from lack & doubt to on-fire with inspiration and wealth
What most people don't realize is that it's possible to go from constantly questioning one's purpose, feeling bored and lacking (which, due to a fun quirk of human nature, one can do both with no money at all and also with millions in the bank)...
... to waking up each morning on fire with inspiration and flabbergasted at the manifold flavors of wealth (material, spiritual and emotional) that you're drenched in.
All it takes is some death and rebirth.
You can read on to see what I mean, and you can also check out this video of me 'splaining it
. (and you can search for me and follow me on Instagram @carolynelliott_ to see more of my videos).
More precisely, this transmutation from heavy dullness (lead) to shining beauty (gold) in life requires liberating the energy trapped in your false attachments (a liberation known as solve, or dissolution in alchemy)...
... and then using that energy to form a new identity and new meaning for your life (known as coagula or "bringing together").
The process is simple but not easy. It can be daunting at times, and it sure speeds the process along to have skilled teachers and plenty of community support when you're doing it.
“Art” - known as Temperance in other decks - from the Book of Thoth by Lady Frieda Harris and Aleister Crowley
How do I know all this?
Because I've done it and continue to do it myself...
... (quick version of my story: I was miserable, in lousy relationships and broke for the first decade of my adult life --- now I wake up each day inspired to write, run my 7-figure business, and enjoy my sweet family life, while periodically traveling the world in high style - not bad for a girl from the rust belt)...
.... and because I've already taught thousands of people how to do it (see selections from my vast archive of testimonials below).
Most people, of course, never undergo the kind of ego-death and rebirth that lead both to boundless inspiration, joy, and wealth of all kinds.
In fact, they fight to avoid it at all costs.
Why?
Because it hurts at times. Because it's embarrassing, humiliating even, to give up one's old stories about "who I am" and "how the world is."
Because, among other harrowing adventures, it requires giving up grasping for the approval of other people, which can feel supremely dangerous.
The pain, ohhh, the pain
But the biggest reason most folks don't accomplish this kind of death and rebirth, is that they simply don't know how.
And this isn't their fault.
It's because the Mystery Tradition (the ancient repository of this kind of ego-death & rebirth wisdom)...
....has been viciously stamped down for centuries by authoritarian enclaves (namely: dogmatic religion and dogmatic "science") that want to keep the masses disempowered and thus more easily controlled.
But the thing about the Mystery Tradition is it can't be totally wiped out because even when all earthly manifestations of it get repressed, it still teaches its truths through dreams, visions, revelations, medicines.
It was partly through teachers and through alchemical community that I learned what I know...
... and then the rest was revealed to me in dreams and visions.
If you're reading this, I'm certain you've had revelations yourself, so you know of which I speak.
And I can show you how to have many more - in a grounded way, one that doesn't lead you up into the ethers and away from your responsibilities...
... but rather that takes you firmly into the center-stream of life, where all good things flow.
How can I do this?
By teaching you how to be in tangible, felt, concrete communion with the divinity inside you, a process known as Hermeticism.
It's called Hermeticism in part because Hermes is the Greek god of human consciousness, will, and meaning (known in other cultures as Thoth / Odin / Mercury and by many other names)...
... and the divinity inside you is the You that is conscious of all of your incarnations - past, present, and future, that wills for you to fulfill your true purpose, and that opens you to perceiving deeper and deeper meaning in the world.
There are many organizations (most rather stodgy, bless them) that teach the mystical aspects of Hermeticism. And many of them are free, so you can go check them out.
[The WEALTH alchemical community is a paid offering - we'll talk more about that soon, but for now you can just know that it costs way less than you might think, around the same price as one fancy dinner out each month.]
But what sets the WEALTH alchemical community apart... (other than the fact that we're millennials with actual senses of humor)...
... is that we also teach the pragmatic aspects of Hermeticism - including two practical skills necessary for leadership success in all fields: namely, writing (rhetoric, persuasion) and sales (commerce).
Writing and sales, really?
Yes.
After centuries of being the province of underground mystics, the term "Hermeticism" has a certain rareified connotation to it today -- but the Greek Hermes himself was not only a god of magic and language, but also a god of money and trade (indeed -our very word "commerce" comes from at Latin term meaning "with Mercury" [com = with, merce = Mercury, Hermes).
I'll have much more to say soon about the commercial, transgressive, financial nature of Hermes and how a relationship with the Hermetic stream opens up profound riches.
In the meantime, I want to address four objections that I often hear when I start talking about the possibility of rapidly going from feeling doubtful, dull & scarce to waking up each day on fire with inspiration & drenched in every sort of wealth.
1) "This sounds too good to be true."
Yes, it certainly does. But, it isn't. It's already worked for thousands of people. See testimonials below from people I've worked with in the past who have doubled and tripled their incomes, found their true calling, connected with deep community, healed their relationships, and most importantly, found a perpetual channel of divine inspiration.
2) "This may have worked for other people but it won't work for me."
Not with that attitude it won't. ;). Seriously though -- there are people who don't benefit from what's taught in WEALTH. Mostly, people who have a passive orientation to life and who like to listen to neat, far-out ideas (I call these kinda folks "arm chair magicians") but who don't like to actually do the uncomfortable inner work.
And yes, active participation in WEALTH does take uncomfortable inner & outer work. About an hour of it a day, give or take. There's no way to sugar coat that.
(But of course you know if anyone is promising you radical transformation without any real, consistent effort on your part, they're lying.)
The good news is: the methods we work with in WEALTH provoke dramatic positive transformation much faster than anything else you'll find. Seriously, if you show up and do the work, you'll be shocked at the kind of deep and rapid progress you make.
Also, we take all that discomfort and have massive, hilarious FUN with it. That's part of the wonder of community -- "Friendship is Magic" as the My Little Ponies rightly say.
3) "I don't have the time."
This is actually the most common objection I hear to getting involved in alchemical work. It makes sense. We all have busy lives, especially us cool, leader-y, creative types. And like I said, the practices that we do in WEALTH will take about an hour a day.
Maybe you really are so busy with your other responsibilities and interests that you don't have an hour to invest in your ego-death and rebirth.
In that case, I'd wish you the best - but I'd also hope you understand that time invested in the kind of work we do in WEALTH is time that can save you literally DECADES of floundering in frustration, lacking the full confidence to be the leader you were born to be, feeling misunderstood and disconnected.
So trying to save your hours and ending up wasting your decades doesn't make much sense, does it? It's like being "penny-wise and pound foolish" as the old British saying goes.
In other words: you actually can't afford the time you'll lose by not doing this work in conjunction with skillful teachers and lively community.
love and villainy,
Carolyn Elliott
author of Existential Kink: unmask your shadow and embrace your power
P.S. Here's some of those testimonials I was mentioning, from amongst my thousands of similar ones:
“Due to my work with Carolyn, I landed a job in my area of expertise that is paying me double what I have ever earned – ever! And perhaps even more importantly, it is a position with some authority and decision-making power that acknowledges the value of my experience.” — Mindy Salle
“I had built a wall between myself and my husband (based on childhood trauma) and stayed hidden most of the time. We even slept in separate rooms. Now the walls have melted, physically and emotionally, we share a bed, and hot juicy sexy romantic love is real.” — Laura Holland Belk
“I have already doubled my income, even though I got behind in the course work. I expect my income to grow even more, once I finish the course work.” — Aaron Martin
“My personal relationships have been transformed – it’s like night and day. I’ve also felt a huge shift in way I feel about myself.
I feel in love with life, my body, and I’m excited about the seemingly limitless directions that my life can (and is) growing in.” - Jessica Thorp
P.P.S.: On Thursday, March 19th I'll be doing a rare, live training -click here to register for: The Magician's Guide to Getting What You Want!