become very
difficult. Yes,
you read that correctly.
Once you have wealth
consciousness, it
will be very difficult
for you to not have
success and wealth.
Success and wealth
will follow you
automatically wherever
you go. You will
not need to concern
yourself with their
quest, yet they
will find you. You
will be free to
experience other
aspects of life
that you may not
have even dreamt
of before, dimensions
of Self and Life
that are truly amazing.
The same goes with
happiness, for you
will see it here
in this book as
well.
By
David Cameron, author
of A Happy Pocket
Full of Money, This
Book Will Finally
And Certainly Get
You Rich No Matter
Who Or Where You
Are, Now Guaranteed,
and other titles.
These titles are
included in the
Wealth
Fundamentals Pack
available here.
ALSO
BY DAVID CAMERON:
How Anyone Can Become
A Millionaire
How
to Create Exactly What You Want
By
Robert Anthony, Ph.D
Creator of The
Secret of Deliberate Creation
Take
a trip to any jail or prison and you will
meet hundreds of people who will tell
you they are the "victims" of
their circumstances.
Travel
through any big city ghetto and you'll
hear the same thing.
Visit
any affluent, high-class neighborhood,
talk to the people there and you'll discover
the same thing.
Visit
a middle-class neighborhood in New York,
Toronto, London or Sydney and you will
meet people who believe they are the result
of their circumstances, good or bad.
They
will talk about the opportunities they
were given, or the chances they were denied.
They may be grateful for the education
they were exposed to, or complain they
were denied the education they deserve.
One
person will tell you about her wonderful
childhood and upbringing was, while another
will complain that she came from a "dysfunctional"
family.
There
is no denying that income, status, education,
upbringing, neighborhood, family and many
other situations will influence, effect
and even determine the outcome of our
lives.
But
who creates the circumstances?
Your
parents? Your environment? God? Destiny?
Lost in all this analysis and the assumption
of almost every unconscious person I have
ever met is this one very important reality.
The
effect of our thoughts ABOUT our circumstances.
We
cannot change what happened to us, but
we can change our PERCEPTION about what
happened to us. This is the key to changing
our present circumstances and our future.
Our
minds are like a garden. We can intelligently
cultivate our garden, or we can allow
it to run wild. If you diligently attend
to your garden, it will produce the things
you cultivate.
If
you don't plant specific seeds, then the
animals, wind and other elements will
cause RANDOM things to grow which will
likely to choke out the things you want
to cultivate from your garden.
One
thing is certain, *SOMETHING* WILL GROW
IN YOUR GARDEN!
Just
as a gardener must tend his or her garden,
keeping out the weeds, you must tend the
garden of your mind, weeding out the thoughts
of lack, limitation and negativity.
If
you practice gardening of this kind, you
will soon discover that you are the gardener
of your soul. You will come to the profound
revelation that you are not the victim
of your circumstances--but the creator
of them.
The
reason is simple: Whatever you give your
attention to and focus on shapes your
character, creates your circumstances,
and determines your ultimate destiny.
Please
read that again
What
you experience in your life is directly
connected to your inner state of mind.
The most important thing you can learn
about success, prosperity and happiness
is that cause (thought) and effect (results
or experiences) are one.
But
face this important fact - You don't simply
end up in jail or the hospital, bankrupt,
or alone no more than you simply wake
up rich, successful, happy, and healthy.
All these CIRCUMSTANCES are the RESULT
of thousands of little decisions, which
are reached as a result of the thoughts
you give your attention to.
Now,
if you are like most people, this is the
part where you start to mentally make
excuses and argue with me.
Perhaps
you believe that what I just said is true
for other people, but you are quite certain
that you have been the victim of extenuating
circumstances beyond your control.
I
know. I know. YOUR situation is different.
So
just how does that work?
Let's talk about how
all this applies to you.
First,
you must accept that on one level or another,
you have manifested everything that is
happening in your life. Even the horrific,
nasty stuff.
I
agree that you don't do it consciously.
But you do it.
Now here's the thing . . .
You
are surrounded by a data-sphere of information
that promotes negativity, fear, anxiety,
limitation, and lack. It pummels your
senses from all directions. It comes from
your TV, radio, the Internet, your friends,
family, church and the people you work
with.
Most
people are so saturated by negative programming
that they can't even conceive a life of
anything but struggle and complaint.
What
you read, what you listen to, and the
people you talk with have a huge effect
on the person you are and the thoughts
you have. It not only comes from the media
and other individuals but from the government.
The
doom, gloom and negativity that is perpetuated
by the government is designed to appeal
to the programmed fear of the masses in
order to get re-elected. We elect and
re-elect these people to *save and protect
us* from the pending doom and gloom.
If
that wasn't enough, consider that the
microcosm of our mass culture can be found
in entertainment and even sports personalities.
Most of these people are insecure, self-centered
and only interested in their own 15 minutes
of fame.
However,
they are not the problem. We are, because
we are willing to spend countless hours
and pay billions of dollars to watch them,
mimic their lifestyles and even their
manner of dress.
You
must recognize that this data-sphere is
continually programming you 24/7, and
that almost 95% of it is fear, lack and
limitation programming.
So
what do you do?
If you want to reach the highest levels
of success, you have to zealously guard
the input you allow to come into your
life. You must control your own programming,
and reject the poisonous stuff most people
are trying to feed you.
In
order to focus on success, it is imperative
that you spend more time on your own personal
growth. Each morning and each evening
before you go to bed, spend time on focusing
on something positive.
Remember:
You are the foundation from which all
your dreams are made reality. This is
the only way you can guarantee your success,
wealth and happiness...
Dr.
Robert Anthony is the author of 15 books
including the million copy best sellers
"The Ultimate Secrets of Total Self
Confidence" and "Advanced Formula
for Total Success". His latest creation
is the comprehensive 6-CD training program
The Secret of Deliberate Creation
Prosperity
Secrets of the Universe
By
BradJensen
Author of Prosperity
Step-By-Step
This
is the response to an email message sent
to me 'by accident':
I'd
like to know if anyone on this forum has
gotten rich yet, using his ideas? Let
us know. I'm a sales and marketing manager
and the only way I can prove my effectiveness
is by RESULTS. The best advice in the
world won't work unless we put it to work
and carry it through. It's one thing to
SAY it works, but it's another to DO it
and have results to prove it. Any millionares
reading this?
It so happens that I am a millionaire,
in that I own a company that I created
that is worth at least seven million dollars,
and I earn an income of over half a million
a year.
And
I started 22 years ago with a degree in
Philosophy/Religion and a borrowed pencil.
I
have been diligently exploring prosperity
ideas, learning and teaching them for
most of the last 20 years.
Here
are the secrets of the universe:
1.
The big secret first: our physical world
is a dream world, and it works just like
dreaming, but generally slower. As
you acknowledge the dreaminess of it,
and begin to work with it from that perspective,
the apparent speed of action increases.
The way to direct the world is through
your imagination and will. Exercising
your will strengthens it. You can exercise
it by doing something unpleasant until
it becomes pleasant.
2.
You receive thru the same doorway you
give thru. The way to receive freely
is to give freely. Quality is more important
than quantity, since the universe amplifies
thought into circumstance. Begin giving,
and let God perfect your giving.
3.
Forgive God. Loving your neighbor
is loving God. Forgiving your neighbor
is forgiving God. When you see a lack
of God's love or grace in any condition
- look again. Look deeper. Jesus on the
cross said "How could you do this
to me, God?" and then "I trust
you, I accept your purpose as my own."
4.
No matter how you stumble and fall,
are unable to meditate, turn your attention
from your real self for years, hurt and
are indifferent to the love of those around
you, get back up and expect forgiveness
from God, and accept his grace wherever
you find it. Whether your friend or your
enemy gives you something, it is a gift
from your own true self.
5.
Do not waste energy on the impossible.
Do not try to convince anyone or change
anyone's mind. Do not ask others to make
choices for you, do not make choices for
others. Both of these are illusions and
a denial of the love of God. The best
thing you can do for anyone else is help
them make a conscious choice, so that
they can learn from it. The best way to
teach is by example.
6.
You are wealthy now with an abundance
of what you are thinking about. The
world is a creative engine, and will create
whatever you are really thinking. Every
thought in your mind is a prayer about
you, no matter who the subject seems to
be. The only way to manifest lack is to
hold something against someone else. Give
up all thoughts of offense, revenge, of
being injured, of self-justification,
of needing to defend yourself against
others' expectations, of the unfairness
of life, of others getting some unearned
advantage. Joy breeds joy and sorrow breeds
sorrow. When you hear of someone's good
fortune, think "Good for them! God
is blessing and prospering them, and I
bless them also!"
Charles
Fillmore says "The inexhaustible
resource of spirit is equal to every demand.
There is no reality in lack. Abundance
is here and now manifest!"
And
he is absolutely right!
7.
Trust yourself consciously. You really
do anyways! The key to mastery is to acknowledge
reality. Reality is a simulation. The
future pours into the past thru the funnel
of your thinking. Change what you are
thinking now, and the future will take
care of iteself.
8.
Your life is in a dynamic balance, based
on your present thinking. What happens
when you take 2% of the amount on one
pan of a balance and put it on the other
side? Of course that side goes down and
the other goes up, and the change is complete.
2% of your waking life is ten minutes
a day. Ten minutes a day of concentrated
thought will change your life completely.
As a starting point, you might print this
message out and read it daily for one
full month. When things start to change,
don't get excited and distracted, but
stick with it. Don't talk it away to others.
Let the energy concentrate and build.
The only thing God knows how to make is
a miracle.
9.
You don't earn it, you learn it. "When
you understand karma, it goes away."
In any challenging situation, ask yourself
"What am I trying to learn here?"
Then begin to act on that principle. Experiment
with your life. Invest in your relationships
by taking risks in your communication.
10.
When you are stuck, find someone else
with a similar situation, and teach them
what you have learned so far. (Often
they will come and find you!) Until you
give it away, you don't own it. This goes
for wisdom above all things.
11.
Understand that you will never create
a situation that you can't learn from.
What would be the point? God is with you
every moment -it's his job. "I can
handle this with God's help" is the
beginning and the ending of faith.
12.
The only limitations are self-limitations.
Let abundance begin right now. Watch out
for tendency to "Name it and blame
it." Responsibility is the opposite
of blame. When you blame yourself or others,
you temporarily deny your power to change
(which is wasting energy on the impossible
again.) Sooner or later everyone in your
life that you think is preventing you
from being or having whatever you want,
will either die or move away, and you
will find out that the condition is made
in your own mind. Why not act on this
awareness now?
13.
If you are alive, you deserve to be rich.
God wants you to be rich. He is more willing
to give than we are willing to receive
- no matter how willing we are to receive.
14.
We are infinite beings pretending to be
finite. We have created forms and
conditions to escape the limitations of
formlessness. But let's not forget who
we really are, and let's not pretend too
hard.
The
first step to abundant living is to
relax, the second is to focus attention,
the third is to concentrate, the fourth
is joy, the fifth is to allow manifestation,
the sixth is to give freely, the seventh
is gratitude to the true source.
15.
Let go of what you aren't really using.
If you are holding on to something (person,
place or thing - or even an idea) because
you think you might need it later, you
are really telling yourself that you do
not own that thing, you do not deserve
it, and you do not believe you can recreate
it in the future. These are all poverty
thoughts. Clean out your closets, have
a garage sale or give to Goodwill, but
let go of all that spiritual cholesterol
that is clogging your arteries of good.
16.
Tithing is giving ten percent of your
income to those groups or individuals
that you see using spiritual principles
in a way that you would like to have grow
in your life. The secret to tithing is
to understand that you are tithing now,
through your thoughts, and that conscious
tithing is just taking control of a process
that is already occuring. Regular, conscious
tithing builds your conscious power to
accept God's abundance in your life.
For
most people, a good place to start is
tithing to your church, your support group,
someone who is teaching you, someone who
is a good spiritual example to you.
Many
churches and centers teach you to tithe
to "Your channel for spiritual good".
Well, that's the whole world if you choose
to live in the Spirit.
I
say give where you feel good about giving
- where you can give without doubt or
restriction. If there is no such place,
create one. Give with no strings attached,
and receive the same way.
Thank
you for sharing with me the opportunity
to express on this subject. I have been
enormously blessed as a result.
By
Brad Jensen, Author of Prosperity
Step-By-Step