87. Alchemizing Our Shadow Desires with Existential Kink with Carolyn Lovewell
Plenty with Kate Northrup
Kate Northrup
4.8 • 697 Ratings
🗓️ 14 January 2025
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
What if the challenges and patterns you wish to escape hold the key to your deepest transformation? How can embracing your shadow desires lead to profound freedom and abundance?
In this episode of Plenty, I sit down with Carolyn Lovewell, author of Existential Kink, and one of the most interesting people I’ve ever met!, to dive into the radical idea of alchemizing our unconscious desires. Carolyn shares her groundbreaking perspective on embracing the shadow aspects of ourselves and how doing so can unlock a more integrated, conscious life. We explore how practices like Existential Kink can free us from repeating patterns of scarcity and rejection while deepening our relationship with pleasure, creativity, and prosperity. Join me for this super juicy discussion on the art of shadow work, existential magic, and profound self-discovery.
“Existential Kink is about embracing your shadow desires with love and approval to dissolve their power over you.” – Carolyn Lovewell
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(00:26) Introduction to Existential Kink
(02:23) Existential Kink Explained
(04:49) Existential Kink vs. Law of Attraction
(05:48) Personal Experience with Scarcity
(08:41) Pleasure in the Dark Side of Life
(13:12) Transformative Power of Existential Kink
(17:22) The Connection Between Shadow and Growth
(24:18) Individuation and Approval
(30:52) The Power of Making the Unconscious Conscious
(35:17) Collective Consciousness and Individuality
(37:09) Victimization and Personal Power
(39:04) Mystery Schools and Esoteric Knowledge
(42:06) Mediation on the Crucifixion
(48:28) Integration of Shadows and Mysteries
(56:19) Closing Thoughts and Future Works
Links and Resources:
Existential Kink, Carolynn Lovell, formerly Carolyn Elliott
The 4-Hour Body, by Timothy Ferriss
Connect with Carolyn Lovewell:
Website
The Mystery School
Penetrate
Instagram
Podcast: Sleep Over with Carolyn and Laila
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| 0:00.0 | This is not a conscious personality. This is like a semi-conscious, very disordered personality. |
| 0:05.5 | And what has come to my attention from reading Jung about this and from my own experiences with |
| 0:10.8 | the mystery school is that there's a deep way in which the story of the incarnation, death, resurrection, |
| 0:17.3 | Pentecost of Jesus is a story of an unconscious God, becoming conscious by |
| 0:24.2 | incarnating as a human and experiencing the pain of its own creation. |
| 0:28.6 | Wow. |
| 0:29.4 | The episode you are about to experience is one of my all-time favorites I have done so far |
| 0:35.3 | on Plenty. |
| 0:36.3 | It is with Carolyn Lovewell, formerly Carolyn Elliott, the author of Existential Kink, |
| 0:43.1 | which is one of the top books that has changed my life. |
| 0:47.1 | I read it in like 30 seconds, and I have told everyone about it ever since. |
| 0:52.1 | Her work around alchemizing shadow is absolutely groundbreaking. She's a PhD |
| 1:00.8 | in psychology. She is an expert in Jungian philosophy and she is so freaking smart and revolutionary. So today we talk about how to |
| 1:16.6 | elchemize the things that we are unconsciously attracting, including scarcity and rejection. |
| 1:25.6 | And if you are offended by me saying that you are unconsciously attracting |
| 1:30.6 | things that you don't want, just listen into the episode and see what you think. I think she is |
| 1:36.3 | one of the most interesting people I have ever talked to. And I'm so excited for you to hear this |
| 1:41.3 | episode. Enjoy. |
| 1:50.3 | Welcome to Plenty. I'm your host, Kate Northrop, and together we are going on a journey to help you have an incredible relationship with money, time, and energy. And to have |
| 1:58.0 | abundance on every possible level. Every week, we're going to dive in with |
| 2:03.7 | experts and insights to help you unlock a life of plenty. Let's go fill our cups. |
| 2:11.6 | Please note that the opinions and perspectives of the guests on the Plenty podcast are not |
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