Karolina Heleno: Student

This experience felt like a threading of lessons I knew lived in me and in the world that never felt quite connected until this class. As Chriselda often told me, you must arrive at these lessons with an empty cup or empty mind. This class is both about the world and about the self (correspondence principle). It is an investigation of how and why the world functions as it does and a gentle invitation to begin to reclaim the parts of yourself that are not aligned with your authentic self. Chriselda presents the 7 Hermetic Principles as a framework through which to understand and navigate the world, and then asks you to do your own investigation. It is like having a trusted mentor lead you through a deep investigation of the world while also giving you the tools to do your own work after class is done. This class taught me about embodiment and helped me no longer be afraid of myself. It taught me to trust myself, even when I'm lost or wrong. It taught me the power of authenticity. This class is for someone who is fear-facing. You have to be able to confront the shadows within that may arise because of this class. It comes with a level of self-awareness and self-compassion. You have to arrive humble and open to learn and be patient with yourself as you begin to see the things you're studying finally begin to come to light in your lived experiences. This class taught me to learn in new ways, The lessons you learn here arrive through experience, not necessarily from reading or studying only, (although learning and reading is a big part of it as well!). You just need to be flexible and trust that you're on the right path, even if it's scary and lonely. Her learning environment is joyful, curious, adventurous, expansive, felt like coming home to a safe place- like talking to an old friend. Authentic.

Shanna Cross: Student and Owner of Moon Apogee Astrology

Chriselda's work is like a bridge between the state of confusion and curious awareness to one of clarity and self-actualization. After that, it's what we do with it that matters. Chriselda herself comes from a place of pure authenticity. She is relatable, yet has a fiercely earned authority that comes from a gritty direct experience first, but is also well-read and educated. Despite her intellectual prowess, she still teaches from a grounded reality and does not enable forms of delusion in the world or in the Self. She challenges us to be philosophers and to release any forms of religious, political or cultural dogmas. And best of all, she provides us with roadmaps (the seven hermetic principles) so that we can always have the tools to continue evaluating the world and ourselves. Chriselda and her work is ultimately about the reclamation of our true selves. She is truly what she says she is: a facilitator, a guide through our own internal hell. And as an astrologer, it has deepened my intuition and has impacted my own craft in a way that helps my interpretations have deeper meaning.

Michael Walden Occultist and Grand Seneschal – The Order of Thelemic Knights

I have followed Chriselda for quite some time as she dove deep into herself in search of what it was she was to do. Through many attempts that were not failures, but rather just not enough to meet the expectations she has set for her work. It is rare to meet someone who possesses sincerity at the level Chriselda does and it shows in all her work. Even more so in the work that few are privy to. I am happy that she has included me in that category. Not only as a fellow seeker but also as a personal and beloved friend.
A natural Warrior-Priestess, Chriselda has a deep and natural understanding of universal correspondences that many struggle a lifetime to learn and she uses them to teach. Not only in magical/spiritual matters, but in an amazingly wide spectrum of life in the “mundane” world. If you are sincere, no one is more willing than she to assist you in your journey. If you are not, no one will be quicker to let you know that she sees you.
Now that her plans and work have come to fruition, I cannot recommend highly enough that you take advantage of what one of the most remarkable people I have had the privilege and pleasure to call my dear friend, has to offer.
She is a True Red Woman.

Richard Devereaux: Consultant and President of The Autumn de Forest Foundation

I’ve been fortunate enough to know the brilliant Chriselda Pacheco for 15 years. Describing Chriselda as a person, a professional, a creative is not easy because she doesn’t fit easily into a box. She is one of the most authentic and powerful beings I’ve encountered in my life. She has amassed a great deal of wisdom and has much to teach many. She has been on the front lines of many aspects of life in the modern world and in our society. Her range of experiences span social justice work from Alaska to Haiti, creative disciplines and self-knowledge work. She developed the initiative Sex & Judgment, a penetrating look behind and beyond the world of sex work and the dynamics therein. In her travels from California to New Orleans to Austin, she has cultivated a wisdom, a suffer-no-fools approach to getting real, and yet is deeply feeling and intuitive, compassionate and wise. Her lens is powerful whether regarding political, social or spiritual matters of our time. She is part witch, part priestess, part creative and is capable of offering things that matter to men and women, any race and any class orientation. She is fierce but full of magic and truly celebrates the gift that is our lives. I wholly endorse her, and recommend her to anyone who is ready to get real, get uncomfortable and wants to grow – to be better and live better.