Money Mantras That Don’t Feel Gross (& Actually Work): How to Rewrite Your Financial Frequency Without Selling Your Soul

Let’s talk about money. Specifically, let's talk about the giant pile of spiritual cringe that often comes with trying to affirm it.

Some guru in a crisp white shirt tells you to chant "I am a money magnet" while you’re staring at an overdue electric bill. You’re supposed to "act as if" you own a yacht while your car is making a sound like a dying goose.

It feels fake. It feels gross. And deep down, for many of us creative, spiritual misfits, it feels a little… dirty. Like if we focus on money, we’re betraying our art, our purpose, our very soul. We're on the fast track to becoming some soulless crypto bro in a Lambo.

So we don't. We ignore our bank account. We pretend money doesn't matter. And we let the bitch-ass Scarcity Gremlin build a f*cking nest in our nervous system.

This has to stop!

If you’re ready to deal with your money stuff without the spiritual bypass or the icky, sell-out feeling, you’re in the right place. We’re not going to lie to ourselves. We’re going to perform a spiritual oil change on your relationship with money.

Part 1: Why Your Wallet Cringes at "I Am a Millionaire"

The reason most money affirmations make your skin crawl is that your meat suit has a built-in bullshit detector.

When there’s a massive canyon between your current reality ($47 in checking) and your declared statement ("I am extravagantly wealthy!"), your system doesn't get inspired. It gets stressed. It registers a lie. The Scarcity Gremlin hears this, laughs its ass off, and tightens its grip.

Traditional money mantras fail because:

They Ignore the Emotional Debt: You can't just slap a "positive" sticker on a lifetime of financial anxiety, guilt, or shame. These feelings are real energy stored in your body. Pretending they don’t exist is like trying to paint over a rust spot without sanding it first.

They Equate Wealth with Greed: Many of us are terrified of becoming the thing we hate. We associate having "a lot of money" with being a bad person. So, we unconsciously self-sabotage to protect our identity as a "good," non-materialistic person.

They Focus on a Lifeless Target: A million dollars is just a number. It has no soul. It is only energy. Chanting for a number feels empty because it is empty.

You don't want a pile of paper. You want what that paper can do.

Part 2: The Reframe—Money Isn't Good or Bad. It's Rocket Fuel.

Let's get one thing straight: Money is just energy. That’s it. It’s a tool. It’s a current. It is completely, utterly neutral.

A hammer can be used to build a house for a family in need, or it can be used to smash a window. The hammer isn’t good or evil; the intent behind it is what matters.

Money is the same. It's an amplifier. It just makes you more of what you already are.

Stop thinking about getting money. Start thinking about what you want to fuel with financial energy.

Do you want time to work on your art without pressure? That’s what you want, not a million dollars.

Do you want the freedom to quit the job that’s draining your soul? That’s the real prize.

Do you want the power to fund a community project, help your family, or travel to weird and wonderful places? That's the goal.

The mission isn't to hoard cash. The mission is to become a powerful, healthy conduit for financial energy. You want it to flow to you and through you into the world in awesome, creative ways. You’re not a dragon sitting on a pile of gold. You’re a f*cking hydroelectric dam, generating power for the whole grid.

Part 3: Forging Money Mantras for People with a Soul

Ready to create some non-gross money mantras? We’re going to use the Sledgehammer Formula (Power Verb + Bizarre Subject + Sensory Anchor) but we're aiming it squarely at your relationship with money, not just your bank account.

Step 1: Get Honest About the 'Ick'. What’s the real, knotted-up feeling?

• Is it: "I’m not worthy of being well-paid for my art."

• Is it: "I’m irresponsible and I'll just screw it up if I have more."

• Is it: "There’s a finite amount of money out there, and if I have more, someone else has less."

  
  

Step 2: Turn the Target from 'Cash' to 'Flow'. Frame your mantra around freedom, ease, opportunity, and creative fuel.

Let's Forge Some Examples:

FOR THE FEAR OF SCARCITY

Gremlin: “I’m always running out. There’s never enough.”

SLEDGEHAMMER: "I am a brilliant radio tower, perfectly tuned to the frequency of opportunity, and I receive clear financial signals with ease and joy."

FOR THE FEAR OF NOT BEING "WORTHY"

Gremlin: “I feel guilty asking to be paid well for my creative work.”

SLEDGEHAMMER: "My creativity is a powerful force of nature, and I receive abundant financial energy as a natural exchange for the magic I put into the world."

FOR THE FEAR OF BEING "BAD WITH MONEY"

Gremlin: “I’m a financial disaster and can’t be trusted.”

SLEDGEHAMMER: "I command my financial world with the calm, effortless authority of a starship captain charting a course through a sea of stars."

Stop trying to convince yourself you're a millionaire. Start convincing yourself that you are a worthy, capable, and powerful conduit for the rocket fuel that your dreams desperately need.

Instead of selling your soul, give it the budget it deserves. The journey is infinitely scalable from there.

Your Money Questions, Answered

Q: Is it okay to affirm for a specific amount of money?

• A: Yes, but frame it as a target, not a desperate plea. Try: "I am joyfully generating the $5,000 needed to fund my creative project with surprising ease." The focus is on the generation and the purpose, not just the number.

  
  

Q: What do I do if I feel guilty when repeating my mantra?

• A: Don't fight the guilt. Let it be there. Say to it, "I see you, Gremlin, thanks for sharing," and then repeat your mantra again, louder. The goal isn't to never feel guilt; it's to act anyway.

Big love, -Heath Co-founder.

About the Author

Heath Armstrong is the Co-founder of Rage Create, an artist, and a firm believer in using unconventional tools to smash through creative blocks. He's dedicated his work to helping people escape spiritual fluff and get into tangible, weird, and joyful action.

Rage Create helps creative maniacs (like you!) laugh loudly

and think deeply on this funky creative journey through space.