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Carolyn Elliott is a bad bitch with a bodhisattva vow. She's a life coach, a writing teacher, and a legit witch. In this episode we talk about her recovery from addiction, how she got seriously interested in magic (and you can too), why her deepest desires go way beyond a 4-hour work week, the problem with most personal development content, and so much more. Carolyn is not afraid to go really deep and I found our conversation to be absolutely life changing. It might be my favourite interview yet!
In this episode we talk about:
- What Carolyn's life looks like as a full-time writer in Bali
- What to do with offerings on your altar after they've sat there for a while
- Carolyn's definition of "magic" and what it means to be magical
- Why she was forced to dress up as the Egyptian God Thoth as a child
- How Carolyn's relationship to and understanding of magic changed over time
- Her favourite books for anyone who is interested in learning about or starting to practice magic
- What led Carolyn to transition from teaching poetry to working as a life coach
- How Carolyn overcame crippling depression and major internal resistance to make this huge transformation
- Her experience with shadow work and what that looks like in practice
- What most personal development glosses over
- Why Carolyn decided to celebrate her poverty and how that allowed her to create more wealth for herself
- Why gratitude is an excruciatingly painful thing to feel
- Carolyn's deepest desires - and why they go way beyond a 4-hour work week
Links mentioned:
- The Ardent Well
- A Course in Miracles
- Awaken Your Genius by Carolyn Elliott
- Introduction to Tantra by Lama Yeshe
- Influence
- Bad Witches
- Advanced Magic for Beginners by Alan Chapman
- THRILL
- Getting Things Done
- The Work
- A Thousand Names for Joy
- Girl Gang HQ
