The value of money is a value that is projected

Please talk about money and the nature of greed.

Money as we’ve said, is a representation of a concept. It has been imbued with an energy of its own as a result of all the attention placed upon it. The symbol of the concept you call currency has negligible value in and of itself and yet people have died and killed for it. It is by virtue of a mass hypnosis of sorts, that the dissociation from the purpose that money was meant to accomplish, and the hoarding of it as a thing of value in its own right, has become a norm.

It is the collective agreement that money itself has inherent value that has served to mask the connection with literal goods and services, and has enabled the pursuit of money as an end in itself. On higher levels of trade, money as a thing permits and even fosters the dehumanization of of the actions taken to obtain it.

The dollars become numbers and the possibilities those dollars represent become imperceptible through the dollars themselves. The same $100 could mean months of food for one family and less than a week’s groceries for another. Those very same dollars could represent a fraction of an hour’s work or months of income. When the dollars are counted, there is no direct connection to the impact the dollars can make or did make in the gaining of them. The value of the money is a value that is projected.

So the money, while the vehicle of world trade, carries with it no inherent meaning but that which you ascribe to it. As such, money becomes an extension of the projection of the life you inhabit, each in your own co-created universe. Understanding that money is a malleable concept, rather than a physical thing that has an objective value other than that which you ascribe to it, is an unarguable indicator that your relationship with money is created by you and by you alone. It is true that the attitudes and beliefs you hold regarding money are most definitely shaped by your culture, your family, and your social status. Ultimately however, the energy that is the true nature of currency is directly responsive to your energy, your energy around being in the flow of life.

So when you entertain ideas of abundance, and the lack that you may be experiencing in your life, look at how immersed you are in the flow of energy in your life. Look at how immersed you are in the flow of give and take. Look deeply if you are allowing the flow into and out of your life, if you are engaged. There is a key here for you.

Beyond the function of physical trade, the movement of money can be seen to represent a level of engagement.