{"id":110092,"date":"2023-08-10T13:22:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T17:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=110092"},"modified":"2023-08-10T15:29:20","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T19:29:20","slug":"existential-kink-quotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/existential-kink-quotes\/","title":{"rendered":"Existential Kink Quotes: Insights From Carolyn Elliott"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How does Carolyn Elliott define fear? What does she think comprises an effective ethical compass?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Existential Kink<\/em>, Carolyn Elliott explains what existential kink is and how it emerged from Jungian psychology. She also provides activities to help you incorporate existential kink into your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below are three Existential Kink<\/em> quotes that illustrate Elliott’s main ideas in the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Quotes From Existential Kink<\/em> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We all have negative patterns we see playing out again and again in our lives\u2014but have you ever thought you might secretly enjoy these patterns? In Existential Kink<\/em>, writer and teacher Carolyn Elliott argues that the negative patterns in our lives are manifestations of what we unconsciously desire. Embracing and taking emotional and physical pleasure in such desires (practicing existential kink) will help dissolve them. And when we dissolve these desires, they no longer have a hold over us, which frees up our time and energy so we can want and manifest positive things in our lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’ve collected a few of the best Existential Kink<\/em> quotes to help you understand the concept better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFear is just excitement without breath.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Fear is often what stops us from receiving the \u201cpositive\u201d patterns we think we want. In fact, Elliott explains, fear and desire always coexist: Everything we desire is something we fear to some degree, and everything we fear is something we desire in some way<\/strong>. For example, you may tell yourself you want to achieve better health, but deep down there\u2019s something about improving your health that you fear, and this fear is why you keep manifesting the opposite. This process is about acknowledging that it\u2019s not because of bad luck or the cruelty of the universe that you don\u2019t have what you want: It\u2019s because you\u2019re afraid of it.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To confront your fears<\/a>, identify something you think you consciously want but can\u2019t seem to achieve, and then write at the top of a sheet of paper that you hate or refuse to have that thing. Below that, list 20 fears you associate with it. For example, if you want to get your graduate degree, you might write that you refuse<\/em> to pursue a graduate degree, and list fears such as \u201cI\u2019m afraid I won\u2019t get good grades,\u201d \u201cI\u2019m afraid of the high costs, and I\u2019m unwilling to feel the responsibility of making it worth the money,\u201d or \u201cI\u2019m afraid of what I might discover about myself.\u201d This puts you face-to-face with the internal sensations that are preventing you from achieving what you want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After listing your fears, include a statement at the bottom asking the universe to remove your fears. Read the whole thing to another person, then tear it up and throw it away. This way you acknowledge the negative emotions associated with this thing you think you want, and then you release them into the universe. The more you do this, the less power your fears will have over you, and the more control you\u2019ll have over your life and self.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf you want to know who you unconsciously believe you are, just take a look at your life, your surroundings, your relationship. Your life mirrors those deep beliefs.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Elliott bases many of her ideas of unconscious desires<\/a> on the work of Carl Jung, who established the idea that our conscious minds, or our egos, comprise only a tiny fraction of who we actually are. The rest of our selves exist in the unconscious. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: Jung\u2019s theories have faced considerable criticism<\/a> due to their lack of empirical evidence making it impossible to prove his ideas wrong. Elliott\u2019s ideas are similarly theoretical and are founded largely in her personal experiences and observations.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our conscious minds make choices based on polarities (such as light and dark, wealth and poverty, strength and weakness), and specifically, based on the side of each polarity that aligns with our identities. For example, we collectively view strength as a good thing and weakness as a bad thing, so we\u2019re encouraged to seek to be and identify as strong. This leads us to consciously make decisions that we think make us feel or look stronger and avoid decisions that make us feel or look weak. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, our world is made up of polar opposites: Both the good and the bad sides of any thing or issue exist, like wealth and poverty, life and death, courage and fear, and so on. So by identifying with only one side and alienating ourselves from the other (for example, by seeking happiness<\/a> and spurning sadness, or valuing control and devaluing helplessness) we divide our whole self, repressing the aspects of ourselves that we view as negative and shameful but which our unconscious is deeply curious about. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: Sigmund Freud went so far as to suggest that humans have a death drive<\/em><\/a>, or an inherent desire to return to a state of nonexistence, which would seem to conflict with the idea that we evolved to seek survival. This death drive may be responsible for things like self-destructive behaviors<\/a> or l\u2019appel du vide<\/em><\/a> (literally, \u201cthe call of the void\u201d), a phenomenon wherein we have sudden thoughts of doing things like jumping from a deadly height for no apparent reason.)This repression leads us to exist in a divided state, seeking only the \u201cpositive\u201d and trying to avoid the \u201cnegative\u201d even though we secretly want to experience the negative, too. But the unconscious subtly attracts what it wants, and thus we attract things we\u2019re not willing to admit we want (such as poverty, weakness, or sadness). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because these desires to experience the negative won\u2019t go away until we satisfy them, and we can\u2019t satisfy a desire we won\u2019t acknowledge, this unwillingness undermines our ability to attract the positive things we are<\/em> willing to admit we want (or at least, that we know we\u2019re supposed to want). This is how we end up watching negative patterns continue to play out in our lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it may seem absurd that anyone would want to only be in relationships with controlling partners or constantly struggle to pay the bills, Elliott explains that on an existential level we desire wholeness, not division, and the positives in these situations\u2014being in relationships with good partners or having no trouble paying the bills\u2014is only one half of the whole. To become whole beings, we need to exist and revel in our repressed desires and take pleasure in them so we can satisfy them<\/strong>. This will ultimately loosen their hold on us so that we no longer desire the things that make our lives worse. Practicing existential kink is about embracing both sides of these polarities, becoming whole, and taking control of your fate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf we all allow ourselves to feel the unconscious, divine, kinky pleasure we’ve been suppressing, then we are left with just our intelligence to guide our decisions, and that’s great. Your own intelligence and consciously chosen principles are a much better ethical compass than your reactive feelings of guilt.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The basic method of employing existential kink is through meditation<\/a>. Elliott describes a six-step process for an existential kink meditation practice<\/a>, which we\u2019ve condensed into four steps. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1: Relax and create a comforting space.<\/strong> Since existential kink involves noticing physical sensation in response to your thoughts and feelings<\/a>, you should be as relaxed as possible before you begin. This will allow you to better tap into your body and mind so you can be more aware of your feelings and sensations. Elliott recommends using incense and a candle, along with a 15-minute timer to keep you centered in the moment and to keep you from losing track of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 2: Choose a life event or circumstance to reflect upon.<\/strong> This should be something that your conscious mind dislikes, or something that you would typically label \u201cbad.\u201d This works best for recurring patterns. As an example, imagine you find yourself drawn to romantic partners who are distant or unreliable, and even though this frustrates you, it continues to play out in your life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 3: Notice the bodily sensations and emotions that this circumstance evokes in you, and revel in them.<\/strong> Elliott explains that this involves approaching these feelings from a sadomasochistic perspective, allowing yourself to take \u201ckinky\u201d pleasure in these ostensibly negative feelings. This doesn\u2019t mean coming to enjoy the negative situation itself, merely the sensations it evokes in you (which are the sensations your unconscious is seeking). In the case of the distant partner, you probably don\u2019t enjoy rarely seeing your partner, but you might be drawn to the feeling of martyrdom you get when you complain about how unreliable they are. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It may help to pretend the circumstance you\u2019re reflecting on is going to magically disappear from your life in a month so you can feel more open and honest about it. It can also help to give yourself explicit permission to feel good about these things, or even to talk dirty to yourself about how much you like them. This will culminate in an emotional and physical release not unlike (and possibly including) an orgasm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 4: Allow yourself to connect with your unconscious and embrace gratitude for what you\u2019re experiencing and feeling.<\/strong> In the previous step, you allowed yourself to feel joy from the feelings<\/em> surrounding your \u201cnegative\u201d experiences, but, in this step, you\u2019re identifying and connecting with the part of your unconscious that has these feelings. Here, you\u2019ll move past the feelings and fully embrace and feel gratitude for the negative situations<\/em> that caused them.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the step when your unconscious and conscious merge, putting you in touch with your whole self as you come to understand that you as a curious human seeking to experience all of life, both the good and the bad. The more you do this, the more uninteresting the \u201cnegative\u201d circumstances will become and the more easily you can let them go<\/strong>. Still, your goal in this practice should be to just feel and enjoy, not to get rid of the bad things in your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Returning to our example, in this step you would acknowledge that your unconscious wants these feelings of independence<\/a> and has created this situation (the pattern of seeking distant partners) in order to achieve those feelings. Instead of feeling bad or resentful for this, you give thanks to your unconscious for the relationships in your life that it created.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elliott gives some caveats about existential kink. She explains that it\u2019s not a good idea to attempt this meditation when you\u2019re feeling depressed or dealing with a recent trauma, as it can cause you to ruminate on your negative feelings and make you feel worse. Additionally, you shouldn\u2019t use this process if you\u2019re currently grieving, as you\u2019ll need some distance from the situation to view it with gratitude. Finally, reflecting on childhood trauma during this process can also cause you to feel worse, because we have very little control over the things that happen to us as children, and existential kink is most useful when we reflect on things we choose or have control over.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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