Shadow
Relating to shadows, philosophical and physical.
Shadow
elusive and persistent nature of certain intangible aspects of existence—like fears, truths, or consciousness—that remain with us constantly yet evade our full understanding or control.
A shadow will follow you forever but you can never truly grasp it.
a shadow can only exist with light
The 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)
Shadow symbolism.
Something dark beyond a physical realm, devoid of existence yet it still exists.
an underlying romantic quality, danger perhaps.
an inner reflection, the shadow of the body.
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