Explore shadow work and how to use it in your life.
The shadow is the repressed parts of ourselves that we find unpleasant or cannot tolerate acknowledging.Source: Martino Pietropoli/UnsplashTo understand what shadow work is, we must first define the “shadow.” The Swiss psychologist Carl Jung, who is perhaps Sigmund’s most famous trainee, described the shadow as the repressed parts of ourselves, the parts we find unpleasant or cannot tolerate acknowledging .
It is in the nature of our shadows that we cannot see them clearly; to look at them directly would be too painful. For this reason, shadows are more easily identified by other people, and conflict is likely to result when one person remarks on the shadow side of another person. Bly offers the compelling image of each of us dragging a big, heavy bag containing all our shadows behind us; we filled that bag inand in adulthood. If we are lucky and courageous, we start to let those parts out of the bag. And we do that through the intentional, difficult process of facing our shadow sides and integrating them into who we are.Shadow work is hard and uncomfortable work, which is why the benefits of shadow work are valuable—a good return for your effort.
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