Carl Jung - Everything that irritates us about others can...
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Carl Jung - Everything that irritates us about others can...
The great Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung was the first to say that everyone has a Shadow regardless of their accomplishments, talents, or appearance. The Shadow is one of many “archetypes” we’re born with. An archetype is a patterned way of perceiving the world.
Phil Stutz • The Tools: 5 Tools to Help You Find Courage, Creativity, and Willpower--and Inspire You to Live Life in Forward Motion
"Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves." - Carl Jung
A great way to understand yourself is to seriously reflect on everything you find irritating in others.
Kevin Kelly • Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier
Understand that the person who seems to be drawing your energy is actually only a reflection of some part of yourself.
Caroline Myss • Anatomy of the Spirit: The Seven Stages of Power and Healing
Karl Jung said this about ‘the Shadow’ in one of his books: ‘It is as evil as we are positive … the more desperately we try to be good and wonderful and perfect, the more the Shadow develops a definite will to be black and evil and destructive. … The fact is that if one tries beyond one’s capacity to be perfect, the Shadow descends to hell and beco
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