There's no doubt about it--we're in a recession.  In fact, top economists around the world are beginning to call it a depression.  You don't have to look very far to see headlines proclaiming that the world is falling apart, that America is going down the toilet, and that we're going to end up clawing each other to death for a loaf of bread.  The two primary ingredients in a depression are debt and fear, and we can certainly see those two ingredients in abundance all around us! 

Now debt can really weigh you down and stress you out, but of the two, fear is by far the more destructive.  It can make a person's internal state resemble that of hell, and it drives human beings to do horrible things to one another.  As a person who has "studied" the Law of Attraction through the school of hard knocks, I've seen and experienced, over and over again, the results of holding persistent thoughts of fear in one's own mind.  They aren't pretty--especially when someone is aware enough of the Law that their thoughts often manifest instantly. 

For example, this Thanksgiving I was at my uncle's house, and they have a large German shepherd named Rudy.  He is a well-behaved and sweet dog, as dogs go.  Unfortunately, though, I have a fear of dogs, and began to panic when they let him out.  Guess what happened--yes, I almost attracted a dog attack!  In just seconds, Rudy began to follow me around, barking threateningly at me.  Luckily, I realized what was happening quickly enough to set my mind right, and as if on cue, the dog calmed down and danger was averted.

Since coming to work here at LFAC, I've spoken to many of our customers and students and many local businesspeople, and heard countless stories of financial struggle.  It's not easy to keep any kind of business open when customers are worried that they could lose their jobs at any moment!  It really came home to me that we are all struggling, and we are all in this together.

However, we already have within us all the knowledge and gifts necessary to turn the recession around on an individual scale.  We just have to learn to use them, and teach one another to use them.  There have been times in my life I've been without a paycheck, my phone ringing off the hook with calls from bill collectors, and not knowing where my next meal was coming from.  I learned--and you can learn too--how to conquer fear even in that circumstance.  When you do, you receive all the power in the universe to turn it around for yourself.  It is time for individual human beings everywhere to step into the fullness of the creative power that we were all blessed with at birth, and begin to create our own circumstances, rather than let Wall Street, the fearmongering news media, and the government create it for us.

With this idea in mind, I felt called to start the Prosperity Ritual Series at LFAC, in conjunction with many of LFAC's wonderful presenters.  This is a monthly low-cost/suggested donation event with a goal of creating a space to help our community prosper in these difficult economic times.  We will kick off on December 10 with social networking, a potluck meal, and presentations designed to help you create the internal conditions necessary to manifest wealth, and since no one will be turned away for lack of funds, there is really no excuse not to come.  Here is the presenter lineup for the next four months:

• December 10, 2010: I will present "Feng Shui Your Cubicle."  You will learn easy techniques you can do yourself to adjust the energy of your work environment for greater prosperity and a more fulfilling career, or to find a suitable position if you're unemployed.
• January 7, 2011: Ruth Landis presents "Collapsing the Status Quo around Your Relationship with Prosperity and Replacing it with the "What ifs" of Pure Potential."  This is especially for those who have a "psychic wound" around abundance--for example, if you keep finding yourself in the same situations of not having enough.  Ruth will give you a ritual to perform any time you want that will heal the psychic wound.
• February 11, 2011:  Louise Cloutier will present "Yumm! --welcome prosperity into your life with an easy sound healing technique."  This delicious meditation will help you dissolve any deep-seated resistance to receiving that may be holding you back from earning the wealth you deserve.
• March 18, 2011: Contemporary shaman Astra Spider Hawk will lead us through a powerful prosperity ritual--details TBA.  Astra has done amazing prosperity rituals here at LFAC in the past, which I'm sure is part of the reason we're still here even though on paper it should be impossible.

So, the choice is yours.  Stay stuck in fear and keep worrying that the sky is going to come crashing down on you, or come to LFAC, learn a new way to conquer challenging times, and meet others who can help you (or who you can help!).  Even if you choose not to come here, make sure you take some action on your own to improve your internal state of mind and your ability to create what you want.  I can't stress enough the importance of doing that for yourself.

I hope to see you all on Dec. 10! 

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Linmayu Appavu, LFAC's Assistant Director, is also a dancer, artist, yoga instructor, call center manager, and expert manifestor.  If she had any more job descriptions, she would explode.