I just finished one of the best books I’ve read on the universal principles of prosperity called Spiritual Economics by Eric Butterworth. He was a Unity minister at Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Center for over 35 years. Unity Church was founded by Charles Fillmore based on the New Thought- Ancient Wisdom movement that began in the 1800’s.

 

This book really resonated with me and I highly recommend it for anyone who is looking for a handbook to get out of poverty consciousness and into prosperity consciousness. It does speak of God, or Presence and Universe as the source of our supply, but even if you are agnostic (hard to believe if you are reading this site) you will produce the same results since the process is the same for everyone regardless of the spiritual label it has. Please don’t let the label prevent you from hearing truth because it is worded differently than you would word it. I am not a Bible pusher myself, I’m actually Buddhist.

 

He quotes Jesus heavily to show that prosperity is everywhere and if we do not have it, and we want it, it is simply because we are cutting off our connection to it. Then he spends a whole chapter on “How to Reverse Financial Adversity” which many will find very helpful. Just reading the book creates a vibration in you to attract prosperity should you open yourself up to it.

 

You Too, Can Be Prosperous by Robert Russell was written much earlier, in 1950. He quotes even more heavily from the Bible to demonstrate how our prosperity comes straight from God substance, because EVERYTHING comes from the same substance. He has a wonderful 7-day experiment that I did myself that I want to share with you. This is paraphrased directly from the book:

 

For the next 7 days think I AM PROSPERITY. Think nothing else. I AM PROSPERITY, I AM ABUNDANCE, I AM HEALTHY AND WEALTHY, I AM RICH, I AM  SUCCESSFUL, I AM PROSPERITY…..

 

When the check does not come in the mail, or your bills pile up, don’t think negatively about them, think I AM PROSPERITY. Regardless of your outer circumstances, keep repeating these words over and over for 7 days. Get into them, be happy about them, feel the power in them. Thrill to them. Get your emotions involved in them. Have faith in them. Know the words to be true because they are true. Each one of us is the prosperity of the universe. If you don’t get this, then read the book and you absolutely will!

 

Note your thoughts during this time. Does it take a lot of effort? Do negative thoughts still creep in? Refuse them at the doorway of your mind. No longer let them in. Shift immediately to I AM PROSPERITY.

 

After doing this faithfully for a week, I found myself very happy. Money did not pile up outside my doorstep, however I felt wonderful, and I believed I truly was prosperous, and felt an almost imperceptible shift of energy. This shift into prosperity mindset was part of the work I did to move out of my money funk a while ago and start receiving Checks In The Mail. I attribute the largest part of my shift to this book. It cost me $1.50 used on Amazon and literally brought me thousands of dollars.

 

If anyone wants to try this experiment, please email me for pointers. I want to make sure you are very clear about what constitutes a negative thought. Sometimes we are so used to our thoughts that there is no discernment between positive and negative. Please give this a try; it’s really worth the effort!