All of these layers of shadow projection might be imagined as nested dolls: The personal shadow is nested within the family shadow, which is nested within the cultural shadow, which is nested within the global shadow. As a result of these interrelated forces, biological factors, and family dynamics, we make our individual version of the Faustian ba

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So, in short, a helpful strategy for becoming a magician: Surround yourself with people who look like magicians to you. Then imagine yourself as one, older and wiser, in great detail. Imagine yourself as the person you would be afraid to say you want to be out loud to others (because it seems so ridiculously impossible right now). Write it down in ... See more