I wrote about the intersection of money and love in my last newsletter but wanted to record a little podcast on the topic to add a bit more detail, personal context, and reflection.
In this episode of Currents, I offer some beautiful experiences people have shared in sessions where I’ve channeled the energy of money, and share a bit more about my personal journey including the origins of my vision with it and some context for what I mean when I say “money is a mirror for our relationship with love.”
"A gentle touch of care on someone's back. A warm meal or a coat. The potential to ask for something and for someone to give and to receive…" these everyday acts of care reflect the true essence of what money represents—an energy of exchange, support, and love. By shifting our perspective, we can begin to see money not as a symbol of lack, but as an opportunity to grow our capacity for love, generosity, and mutual care.
Why and how is this a spiritual path?
Working with money is a beautiful journey and maybe one of the most challenging out there (you may or may not have heard the teaching that “it’s easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than it is for a rich man to enter the gates of heaven”). This is because it digs deep into our beliefs around our identity, sense of safety, and self: about who we need to be for money to come into our lives, who we are if we have it, and what it means to let it go.
That’s what makes it such a potent part of the tantric path to engage. You see, I am not one of those manifestation gurus who’s promising you’ll become a millionaire if you align your energies (although you might). The reason working with money is profound is because it offers a path to liberation:
“Working with money is not about getting more money... the beauty of working with money is the opportunity to see a part of ourselves that we didn’t know was there.”
When you bring the light of awareness to these parts of you to create healing, there are real-world effects, so doing the healing work with this energy may result in overcoming the fear of/being better able to invest your money. It might mean overcoming beliefs around receiving or asking for money for your nonprofit or work. It might mean you envision a whole new kind of currency or way of living that doesn’t even need it anymore. Or maybe you just become happy with giving and receiving whatever comes with deep gratitude for the opportunity to experience both …. just like love.
No matter what the external expression, what matters (the point) is a right and loving relationship with money and with love itself that affords more freedom, beauty, and wonder in our lives and in the world around us.
So take a listen. I hope it serves you in shifting your relationship with money to allow for a more abundant, loving, and resourced life for yourself and for all beings everywhere. ✨
Take a listen here or on Apple Podcast.
Giving 10%, Giving Tuesday & Some Great Opportunities to Flow Money as Love
Giving 10% has become a practice of mine around money. So many traditions suggest this as the minimum for giving, but building it into my budgeting practice has been a powerful way to bring conscious awareness to my giving and what I want to support with my care.
What’s more, Giving Tuesday is coming up this Tuesday. It’s a response to counter the consumerist focus of Black Friday with an opportunity to practice generosity and care this end of the year.
I don’t get personally asked to give very much, so I put out an ask to my friends for recommendations on great nonprofits and organizations they support. The following is a short list of recommended organizations that I wanted to share in case you’re looking for loving organizations to support this Giving Tuesday.
I'll also make the ask on LinkedIn so if you’re looking for ideas of where to give this Giving Tuesday and end of year, check it out!
Supporting Regenerative Land & Agriculture
Farmer's Footprint fosters regenerative food and soil to combat environmental degradation and foster human health
Supporting Healing
The intersection of healing and justice, Healing Together equips everyday leaders with skills in mental health and healing to build resilient communities and disrupt cycles of trauma and harm.
The Liberation Institute offers affordable therapy and mental health services in the Oregon and California areas.
Stronger Than Stigma fosters Next Gen mental health advocacy—building community through art installations/performing arts and helping everyone feel the power of knowing they’re not alone.
Supporting The Arts
The International Museum of Dance fosters shared human experience through the understanding, exploration, and participation in the art and language of dance.
Dconstruction Arts conceives, creates, and produces theater, multimedia, and social experiences that explore conversations in our society that affect our identities and understanding of self. (Caveat, I am soon announcing a partnership with Dcon Arts to bring Portals to the world and will be sharing more about this soon! :)
Local Love: Santa Fe
Garcia Street Club Garcia Street Club is a preschool and family resource center dedicated to serving the whole family that has been serving early childhood education since 1953.
Supporting Kids
Camp Stomping Ground is an incredible camp building the best generation of radically empathetic decision-makers
Supporting Animal Welfare
A Chance of a Lifetime provides a healing environment for humans and horses who are hurting. To create this, COLT offers a unique, safe, gentle interactive way of connecting horses and humans for the benefit of both.
Kaleidoscope Desert is an eclectic loving sanctuary for rescue animals who need a safe and loving home. Your donation helps us save more suffering animals and provide all our animals with the care they need and deserve.
Supporting Reproductive Justice
The following are a few great organizations to support reproductive access, rights, and aid.
Nurses for Sexual and Reproductive Health
Happy giving, happy receiving, and sharing much gratitude for it all.
With love,
Rei
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