By the way, my friends — Blessings of Rosh Hashanah and Ramadan! When it is a question of money, everybody is of the same religion.— VoltaireAs the Dark Ages dragged on, commerce began to expand once more. In part, this was due to the Crusades, which opened the door to cultures and wealth unknown since … Read more
Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned andthe last fish has been caught will we realize we cannot eat money.— Cree Nation Proverb As the Roman Empire crumbled and finally fell, the local agrarian economy became paramount. During the European Dark Ages, there was little trade beyond a day’s … Read more
Dark of the MoonNew beginningsDark of the MoonPlant a seed tonightDark of the MoonWhat we envisionWill come to be by the Full Moon’s light. We celebrate the turning of the Wheel, the time of the harvest season, when we reap what we have sown. At this time, a central concern is abundance, which usually means … Read more
Money is the blood of the planet. Heal the money and we can heal the world. — Barbara Wilder, Money is Love Money exerts a deep emotional influence on who we are and what we believe we can or cannot have, including our social and geopolitical structures. According to some thoughtful observers, our long unwillingness … Read more
I don’t pay good wages because I have a lot of money; I have a lot of money because I pay good wages.— Robert Bosch, German industrialist (1861- 1942) Thanks for hanging in here with me. I realize that money is not the most comfortable subject for a lot of us. It is often a … Read more
Money will buy you a fine dog, but only love can make it wag its tail.— Richard Friedman Money can be considered to be an important magical tool. To become more intentional in how we call it to us and how we use it, it is important to have a better understanding of what money … Read more
So you think that money is the root of all evil.Have you ever asked what is the root of all money?— Ayn Rand To become more intentional in how we call it to us and how we use it, it is important to have a better understanding of what money actually is, where it has … Read more
Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.— Woody Allen One of the interesting premises behind the currently popular Law of Attraction is that wealth simply comes from thought. The Secret and The Law of Attraction are really a New Age repackaging of ideas that have been around for many years, like Napoleon … Read more
Too many people spend money they haven’t earned, to buy things they don’t want, to impress people they don’t like.— Will Rogers To people who practice earth-centered spirituality, the “material world” is not separate from the Divine, much less is it evil. Why, then, should we harbor attitudes that money in some way degrades what … Read more
The problem of money dogs our steps throughout the whole of our lives, exerting a pressure that, in its way, is as powerful and insistent as any other problem of human existence. And it haunts the spiritual search as well. Jacob Needleman, Money and the Meaning of Life This weekend, we will be celebrating the … Read more