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The Two Paths of Power

Addiction, Collapse, or the Rise of Light Leadership

Lately, I’ve been reflecting on the nature of power—how it manifests, what drives it, and, most importantly, what happens when it is pursued without alignment to a higher purpose. Power, in its essence, is neither good nor bad; it is simply a force. But like all forces, it takes on the qualities of those who wield it. And here is where the great divide occurs. There are two fundamental paths that power can take—one driven by the hunger of the shadow and the other guided by the wisdom of the light.

The Shadow Path: Power as an Addiction

When power is sought after, it begins to operate like an addiction. The first taste ignites a rush—an intoxicating mix of adrenaline, dopamine, and a sense of invincibility. Those who chase power for personal gain often find themselves in a cycle of ever-increasing hunger, needing more influence, more control, more recognition to sustain the high.

This is the path of shadow leadership, where power is pursued not to serve, but to dominate. It is power hoarded rather than shared, manipulated rather than offered, used as a weapon rather than a gift. On this path, leaders often fall into one of two traps—implosion or explosion.

  • Implosion occurs when power is unstable—when it lacks true foundation, wisdom, or purpose. A leader driven by ego and insecurity may rely too heavily on others, using manipulation and coercion to hold onto influence. They create confusion, distractions, and drama to maintain their grip, but without genuine cohesion, their authority crumbles. Betrayals, miscalculations, and internal discord lead to collapse. Power, when rooted in instability, eventually turns inward and destroys itself.
  • Explosion happens when power-hungry individuals gain momentum. If their thirst for dominance is mirrored by those around them, they build an empire of control, pushing forward with brute force. This kind of power grows rapidly, but recklessly, crushing opposition and consolidating influence. Yet power accumulated without balance always reaches a breaking point. When the pressure becomes too great—whether through resistance, rebellion, or the sheer weight of unchecked ambition—it explodes outward, shattering everything in its wake.

Both paths—whether implosion or explosion—end the same way: destruction. Power that is not aligned with wisdom, service, and integrity will either consume itself or be consumed by the forces it underestimated.

Archetypal Power: Shadow vs. Light

Power is always expressed through an archetype—a fundamental pattern of human experience. Every archetype has both a shadow and a light expression, and the way power is wielded determines which side is activated.

Here are a few examples:

THE KING can be benevolent or destructive—a true king serves his people, creating stability, prosperity, and harmony. A tyrant, on the other hand, seeks to control, dominate, and instill fear, ruling through force rather than wisdom.

THE HERO can be altruistic or egotistic—a hero who serves a greater cause becomes a source of inspiration and change. But when the hero fights only for their own glory, they fall into arrogance, making reckless decisions and turning their journey into self-destruction.

THE HEALER can resurrect or victimize—a healer aligned with light restores and empowers. But a healer in shadow may manipulate pain, fostering dependency rather than healing, keeping others wounded to maintain control.

This duality exists in all archetypes. The path one chooses determines whether their power contributes to evolution or collapse.

The Light Path: Power as Sacred Responsiblity

There is another way. Power, when aligned with wisdom, compassion, and a higher purpose, does not implode or explode—it expands. It moves through those who recognize that true leadership is not about control, but about a deeper responsiblity.

This is Light Leadership—where power is not a drug, but a calling. It is power displayed in service of something greater than the self, guided by integrity, humility, and a deep connection to ones purpose.

  • Power aligned with divine wisdom is stable. It does not need to manipulate, because it inspires. It does not need to control, because it empowers. Those who walk this path are not afraid of losing power, because they understand that true power flows, rather than stagnates.
  • Power rooted in service creates rather than consumes. Light Leadership does not demand submission but invites participation. It seeks to uplift rather than oppress. It does not hoard power but distributes it, ensuring that influence is used for the benefit of all rather than the gain of one.

The difference between shadow and light leadership is not in the amount of power held, but in the intent behind it.

  • Shadow leadership sees power as possession. It must be controlled, guarded, and wielded to serve the self.
  • Light leadership sees power as a conduit. It flows through, meant to be shared, expressed, and used for the healing and evolution of the whole.

The Choice: Feeding the Void or Expanding the Light

At the core of all power is a question: What is it serving?

Shadow power serves emptiness—a void that can never be filled, no matter how much influence, wealth, or control is accumulated. This is why those who pursue power for themselves are never satisfied. They devour, but are never full.

Light power serves truth. It does not seek validation, because it is already whole. It does not need to dominate, because it understands that true power does not come from force, but from alignment with something greater.

We each have a choice in how we display power. Will we take the path of addiction, collapse, and destruction? Or will we rise, not for ourselves, but for the world?

The greatest leaders are not those who take power, but those who become vessels for it. They lead not with control, but with clarity. They do not seek to be worshiped, but to uplift. They do not hoard influence, but ignite it in others.

This is the path of Light Leadership. And in a world on the brink of transformation, it is the only power that will last.

Heart to Heart, Elizabeth

If you are inspired by what you’ve read?

You can dive deeper into your transformation by exploring my coaching sessions, workshops, and retreats. Let’s co-create a future where you step fully into your Souls Purpose. ~ You can visit my services or workshops and retreats to begin your journey today!

What if the ART of ALCHEMY is LOVE?

Is the Vibration of LOVE Simply the Coherence of Creation?

Often, we limit our understanding of “Love” to romantic relationships. But what if Love is something far greater—an all-pervasive, living energy that surrounds our planet and fuels the very act of creation? We know that heart-to-heart connections generate unity, but Love, in its highest form, is a co-creative force—far beyond the unconscious act of reproduction.

What if every connection we make is, in essence, a loving relationship? The depth of Love we invest in our vocations, our purpose, and our daily experiences fuels not only our creativity but the very essence of our existence.

We all have access to this boundless, powerful energy, yet we often fear it. The frequency of Love touches every aspect of life—our families, friendships, work, passions, environment, and even our relationship with the planet itself. We continually express what we love and what we resist. But what if Love is more than an emotion—what if it is the very substance that sustains the universe?

Could it be that what we call GOD is simply the force of Love itself? And that we are naturally wired to create coherence—to generate more Love, more Light, more of the divine essence that I call The Christos Sophia?

Throughout life, we oscillate between two fundamental energies: Love, which equates to LIFE and LIGHT, and Fear, which can manifests as DEATH and DARKNESS. But is it truly Love that we fear? Or is it our own resistance to Life and Light? For some, it seems easier to remain disconnected from Love, Light, and the Divine, rather than surrender to a frequency so powerful that it might actually be sustaining the entire cosmos.

For me, my guiding mantra is this: “I Love The Christos Sophia First.”

When I say these words, something profound happens:

  • First, I feel an instant connection to a source that loves me unconditionally.
  • Then, I feel a deep acceptance of myself and greater compassion for others.
  • Next, I sense a powerful assurance that all things good flow from this connection.
  • Finally, I intuitively know that this feeling generates more Love, more Light, more divine presence.

Perhaps the alchemy of turning lead into gold is simply a metaphor for perfecting Love—both within and without. It is the divination of matter and spirit, the merging of the human with the divine.

This understanding is not foreign to artists, visionaries, and creators. When we immerse ourselves in the process of bringing something new into existence, we form a sacred bond with it—we Love it into being. And through that Love, we seek perfection, wholeness, and expression.

This “becoming one with” is the essence of true alchemy. It is the sacred formula of transformation, requiring surrender—both of the Self and to Love itself. A true alchemist must undergo sacrifice, purification, and release of the ego-self, for at the heart of Great Work lies a singular truth:

Artist: Federico Infante

The ART of ALCHEMY is LOVE

It is the science of the Soul, the bridge between humanity and divinity, the understanding of the nature of the cosmos, the earth, and the human spirit.

For millennia, the sages, saints, and shamans have sought to harness this power—giving it names, rituals, and symbols. But in essence, they were all discovering the same truth: Love is the greatest force of all.

And this power is not beyond us—it is within us. We are hardwired to generate this miraculous force. Perhaps the ancients were right when they taught: “We must Love and acknowledge our Source first, above all else.”

It makes perfect sense. If we were created by a force fueled by Love, of course, we would Love that Source first.

Heart to Heart, Elizabeth

 

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Ep 3: Crossing Through a Threshold

Hello and welcome to THE CODE, where timeless wisdom meets modern insights.

THE CODE is more than a podcast—it’s an invitation to unlocking the hidden wisdom woven into our lives. Exploring life purpose, archetypes, transformation, and past and future life integration.

I’m your host Elizabeth Ellames, and in today’s episode, we’re exploring the power and significance of going through a threshold—those pivotal moments in life where we stand at the edge of transformation.

Thresholds can feel daunting, uncertain, even chaotic, yet they are necessary and inevitable. They mark the space between what was and what is yet to be. 

Whether it’s a personal breakthrough, a shift in consciousness, or a global turning point, understanding how to navigate thresholds can make all the difference in how we experience them.

So let’s begin by understanding what a threshold truly is and why crossing through one can be a profound act of personal and collective evolution.

Returning to What I Do Best

For years, I have woven my vocation into the digital landscape—crafting messages, tending to algorithms, and navigating the ever-growing demand for visibility. Yet, the relentless cycle of “feeding the machine” has become a burden, a distraction from my true purpose.

Social media thrives on endless seeking, comparing, and validation, keeping us tethered to screens rather than to our own creative wellspring. This no longer aligns with my path.

Bouncing between all the social media platforms—has fragmented my energy rather than allowing it to flow. Instead of nourishing my creativity, it has drained it. And my creativity is sacred to me; it is a life force that sustains me, the essence of my vocation, and something I know I must fiercely protect. When it is compromised, so too is the depth and integrity of my Spirit.

I gratefully hold a body of wisdom, teachings, and sacred tools designed to support transformation. And I no longer wish to pour my energy into a system that values speed over depth, and quantity over quality.

My soul craves something richer—genuine connection, meaningful exchange, the sacred unfolding of stories and beauty. I am returning to the heart of my work.

And so, I am stepping away from social media.

While this may mean reaching fewer people in the digital realm, I trust that the foundation I have built over the past three decades has already illuminated my path. 

I trust that those who seek my offerings will find me.

The modern world urges us to chase external stimulus, but I believe we are now being called to something much deeper and more valuable—to reclaim our true essence, our power, and to move with grace and intention in our conversations and exchanges.

This decision allows me to pour my energy into what holds meaning in my life—writing my blog, sharing my message and insights on my podcast THE CODE, dedicating myself to my books, courses, community gatherings and Living Goddess Coaching. These are the spaces where I can offer true value, where the Divine Living Presence flows freely, where transformation happens in its most potent form.

  • I choose beauty, depth, and longevity.
  • I choose the organic rhythm of life.
  • I choose the delight of authentic human interaction.

I trust in the Light of Divine Creation to guide this unfolding. And I look forward to continuing this journey in a way that honours the archetypal codes of my Soul—and of the Souls who choose to walk alongside me.

If you are inspired by what you’ve read?

You can dive deeper into your transformation by exploring my coaching sessions, workshops, and retreats. Let’s co-create a future where you step fully into your Souls Purpose. ~ You can visit my services to begin your journey today!

Heart to Heart, Elizabeth

Christos Sophia: The Eternal Flame of The Sacred Spiral

Hello wondrous Souls,

Today I am talking about our eternal connection to the Divine…

At the core of all existence burns an eternal flame—the living, breathing essence of divine love. This flame is a precise and divine portion of the Christos Sophia, the pure and potent spirit, from the sacred union of the Divine Living Presence and the Living Goddess that resides within us. It is the holy light placed in our hearts at the inception of our being, a celestial inheritance that links us eternally to Source.

The Archetype of the Christos Sophia is the breath of God and the womb of the Goddess.

It is the sacred alchemy of Spirit and Matter, Heaven and Earth, Masculine and Feminine. The force that births creation, sustains life, and calls us home to our original divine nature. When we align with this presence, we awaken the divine intelligence within us, allowing love to flow freely and truth to shine brightly.

But in this world, the heart has been the primary target of distortion. It has been wounded, manipulated, and veiled under layers of pain, illusion, and fear. The human heart is meant to be the divine throne and altar of Christos Sophia, but has been forced into survival mode, enslaved by lower impulses, and disconnected from its true creative power. We see this reflected in the fragmentation of love, the distortion of sexuality, and the rampant misuse of life force energy.

Yet no matter how deep the illusion runs, the eternal flame of the Christos Sophia remains unextinguished. No force, no deception, no amount of suffering can erase the divine code imprinted within our being—it only waits for us to remember.

Our Heart is the Altar of the Divine

The path of Christos Sophia is the path of the heart. This is not a sentimental love, nor is it an emotional reaction to the world—it is a sacred intelligence, an eternal knowing that transcends mind and matter alike. The heart is the divine instrument through which the holy presence of Christos Sophia enters the world. It is the portal through which we experience the infinite wellspring of divine love that seeks to restore all things to their highest order.

The hungry fearful world has led humanity away from this truth. We have been conditioned to believe that love is external, that it must be earned, searched for, or fought over. We have been led to believe that our worth is defined by how we appear, what we acquire, and how others perceive us. These distortions have fractured the human soul, leading many into cycles of emptiness, longing, and attachment.

In reality, the source of love is always within us. The sacred flame of Christos Sophia dwells in our hearts, waiting to be recognized, honoured, and activated. When we turn inward, when we silence the noise of the external world and listen to the divine whisper within, we awaken to the truth of who we are. 

We remember that we were never separate from love. ~ We were never abandoned ~ We have always carried the infinite, radiant presence of Holy Oneness within us.

The Divine Union: Awakening To Your Eternal Flame

To embody Christos Sophia is to bring divine love and light into action. It is to allow this sacred presence to illuminate your choices, relationships, and creations. When the heart is fully awakened, it becomes a portal of divine wisdom, a sacred vessel through which the Holy Spirit and the Living Goddess pour love and light into the world.

This sacred presence has been deliberately obscured through the distortion of love and sexuality. Many have been led to believe that love is merely a fleeting desire, a pursuit of pleasure, or a way to escape loneliness. But true love is the highest alchemy, its the merging of divine forces within you. It is through the sacred fire of divine union—both within yourself and in your partnerships—that you restore balance, heal the rift between the masculine and feminine, and reclaim the lost wisdom of your Soul.

If you are reading this you are more than likely among the many souls who have incarnated at this time to heal the deep wounds of separation and illusion. Your Soul carries the codes of divine love and light, the sacred remembrance of the original blueprint. You have walked through the depths of the Shadow Side, enduring pain, grief, betrayal, and loss—not as punishment, but as a sacred initiation into divine mastery.

You and others souls, though tested, are now emerging, reborn in the radiant wisdom of the Christos Sophia.

And now, the time has come for the final clearing, the sacred return to the original divine love and light.

Twelve Plus One: The Sacred Pattern of Regeneration

The alchemy of Christos Sophia follows the pattern of Twelve Plus One. This is the sacred sequence that governs the cycles of birth, death and rebirth, the completion of an age, and the initiation into a higher order of being.

  • Twelve represents divine order—the twelve months, twelve archetypes, twelve levels of consciousness, twelve tribes, twelve gates of transformation.
  • The One is the divine presence at the centre that brings completion—the Holy Living Flame, the Christed Light, and the Sacred Feminine in union with the Logos.

Together, Twelve Plus One reveals the pattern of spiritual resurrection, the restoration of the eternal heart-wisdom of the Christos Sophia. Those who awaken to this divine pattern will unlock the codes of renewal, stepping into their highest divine purpose as co-creators of the new Earth.

Within this holy pattern, the Sacred Spiral and the Seed of the Soul become one living geometry, the inner map of remembrance encoded into every being. The Sacred Spiral carries the momentum of creation itself, the ever-unfolding ascent through cycles of learning, purification, and expansion. It draws us upward and inward at once, guiding us back to the centre where truth resides.

At that centre lies the Seed of the Soul, you, the indestructible divine spark containing the original blueprint of our Christos Sophia nature. As the spiral awakens within us, it activates this seed, stirring the ancient memory of who we were before distortion and who we are destined to become beyond it. In the union of the Spiral and the Seed, Twelve Plus One becomes not only a cosmic pattern but a living initiation, an inner resurrection through which the soul breaks open, blossoms, and returns to its eternal radiance.

The Portal of Divine Love: Rebirthing the Sacred Union

We are standing at the threshold of a great rebirth and return. The ancient wisdom is rising, the veils are thinning, and the Divine Mother’s love is pouring onto the Earth. The presence of Christos Sophia is calling her children home—to the heart, to love, to truth.

Each of us carries the sacred key to this awakening. The portal of divine love is not in the sky, nor in some distant paradise—it is within us. It is the heart, the holy chalice through which the Divine Father and Divine Mother merge, birthing the Solar Child of Light into this world.

This is the Sacred Marriage, the divine union of spirit and matter, the rebirth of humanity as the radiant Children of Light.

And now, the great call has been sent out. Will we listen? Will we remember? Will we awaken to the flame that has never gone out?

The heart of Christos Sophia beats within us all. The eternal flame is forever waiting. And now is the time for it to burn bright and long.

Heart to Heart, Elizabeth

If you are inspired by what you’ve read?

You can dive deeper into your transformation by exploring my coaching sessions, workshops, and retreats. Let’s co-create a future where you step fully into your Souls Purpose. 

~ You can visit my services and workshops to begin your journey today!

Don’t be seduced by the Darkness

There’s a pull, isn’t there? A magnetic force that lures you toward the abyss, whispering, “Look at this. Look at the chaos. Look at all that is broken.” And so, you glance at it—you acknowledge the world’s shadows, the injustices, the suffering. But if you stare too long, it will consume you. It will drag you into its black hole, and before you know it, you become a part of it. Lost in its weight. Stagnant. Diminished.

But you are not here to drown in the darkness.

Your role in these times is to be creative—to be a force of luminosity in the world. The darkness does not need your obsession; it needs your light. Your gifts, your story, your wisdom. When you pour your energy into what you are creating, rather than what is collapsing, you become a beacon. A living reminder that even in the most shadowed corners, there is beauty, there is resilience, there is hope.

So, what are you offering to the world?

Are you letting your essence speak through your art, your voice, your actions? Or are you spending your days tangled in the latest disaster or political conflict, endlessly absorbing the negativity, unconsciously feeding it with your focus?

The way forward is not through staring at the problem. It’s through becoming the solution. And the solution is you—your light, your essence, your courage to create and share what is true to you.

Your presence is a contribution. Your joy is an offering. Your creativity is an act of service. When you choose to focus on what you can bring to the world instead of what is wrong with it, you shift everything. You change the field of energy around you. And in doing so, you remind others of their own inner radiance.

So yes, look at the darkness. Be aware. But don’t let it consume you. Let it fuel your fire instead. Focus on your light. That’s what the world truly needs.

Heart to Heart, Elizabeth