Not Getting Rich With Law of Attraction?

For a large group of people, the law of attraction does not have as much power as they would like. They wonder why they cannot manifest conditions other people have and wonder why. First of all, understand that it’s very possible that the author of the law of attraction book that you read, or the creator of the cd-series you purchased, may not have even succeeded financially prior to teaching the concepts. Many coaches and teachers develop a more free and prosperous lifestyle creating and selling books, cd-sets, leading seminars, or coaching. They aren’t teaching concepts they learned through their own personal experience. Further, some of the original New Thought authors of prosperity teachings who had acquired wealth using the principles, later found themselves in hardship or even destitute. So, you are not alone.

It may appear that law of attraction is not working for us for a number of reasons. Negative beliefs held in either the conscious or subconscious mind affect our ability to manifest intentions, regardless how strong our desires. The subconscious mind always has the final say-so on which conscious thoughts have creative force. If, by prior learning and experience, the mind perceives a thought or intention untrue, it will not manifest. Deliberate creation requires clear intent, free of any opposing thought, in either the conscious or subconscious mind. This challenge pushes us toward growth. We should meet this challenge with willing commitment.

Next, universal and tribe consciousness restrict us in manifesting our intentions. No matter what we may personally believe with even absolute conviction, the beliefs of the groups of which we are a part will present limits. If you think about the diversity on this planet, you have to admit, this is a good thing!

And last, our "soul plan," as many refer to it, may restrict us. You can resist your path, and people sometimes spend a lifetime stubbornly resisting what they came here to do, especially if something else looks better or less painful. You will find that you are most guided and facilitated in following your path. When your life is in alignment with that higher plan, you find peace, happiness, and satisfaction. The only way out is through.

This also means that sometimes you’ll find yourself in difficult life circumstances which contradict your positive intentions. When you attempt to manifest conditions contrary to this grand design, you will find your path fraught with difficulty. When you desire conditions that align with your soul plan, you will find that powerful universal law supports you in every way, and those intentions easily manifest. If you encounter blocks, could it be that you are attempting to manifest a reality that is part of someone else’s vision? It may look good to you, but you have your own road to travel. You cannot skip needed lessons to get to that higher place in your vision. If you have a positive and clear vision, it is not only possible for you to achieve that, it is your destiny. But you must move through the difficult times, and learn the lessons to get there.

Many people attempt to manifest conditions using law of attraction, only to find that they manifest signs, words, or images, rather than the situation or condition. Especially if the situation involves money!  Why does it seem so difficult to manifest some green paper? In spite of the often quoted "there is no order of difficulty in the universe" statement, usually cited to illustrate why it’s as easily manageable for the universe to manifest one million dollars as one dollar, that logic simply is not true. It sounds good, so those of us with wishful thinking like to repeat it. Money is not just an object. It’s an entire concept, or ideal.

Consider this. Imagine that you acquired an acre of land, perhaps with the intention to grow trees. Then, you saw that your neighbor, who owned thousands of acres, was able to grow a million trees on his property. Would you consider it reasonable for you to manifest one million trees on your small plot, even if you had one million seeds? So, all of sudden, because you became aware that there are unlimited seeds in the universe, and people growing lots more trees than you, you decided you wanted more trees than you could possibly fit on the land you had purchased and prepared. But you do not have room for all those trees, given the allotment of land you own. You need to set about acquiring more land, which requires much work on your part, before you can manifest the fruits of your seeds.

The Prayer of Jabez expresses desire for abundance in this way: "Oh that Thou would bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast [territory]."

Open to expansion first, and then your holdings will increase. You cannot do this in reverse. 

If a large amount of money came into your life, many of your current problems would simply vanish. Money would remove much stress, irritation, anger, and lack. It would defuse many potential problems and challenges. It’s almost like a "get out of jail free" card. So if manifesting money would remove conditions that provide learning opportunities for you or changes some necessary condition, you will not get it. Period. The only way out of your conditions is through. This means, do the learning, overcome the challenges, and move to the next level of your growth. Perhaps a larger plot of land is there and you can manifest your millions.

I would not argue that some have manifested wealth using law of attraction, but I’d suggest thousands, or more, have not! We know that very non-spiritual people manifest great wealth also. I wouldn’t imagine they practiced the ingredients of love and appreciation, which current law of attraction teachings suggest is necessary; rather, one likely finds a less altruistic approach in their affairs. Maximum and quick profit and greed seem to be more commonly practiced methods of operation in business today. But we’d likely find unwavering persistence and commitment, resilience to failure, wise money management, patience, and enough self-belief to allow the required risk, key traits for success. One could say they were lucky, but perhaps they were guided by intuition while manifesting their vision. Certainly, if we believe in law of attraction, we must believe that at the core of their thinking, self-made millionaires believe they deserve, and can achieve prosperity. And if they were in alignment with their soul plan, we could go so far as to say, the universe fully supported their intentions of wealth by providing opportunity.

Know that difficult conditions exist for the sole purpose of bringing you towards the highest of possible realities–freedom, love, light and abundance. No soul plan denies anyone this. It is our soul’s urging that we grow to accept these conditions. Just remember to move willingly through your challenges. Only your resistance holds you back from reaching your highest attainment. You cannot skip necessary steps to get to the next level.

Nothing outside of yourself prevents you from attaining your goals. Cultivate commitment, patience, and a postive mind-set. While you may encounter blocks when attempting to influence elements outside of yourself, law of attraction works infallibly 100% of the time on internal shifts and goals. In other words, what you think you are today, you will be, tomorrow.