The Shadow
Most of us set out on the path of self-discovery because we are in pain, or dislike something about our lives. Carl Jung called this Shadow work. This is the work that contains all that we try to deny or hide from ourselves and others. Things we believe are unacceptable. We even believe that there is something wrong with us, that we don’t deserve love and so on.
We fear ourselves and every thought and feeling we have ever repressed. So many of us are disconnected that we can only see it in other people and thereby judge them as having the hidden beast when in reality it lies within us.
But as the great teacher Lazurus said, the shadow also holds the secret of change, change than can affect you on a cellular level, change that can affect your very DNA.
Our shadows hold the essence of who we are. They hold our most precious gifts.
By embracing all sides of ourselves, good/bad, dark/light we earn the freedom to choose what we do in this world.
Until we stop masquerading and projecting we have no freedom to be and no freedom to choose.
Our shadows exist to teach us, guide us and give us the Blessings of our entire selves. (from several teachings of Jung, Chopra, Ford, Small, and so many)
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Thank you for reminding me.
Lisa
Now really………. how many of us can actually celebrate those shadows with love? It is becoming more and more clear to me that with WANTING to know the whatever shadow inside me that I have been comforting for many years, it is now time for those little brats to leave and go into the light! This doesn’t mean they won’t come back to visit us!! We have a wonderful support system here with this group of souls that can and will help us on this journey if we are WANTING and WILLING to keep an open mind and heart during this part of our journey without feeling judgement towards our spirits for all the years we have had to deal with THE SHADOWS inside us. My personal vote here is to actually acknowledge the SHADOWS with as much love as we can throw at them. I believe this is part of our journey on this earth. Spiritual beings ……… having a human experience……….don’t remember who said this but it really has helped me understand things better.