How to Create a Feng Shui Bowl: Manifest Prosperity, Success, & More

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Usher in opportunity and financial stability with a magical money bowl

Co-authored by Savannah Vold Reviewed by Stina Garbis

Last Updated: November 15, 2024 Fact Checked

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Setting Your Intentions

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Filling Your Money Bowl

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Using Your Money Bowl

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So you want to bring more money into your life through manifestation, but you’re not quite sure how? A money bowl, or Feng Shui bowl, is a perfect place to start! While money bowls aren't guaranteed to make you rich, many believe they can usher in abundance, wealth, and prosperity and couldn’t be easier to make. In this article, we’ll teach you how to set intentions for your money bowl, make it, and use it in your home so you get the most out of your magical manifestor—cha-ching!

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Fill a medium to large-sized bowl a quarter of the way full with uncooked rice. Then, place in a few crystals like malachite or citrine for an extra boost of positive energy.
Add 2-3 cinnamon sticks to the top of your bowl, followed by paper money or coins in any amount you'd like. It’s not about the amount you put in but the intention behind it.
Using a pen, write a positive mantra like “I am a money magnet” on a bay leaf and carefully place it in your bowl.
Finish by placing a small green candle in the middle of your money bowl and lighting it. Re-state your intention or affirmation, like “I am financially stable,” and snuff the candle out.

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Setting Your Intentions

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Meditate and affirm your intentions for your money bowl. Before assembling your money bowl, clear your mind through meditation and set positive intentions for what you want the universe to help bring your way. Sit somewhere comfortable, close your eyes, and focus on what you want your money bowl to attract into your life.^{[1]
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- Great example intentions include: “I have all the money I need,” “I am prosperous,” or “Wealth flows to me.”
- If you have trouble easing into meditation, taking deep breaths will help you to relax and de-stress.
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  - If you're concerned about debt, a money bowl may help you improve your luck!
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Cleanse your bowl and ingredients with incense. A medium to large-sized bowl is best—that way, all of your ingredients will fit without shoving them in. Light and slowly wave an incense stick around your bowl and ingredients to smudge them of all negative or previous energy. Your cleansed ingredients will better attract positive energy, making your money bowl more powerful.^{[2]
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- Gold or green-colored bowls are preferred, as those colors symbolize wealth and money.
- Incense sticks like Frankincense or sandalwood are thought to be high vibrational and, therefore, more potent for cleansing.
- Smudge sticks or sage also work well to cleanse your money bowl and additional ingredients.
- If you choose to use sage, be sure to purchase it from an indigenous company. Sage burning is a sacred cultural practice, so it’s essential to take part by expressing gratitude and intention.
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Set a mantra to repeat as you make your money bowl. Establish the abundance you want your money bowl to bring in by repeating mantras.^{[3]
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- “I am a vessel for wealth and prosperity.”
- “I always have more money coming in than money going out.”
- “I never have to worry about money and can afford to do anything I desire.”

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Filling Your Money Bowl

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Fill your bowl a quarter of the way full with uncooked rice. Pour uncooked rice into your vessel of choice until it’s about a quarter of the way full.^{[4]
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Research source} Rice has been considered a symbol of good luck, wealth, and prosperity for centuries, making it the perfect base for your money bowl!
- Rice is also symbolic of success, fertility, and good health. Talk about a powerhouse manifestor!
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Put in your crystals. Crystals are an impressive conductor of positive energy, making them a fabulous addition to your money bowl.^{[5]
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Research source} To attract wealth and abundance, place 2-3 crystals of your choosing in or on top of the rice—known for their grounding abilities, crystals make a great base ingredient in your money bowl. Some money-attracting crystals include:
- Malachite
- Pyrite
- Citrine
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Add 2-3 cinnamon sticks to your bowl. Next on the list to add to your bowl is cinnamon. This positive herb is a fabulous manifesting tool for attracting protection, good luck, and prosperity! Place 2-3 cinnamon sticks wherever you feel drawn to in your bowl to get the abundance flowing.^{[6]
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- Cinnamon powder works fine if you don’t have cinnamon sticks. Sprinkle in as much as you feel inclined to, but a few dashes will suffice.
- Add a few leaves of thyme or mint for extra prosperity. These herbs are believed to promote wealth and abundance.
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Place money and coins into the bowl. Now we’re talking! What better ingredient to add to your money bowl than some coins or cash? Add in a few bills and coins you don’t mind sparing on top of your money bowl to symbolize the money that’s on its way to you.
- If you don’t want to use real money, feng shui coins are another great option that also symbolize wealth and prosperity.^{[7]
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Write an intention on a bay leaf and place it in the bowl. Using a pen, carefully write out a positive money mantra or a sum of money you’d like to manifest onto a single bay leaf. When you’re done, gently set your bay leaf on the top of your money bowl.^{[8]
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- Using bay leaves to manifest money is a form of green magic that focuses on utilizing the power of the earth to manifest and cast spells for the greater good.
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Insert a green candle in the center of the bowl and light it. Adding a green candle to your money bowl is symbolic of success and prosperity and will serve as your guiding light for this “magik” spell or act of intention setting.^{[9]
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Research source} As a final step, light your candle and repeat your chosen mantra. Let the candle burn down or snuff it out once you’ve spoken your mantra.
- Set intentions like, “$100,000 is on its way to me,” “Wealth surrounds me,” or “Money comes to me in positive, unexpected ways.”
- A green or gold colored candle is preferred due to their association with wealth, but a white candle is fine to use, too.
- Replace or relight your candle whenever you feel compelled.

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Using Your Money Bowl

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Place your money bowl in a central area of your home.^{[10]
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Research source} Placing your money bowl in a high-traffic area of your home like the living room, or entryway acts as a symbol of good fortune and abundance moving through your home each time you pass through that space.
- Your money bowl also works well in your office to usher in the rewards of all your hard work.
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Visit your money bowl when you’re feeling financially frustrated. If you’re feeling particularly overwhelmed with your finances, visit your money bowl and repeat a positive mantra to re-center yourself and affirm your intentions for abundance.^{[11]
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Research source} Never forget that your luck can change at any moment, so stay positive and don’t give up.
- Repeat mantras like, “Money is an unlimited resource” or “I attract money like a magnet.”
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Meditate with your money bowl. Just because you’ve selected an area for your money bowl to live in doesn’t mean you can’t pick it up and use it as a tool for manifestation whenever you feel like it. If you’re looking for a boost of abundance, place your money bowl on your lap as you calm your mind and meditate on prosperity for 15-20 minutes.^{[12]
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- Manifestation starts by practicing gratitude. While you meditate, think about all the abundance in your life that you already have to attract more.