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The shadow blurts out in slips of the tongue. When, like the archetypal Fool, we make embarrassing misstatements, the shadow slides past the gates of consciousness momentarily and reveals unintentional feelings or thoughts, such as sexual innuendo, sarcasm, or cruelty. Caught with our masks down, we smile in embarrassment. For instance, in
... See moreSteven Wolf • Romancing the Shadow
Notice that before the creation of light, the seas were already there. The Iliad, too, calls Oceanus the father of the gods. The idea may be even older and may have originated prior to the separation of Eurasian and American peoples. Consider the first verse of the Navajo creation myth: “The One is called ‘Water Everywhere.’
Carlo Rovelli • Anaximander: And the Birth of Science
“So often, reading is seen as important because of its social value. It is tied to education and the economy and so on. But that misses the whole point of reading.
“Reading isn’t important because it helps to get you a job. It's important because it gives you room to exist beyond the reality you're given.”
—Matt Haig, Notes on a Nervous Planet
“Reading isn’t important because it helps to get you a job. It's important because it gives you room to exist beyond the reality you're given.”
—Matt Haig, Notes on a Nervous Planet
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It's important because it gives you room to exist beyond the reality you're given 🤍
In Zoroastrianism, the fravashi is a spirit that accompanies and guides a person throughout their life. It can also be seen as our innermost divine spark, remaining pure and unfallen. It inspires moral courage, drives the pursuit of truth, and ensures our eventual reunion with the divine. In this sense, it serves as both companion and guide.
Unlocking the Soul’s Hidden Guide
Oblique Strategies
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Guilt is also a cheap substitute for paradox. The energy consumed by guilt would be far better invested in the courageous act of looking at two sets of truths that have collided in our personality. Guilt is also arrogant because it means we have taken sides in an issue and are sure that we are right. While this one-sidedness may be part of the
... See moreRobert A. Johnson • Owning Your Own Shadow
Following the lead of his long-time teacher and friend, theologian Paul Tillich, May introduced the daimonic as a concept designed to rival the “devil,” the traditional Judeo-Christian symbol of cosmic evil. It is May’s contention that the term, the devil, “is unsatisfactory because it projects the power outside the self and opens the way for all
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