Rich Witch Part 1: Unf*ck Your Money Energy

Before you light a single candle or set up a money bowl, there's something you need to deal with first. Your energy.

If your bank account feels like a revolving door, money comes in and something immediately swoops in to take it back out, that's not bad luck. That's not the universe testing you. That's you being unavailable for wealth.

Money magick doesn't start with a spell. It starts with what you're available for.

Money is a Current, Not a Prize

The first mindset shift is this: money is called currency for a reason. It's a current. It flows. And it is your relationship with money, specifically how you feel when it flows out, that determines how easily it flows in.

Your nervous system is running the show here. You can say all day long that you want more money, but if your body associates money with stress, pressure, fear, or responsibility, your energy is pushing it away before it even has a chance to land. Or it lands and your body goes "nope, not safe" and it flies right back out again.

Common Money Blocks (and Yes, You Probably Have One)

Money blocks show up in more ways than most people realize. Some common ones:

You feel guilty receiving money because you don't feel like you earned it enough. You undercharge or overgive in your business. You hit the same income ceiling every month no matter what you do. You get a chunk of money and something immediately appears to take it. You feel anxious when you have MORE money, not just less. You avoid looking at your bank account out of fear, or you obsessively check it for external validation.

That last one surprises a lot of people. Both extremes are money wounds.

The pattern keeps repeating because your body has decided a certain income level is "normal" and safe. Anything above that upper limit is unfamiliar territory, and your nervous system pulls you back down to what it knows. Until you address that upper limit, money spells will either not land or land and immediately disappear.

Where Your Money Story Actually Came From

Here's the uncomfortable truth: a significant chunk of your money story isn't even yours. It came from how you were raised, what you watched your parents do with money, and what you were taught (or not taught) about it.

Did you grow up hearing "money doesn't grow on trees," "we can't afford that," or "don't be greedy"? Those are inherited money stories running in your subconscious right now. Recognizing them as your parents' stories, not your own truth, is where the real work begins.

Here's a personal example. When Colin and I first got married, I was 18, he was 20, and we were broke. There was a Whole Foods near us, and I remember walking in and seeing the price tags and just... noping out of there. I turned it into this whole story in my head: people who shop at Whole Foods are stuck up, they're rich, I don't want to be like THEM. Here's the thing, though. Secretly? I wanted to shop there so bad. I just couldn't afford it. So instead of sitting with that feeling, I made the whole thing into something negative so I didn't have to want what I couldn't have.

It wasn't until I worked with a business coach years later that I realized what that actually was: a money wound. I had built up a story that being wealthy meant being someone I didn't want to be, so I was subconsciously rejecting wealth to protect my identity. The pandemic hit, our business skyrocketed, and one day Colin asked me what I wanted to do to celebrate. I said I want to go to Whole Foods and actually shop there. We went. I dismantled that wound on the spot, and spoiler: a lot of the prices aren't even that elevated. It was my perception the whole time.

That's how sneaky money stories are. They feel like opinions. They're actually blocks.

5 Steps to Start Unblocking Your Money Energy

Step 1: Separate your past from your present. When a money thought comes up, pause and ask yourself: is this actually true right now, or is it something I learned? Ask whose money story it is. If it sounds like something a parent said, it probably is.

Step 2: Regulate your response to money. When money comes in, even $5, pause and breathe. If you feel restriction, physically counteract it. Open your arms, expand your chest, and say something like "it's safe for me to receive this." Your body needs to learn that money is not a threat.

Step 3: Stop the leaks. Not everyone has a receiving problem. Some of us have a holding problem. Impulse spending, midnight shopping, undercharging, and avoiding your bank balance out of fear; these are all ways money leaks out as fast as it comes in. Your job isn't perfection. It's interruption. Pause before you spend and ask: do I actually want this, or am I trying to get rid of money because it doesn't feel safe to hold?

Step 4: Shift your identity. Stop asking "how do I get more money?" and start asking "who am I when I have money?" If your identity is someone who struggles, you will keep recreating struggle. You don't have to fully believe the new identity yet, but you do have to stop reinforcing the old one.

Step 5: Take micro actions that build trust. You don't fix money energy in one big ritual. You fix it in small decisions. Keep money in your account a little longer than usual. Charge what your work is actually worth. When you treat yourself to something, actually enjoy it. Romanticize it. These small acts are telling your energy: this is who I am now.

The Bottom Line

If you can start working through these five steps before next week's episode, you won't be casting money spells from desperation. You'll be casting from alignment. And that's when things actually shift.

This post is pulled from Episode 218 of Busy, Gritty, Inked, and Witchy. If you want the full conversation, including all my tangents, personal stories, and real talk on money energy, you can watch or listen below. New episodes drop every Wednesday.