The Origin of The Shadow — Jung Centre
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The Origin of The Shadow — Jung Centre
Carl Jung realized that mental-balance cannot exist without a direct confrontation with the Shadow. This confrontation requires an individual to explore and acknowledge every aspect of their Shadow, no matter how grotesque it may be.
The act of simply acknowledging shadow traits, and accepting them into reality, will bring more balance to the mental... See more
The act of simply acknowledging shadow traits, and accepting them into reality, will bring more balance to the mental... See more
Carl Jung and the Shadow: a Guide to the Dark Side of the Mind - Arts of Thought
A Definitive Guide to Jungian Shadow Work: How to Get to Know and Integrate Your Dark Side
Scott Jeffreyscottjeffrey.comThe shadow goes by many familiar names: the disowned self, the lower self, the dark twin or brother in bible and myth, the double, repressed self, alter ego, id. When we come face-to-face with our darker side, we use metaphors to describe these shadow encounters: meeting our demons, wrestling with the devil, descent to the underworld, dark night of
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The shadow is a living part of the personality and therefore wants to live with it in some form. It cannot be argued out of existence or rationalized into harmlessness.
C. G. Jung • Collected Works of C. G. Jung, Volume 9 (Part 1): Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious (The Collected Works of C. G. Jung Book 10)
According to Carl Jung, The shadow self (or the dark side of the Self) is your animal nature that lives behind your social persona. This includes the usual suspects like our fear, anxieties, envy, lust but also positives like instinct, intuition, compassion, and spirituality. The less you know it and own it, the denser, deeper, and more... See more