Existential Kink, Carolyn Elliott
Existential Kink, Carolyn Elliott
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Existential Kink
Unmask Your Shadow and Embrace Your Power; A Method for Getting What You Want by Getting Off on What You Don’t

Author: Carolyn Elliott

Narrator: Carolyn Elliott

Unabridged: 6 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/01/2020

Synopsis

A smart, sexy guide to embracing the repressed, tabooed, and often unwanted aspects of ourselves so we can discover our inner power and finally live the life we deserve.“We always get exactly what we want; but often, though we may not be aware of it, what we most want is dark—very dark.”Each of us has a dual nature: we are light (conscious) and dark (unconscious). The dark side of our personality—the “other,” the shadow side—is made up of what we think is our primitive, primal, negative impulses—our “existential kink.” Our existential kink also drives the dark or negative repeating patterns in our life: always choosing the abusive partner or boss, settling for less, thinking that we’re undeserving, not worthy. But it also is the source of our greatest power.In Existential Kink, Carolyn Elliot, PhD, offers a truth-telling guide for bringing our shadow into the light. Inviting us to make conscious the unconscious, Elliot asks us to own the subconscious pleasure we get from the stuck, painful patterns of our existence.Existential Kink provides practical advice and meditations so we truly see our shadow side’s “guilty pleasures,” love and accept them, and integrate them into our whole being. By doing so, Elliot shows, we bring to life the raw, hot, glorious power we all have to get what we really want in our lives.

About Carolyn Elliott

Carolyn Elliott, PhD, is an author and teacher who specializes in helping people achieve dramatic positive change in their lives through shadow integration practices and applied occult philosophy. She is the creator of several popular online courses and founder of the online magazine Witch. She earned her PhD in Critical and Cultural Studies from the University of Pittsburgh and now resides in Pennsylvania with her family. Visit her at www.carolyngraceelliott.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Olga on April 05, 2020

The part that Carolyn was giving out for free is the best part of this book. She lost me when her Jungian ideas started getting mixed with pop Buddhist stuff and references to people like Katy Baron. I mean, Jung is one thing, but mass market spirituality people? Excuse me. Another thing that got me......more

Goodreads review by Kristen on December 28, 2024

It felt like fate that this book found me when it did. I have never tabbed and underlined so much in one single book. Existential Kink is not that long, but it took me forever to finish because I had so many thoughts throughout that I needed to process in my journal. Carolyn's unique perspective and......more

Goodreads review by Mara -Souljourner- on May 18, 2021

As a retired behavioral therapist, this is the best explanation of "secondary gains" I've read in 20 years of practice. This book is both deep and accessible, with philosophical, psychological and behaviorist backing as well as humor and practical skills. It's not about BDSM, but rather "kink" in th......more

Goodreads review by Emily MacNaught on March 02, 2020

I read a lot of self development books, and as such my standards have gone up while my expectations have gone down... because let’s face it, at some point they all start to sound the same... Well, not this book. This book is outstanding in every sense of the word. It’s juicy, it’s fun, it’s sensatio......more

Goodreads review by A. on March 24, 2022

I think this may be a somewhat misunderstood book. I think this may be a lifechanging book. I haven't been this excited about a book since IFS (2019) and Schnarch's Passionate Marriage (2016). Passionate Marriage, sadly, did not magically erase my inner conflicts (though it did crack open some major......more

Quotes

“Elliott, in this evocative debut, encourages the exploration of taboo desires hidden within the unconscious mind.” Publishers Weekly

“Carolyn’s words cut through the popular light-washed self-help and spiritual canon, offering deep soul relief and a celebration that warmly invites our shadows to be unleashed from closets shrouded by shame.” Alexandra Roxo, author of F*ck Like a Goddess: Heal Yourself. Reclaim Your Voice. Stand in Your Power

“This book will challenge you to look at your shadow side in a new way. Instead of ignoring it or covering up the old scars with ‘love and light,’ you’ll learn how to find power in the darkness. When you do that, a funny thing happens: you’re free.” Theresa Reed, author of Astrology for Real Life

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