Once, one's Fate was also understood to be a very important spirit that could be worked with.
In Persia, the Magi (literally the group where the term "magic" comes from) called this spirit the Fravashi. The Romans called it the Genius, and set up altars in their homes to honor it. The Greeks called it the Agathosdaimon, the Good Spirit. In Great Britain, these spirits were called the Fae and regularly given offerings.
They understood this: in order to wield influence over anything in creation, you need to love it completely. Not love it a little, not love it possessively, not love it graspingly or anxiously - but just love it with whole-hearted, deep, surrendered love.
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So judging from my Instagram comments, the fact that we exclude some people from the WEALTH membership via our brief application process (WEALTH opens again for application / registration today!)... seems to rub a bunch of folks the wrong way. Of course, this delights me, so I figured I should take a little time to expound upon the topic.
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When an alchemist of the psyche wants to transform themselves into a magician capable of re-ordering their reality into beauty and bounty... they perform solve et coagula operations on their own being.
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Today, we're talking about: The temptation to "go it alone" and the temptation to get hung up on worldly success as a born leader.
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Today, we're talking about how born leaders can overcome the temptation to purity and the temptation to modesty.
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By "born leaders" I don't mean people who spring from the womb with mini bayonets, ready to command armies like bossy lil Napoleon Bonapartes.
I mean people who come into this world with:
a deep (sometimes heartbreaking) sensitivity to their surroundings
remarkable talents
and a gut-level sense of responsibility for making things much better for others
It's possible to go from constantly questioning one's purpose, feeling bored and lacking…
…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.
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