A lot of people believe that money is nothing more than a bunch of inert matter, kept in safes and pockets. And, while this is true of some money, the coins and bills that make up that amount belie a much larger amount, which is far different. When you consider that less than a quarter of the world’s money is actually represented by something physical, you may start to wonder whether there is not something deeper than that.

Many people believe that thoughts are things, after all. And even the most hard-headed realist will consent that how you individually interpret something can have a great impact on how it “really is.” For instance, consider a payday loan. Is it a chance to reclaim your financial stability after an unexpected setback? Or is it nothing more than a way for opportunists to take advantage of the less fortunate?

So, is wealth really some kind of energy? Isn’t that just hocus pocus and new-age silliness? What would you think if someone told you that it might be possible to find perpetual sources of new energy, if our desire to find it was only strong enough? Would you think this person was insane and completely disregard the ideas? Or would you consider that maybe the individual was simply looking at things in a different way?

The pursuit of wealth taps into the basic desire of all life forms. Simply put, every living thing desires to have more of something. Whether it be more health, more strength, more freedom, or something else entirely, wealth allows us to quantify and use this desire to its fullest. While you may be limited in how much strength you can have in your body, there is no limit to your wealth. One could very reasonably say the real power that wealth provides to motivate people is the ultimate source of its energetic potential.