Ancient Practices for a Modern Abundance Mindset
What are money drawing rituals, and do they actually work? A money drawing ritual is a spiritual practice that uses intention, symbolic tools, and focused action to support prosperity and financial alignment. These practices do not replace effort or wise decision-making, but many people find that they sharpen focus, calm the nervous system around money, and reinforce a sense of openness and readiness for opportunity.
For thousands of years, across dozens of traditions, people have woven the energy of abundance into their daily lives through smoke, scent, stone, flame, and prayer. In ancient China, incense was burned to attract the energy of wealth — a concept known as zhao cai, or attracting fortune. In Hoodoo and rootwork traditions, herbs like basil and bay leaf have long been carried or burned for prosperity. In Vedic practice, sacred resins and aromatic plants were offered to invoke blessings of material and spiritual abundance. For those new to working with smoke intentionally, our complete guide to incense & smoke cleansing is a grounding place to begin.
What these traditions share is a core understanding: abundance is not simply acquired — it is cultivated. You create the inner and outer conditions for it to arrive. In this guide, we look at the tools most strongly associated with prosperity work: incense, crystals, anointing oils, and simple ritual structures that you can bring into your home practice today.
The Best Incense for Money Drawing and Prosperity
What is the best incense for attracting money and abundance? Cinnamon, patchouli, frankincense, and sandalwood are the most widely used incense scents for prosperity work. Each carries distinct aromatic and traditional associations with wealth, motivation, and the flow of positive energy. Burn them during intention-setting, budgeting sessions, or morning rituals to anchor your focus on abundance.
Cinnamon
Cinnamon is among the most consistently recommended scents for prosperity work. Its warm, spicy aroma is traditionally associated with activating energy, stimulating motivation, and creating an environment conducive to financial opportunity. Burning cinnamon incense during budgeting sessions, business planning, or morning intention-setting is a simple and accessible way to anchor your focus on abundance.
Patchouli
Patchouli has a deep, earthy grounding quality that aligns with the energy of material wealth. Used widely in folk magic and spiritual practice, it is perhaps the most recognised scent in prosperity and money-drawing work. Its grounding nature helps reduce anxiety around financial matters, supporting clearer, more confident thinking.
Frankincense
An ancient ritual resin burned across every major spiritual tradition, frankincense elevates the quality of intention and creates a sense of sacred focus. When used in prosperity rituals, it supports the mental clarity and spiritual receptivity that allow you to recognise and act on opportunity. It is particularly suited to the opening phase of a ritual — clearing and consecrating the space before you set your intentions.
Sandalwood
Sandalwood is known for its grounding and balancing properties. In Chinese tradition, sandalwood is among the classic wealth-attracting scents, associated with the clear flow of positive energy or qi. Its calm, creamy warmth supports the focused meditative state that is most productive for intention work.
Clove
Clove incense carries a warm, powerful energy traditionally associated with removing blockages, purifying the space, and stimulating a sense of forward movement. It is particularly useful when you feel energetically stuck around finances — burn it during cleansing rituals before beginning new financial projects or intentions.
Basil
Basil has been called the herb of luck, prosperity, and blessing across European and South Asian traditions. As an incense, its fresh, herbal note is associated with clearing energetic obstacles and attracting both money and positive relationships. In some traditions, a basil plant kept near the front door is said to invite abundance into the home.
Explore our full range of incense for your prosperity practice, from stick and cone formats to loose resin blends, within our incense and smudge collection.
How to Use Money Drawing Oil in Your Ritual
How do you use money drawing oil? Money drawing oil is an anointing oil blended with herbs, resins, and essential oils traditionally associated with prosperity — commonly ingredients such as cinnamon, patchouli, bergamot, and citrine crystal. You apply it to candles, your wrists, your wallet, or ritual tools to amplify the intention of your prosperity practice. A small amount goes a long way.
Our Secret Sense Money Drawing Oil with Citrine Crystal (30ml) is one of our most sought-after ritual tools. It combines a carefully chosen blend of prosperity-associated botanicals with a citrine crystal — the Merchant's Stone — suspended in the bottle. Here is how to use it effectively:
- On a candle: Apply a few drops from the base of the candle upward (drawing energy toward you) before lighting. Use a green or gold candle for abundance work.
- On your wrists or pulse points: Anoint yourself before an important financial meeting, negotiation, or business decision to carry the intention with you.
- On your wallet or cash: A single drop on the inside of your wallet reinforces the intention of money flowing in freely.
- On your prosperity altar or money bowl: Anoint the rim of your bowl or the base of your crystals to tie the oil's intention into your ongoing practice.
- With incense: Light a stick of cinnamon or patchouli incense alongside the oil for a combined aromatic and anointing ritual.
For beginners, the simplest approach is to apply a drop to each wrist, hold your intention clearly in mind for a moment, and proceed with your day or ritual. Consistency over time matters more than elaborate ceremony.
Prosperity Crystals to Use Alongside Your Incense
Which crystals are best for money drawing and prosperity? Citrine, pyrite, and green aventurine are the three stones most consistently associated with financial abundance across crystal healing traditions. Citrine supports confidence and solar plexus energy, pyrite resonates with the energy of gold and material success, and green aventurine is known as the stone of opportunity.
Crystals are often used in tandem with incense — the smoke from your chosen aromatic can be used to cleanse and energetically reset your crystals before a ritual.
Citrine — The Merchant's Stone
Citrine has carried the name 'the Merchant's Stone' since at least the time of ancient Greek traders, who kept it as a talisman for business success. This warm golden-yellow quartz is associated with the solar plexus chakra — the energy centre of personal power, confidence, and decisive action. Place citrine on your desk or workspace, or wear it as a crystal bracelet to keep its energy close throughout the day.
Pyrite — The Energy of Gold
Pyrite — also known as Fool's Gold — earned its reputation not from deception but from its remarkable visual and energetic resonance with wealth. Its metallic golden surface has long symbolised abundance, material power, and the confidence that attracts opportunity. In feng shui practice, pyrite is placed in the wealth corner (the southeast area of your home or room) to activate and amplify prosperity energy.
Green Aventurine — The Stone of Opportunity
Green aventurine is widely regarded as one of the luckiest stones for drawing in new opportunities, particularly when beginning a new business, project, or financial chapter. Carry it in your bag or pocket on days when you are pursuing new financial opportunities, attending important meetings, or setting new intentions. You can work with prosperity crystals individually or layer them, and incorporating them into your daily wear through crystal bracelets and pendants keeps their energy close.
How to Perform a Simple Prosperity Ritual
How do you do a money drawing ritual at home? A simple prosperity ritual requires only a stick of incense, one prosperity crystal, a candle, and a written intention. Light the incense to cleanse the space, settle your focus with slow breaths, write your intention in present tense, light the candle while speaking your intention aloud, visualise it already fulfilled, then close and return to your day. Ten minutes is enough.
What You Will Need
- A stick or cone of your chosen prosperity incense (cinnamon, patchouli, or frankincense)
- An incense holder
- One or more prosperity crystals (citrine, pyrite, or green aventurine)
- A candle (green for abundance, gold for success, or white as a versatile choice)
- A piece of paper and a pen
- Optional: Money Drawing Oil to anoint your candle or wrists
The Ritual Steps
- Cleanse your space. Open a window, tidy the area, and light your incense. Allow the smoke to move through the room with a clear intention.
- Settle and breathe. Sit with your crystals in your hands. Take five slow, deep breaths. Release urgency — abundance responds to openness, not desperation.
- Write your intention. On your paper, write what you are calling in. Be specific and write in the present tense: 'I am open to new streams of income. Opportunity flows to me with ease.'
- Light your candle. If using Money Drawing Oil, apply a few drops from base to tip before lighting. As the flame catches, speak your intention aloud.
- Visualise. Spend a few minutes holding the feeling of your intention already fulfilled.
- Close the ritual. Extinguish the candle safely. Place your crystals on your altar or in your wallet. Allow the incense to finish burning.
Creating a Money Bowl or Prosperity Altar
A money bowl is a simple, ongoing abundance ritual that many people find deeply grounding. In a bowl (green, gold, copper, or glass work well), layer symbolic elements: a few coins, your prosperity crystals, dried herbs such as basil or cinnamon, a written intention, and a few drops of anointing oil. Place this in your home's wealth corner — traditionally the far left area from the front door, or the southeast corner in feng shui — and recharge it periodically by lighting incense nearby and renewing your intention.
When to Perform Prosperity Rituals — Moon Phases and Timing
Many practitioners align their prosperity work with lunar cycles. The new moon is traditionally associated with planting seeds — an excellent time to set fresh financial intentions. The waxing moon supports practices of increase and growth. Some traditions also associate Thursday with abundance, success, and expansion. The most important timing is the one you can honour consistently — a simple daily practice carries more power over time than an elaborate ritual performed only occasionally.
Grounding Ritual in Practical Action
One of the most important principles in prosperity work is this: ritual opens a door; your actions determine whether you walk through it. The real function of a prosperity ritual is alignment — it shifts your internal state from fear or scarcity into openness and expectancy. It reinforces a daily relationship with abundance. And it creates a symbolic bridge between your intentions and your actions. When that bridge is strong, you start noticing opportunities you would have previously overlooked.
Prosperity is a practice. These tools — the smoke, the stone, the oil, the flame — are invitations into that practice.
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A Final Reflection
Money drawing rituals are, at their core, a daily practice of choosing to relate to abundance with intention, openness, and respect. Whether you begin with a single stick of cinnamon incense and a handwritten intention, or build a full prosperity altar over time, the practice meets you where you are. Explore our incense guides and resources to deepen your understanding of aromatic practice.
