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Topic: The "Shadow"..One of the Final Steps to 5D Consciousness
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oneruledbymars
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posted August 19, 2012 11:43 PM
  
The shadow, said C.G. Jung, is the unknown dark side of our personality-dark both because it tends to consist predominantly of the primitive, negative, socially or religiously depreciated human emotions and impulses like power strivings, selfishness, greed, envy, anger or rage, and due to its unenlightened nature, completely obscured from consciousness. Whatever we deem evil, inferior or unacceptable and deny in ourselves becomes part of the shadow, the counterpoint to what Jung called the persona or conscious ego personality. According to Jung, the shadow is the ‘sum of all personal and collective psychic elements which, because of their incompatibility with the chosen conscious attitude, are denied expression in life’. Indeed, Jung differentiated between the personal shadow and the impersonal or archetypal shadow, which acknowledges transpersonal, pure or radical evil (symbolised by the Devil and demons) and collective evil, exemplified by the horror of the Nazi holocaust. Literary and historical figures like Adolf Hitler, Charles Manson, and Darth Vader personify the shadow embodied in its most negative archetypal human form.
The shadow, is ‘that hidden, repressed, for the most part inferior and guilt-laden personality whose ultimate ramifications reach back into the realm of our animal ancestors and so comprise the whole historical aspect of the unconscious’. The shadow is a primordial part of our human inheritance, which, try as we might, can never be eluded. The pervasive Freudian defense mechanism known asprojection is how most people deny their shadow, unconsciously casting it onto others so as to avoid confronting it in oneself. Such projection of the shadow is engaged in not only by individuals but groups, cults, religions, and entire countries, and commonly occurs during wars and other contentious conflicts in which the outsider, enemy or adversary is made a scapegoat, dehumanised, and demonised. Two World Wars and the current escalation of violence testify to the terrible truth of this collective phenomenon. Since the turn of the twenty-first century we are witnessing a menacing resurgence of epidemic demonisation or collective psychosis in the seemingly inevitable violent global collision between radical Islam and Judeo-Christian or secular western culture, each side projecting its collective shadow and perceiving the other as evil incarnate.
The shadow is most destructive, insidious and dangerous when habitually repressed and projected, manifesting in myriad psychological disturbances ranging from neurosis to psychosis, irrational interpersonal hostility, and even cataclysmic international clashes. Such deleterious symptoms, attitudes and behavior stem from being possessed or driven by the dissociated yet undaunted shadow : dissociation of the shadow results in a perilously lopsided development of the conscious personality and renders us susceptible to destructive possession by the disowned shadow.
Robert Louis Stevenson's classic story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde can be taken as a cautionary tale par excellence: The excessively good (almost saintly) Dr. Henry Jekyll is at times taken over body and soul by his equally evil shadow: the depraved, nefarious, psychopathic, wicked Edward Hyde, his complete opposite. Indeed, the shadow contains all those qualities we hide from ourselves and others, but which remain active within the unconscious, forming a sort of ‘splinter personality’ or complex, not unlike the relatively autonomous sub-personalities found in multiple personality (dissociative identity disorder) or in so-called demonic possession. Under stressful circumstances or in states of fatigue or intoxication, this compensatory alter ego or shadow complex can be triggered into temporarily taking total command of the conscious will. The abject negativity and destructiveness of the shadow is largely a function of the degree to which the individual neglects and refuses to take responsibility for it, only inflaming its ferocity and pernicious power.
Yet, the shadow, while very real, is not meant to be taken literally but rather, allegorically. It is not an evil entity existing apart from the person, nor an invading alien force, though it may be felt as such. The shadow is a universal (archetypal) feature of the human psyche for which we bear full responsibility to cope with as creatively as possible. But despite its well-deserved reputation for wreaking havoc and engendering widespread suffering in human affairs, the shadow–in distinction to the literal idea of the devil or demons–can be redeemed: The shadow must never be dismissed as merely evil, for it contains natural, life-giving, underdeveloped positive potentialities too.
Typically, it is the subjective experience of the shadow self and it's ego-dystonic effects which motivates people to seek psychotherapy and spurs one toward new growth, maturation, balance, integration, wholeness and individuation. In many ways we need the shadow, and must therefore learn a more conscious and constructive relationship to it. Becoming conscious of the shadow requires tolerating the inherent tension of the opposites within: sometimes standing up to its destructive influence; other times permitting it some measured outward expression in the personality.
A conscious inclusion of the shadow in daily life allows for positive relationships with other people, normal instincts, appropriate reactions, realistic insights, constructive expression, creative impulses and true spirituality- in that, it demands the individual hold himself accountable not only for what happens to him, but also for what he projects and condemns in others.------------------
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Linda Jones
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posted August 20, 2012 01:25 AM
Very interesting read, ORBM, particularly on the "positive" aspects of the shadow self.Thanks! IP: Logged |
Linda Jones
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posted August 20, 2012 01:42 AM
ORBM,I wondered if you could provide a link to the above? I'm interested in reading more on the subject. Thank you!  IP: Logged |
charmainec
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posted August 20, 2012 02:33 AM
Thank you, ORBM.  Nice to see you here for a change!  ------------------
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athenegoddess
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posted August 20, 2012 10:51 AM
The hardest part is realizing we aren't human, when we were born as one. Such is the path of the soul. IP: Logged |
oneruledbymars
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posted August 20, 2012 06:31 PM
Hey guys! XO Missed you all.
@Linda...hon I would love to, but my other half wrote that. Ive been encouraging him to write and express his thoughts. He is an intergrative psychotherapist and has extensive schooling on all the methods...10 years of it to be exact. And based on his chart he is to teach others the knowledge of this subject he carries inside from previous lives.
(Mars conjunct Neptune in Scorpio conjunct the MC)
And this is one of the recent articles he wrote and I was like love and must share.
I will ask him to write more on the subject and post it for you as he pens it.
So glad you enjoyed it. That will encourage him to write more. I too am blown away by his take on the subject...and its no coincidence that Im extremely turned on by intelligence. haha@Charmaine! I know right...its good to be here. Miss the Energy of this site! @Athenegoddess
I agree...for some of us that is the case. Especiall me. For my other half well that thought doesnt even exist. For him all he knows is that he is human and nothing else.
Amazing how the masculine Energy works in this dimension. IP: Logged |
juniperb
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posted August 20, 2012 06:57 PM
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Amazing how the masculine Energy works in this dimension.
Amen Brothers & Sisters!------------------
We dance around the ring and suppose, but the secret sits in the middle and Knows
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Linda Jones
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posted August 20, 2012 10:19 PM
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Originally posted by oneruledbymars:
Hey guys! XO Missed you all.
@Linda...hon I would love to, but my other half wrote that. Ive been encouraging him to write and express his thoughts. He is an intergrative psychotherapist and has extensive schooling on all the methods...10 years of it to be exact. And based on his chart he is to teach others the knowledge of this subject he carries inside from previous lives.
(Mars conjunct Neptune in Scorpio conjunct the MC)
And this is one of the recent articles he wrote and I was like love and must share.
I will ask him to write more on the subject and post it for you as he pens it.
So glad you enjoyed it. That will encourage him to write more. I too am blown away by his take on the subject...and its no coincidence that Im extremely turned on by intelligence. haha
Wow! yeah that's amazing that he can write such stuff. Very impressive! Thanks for getting back to me. It's nice to speak with you again I remember the first time was in astro 2.0 on a thread about Pluto and I'd really liked your insightful post! IP: Logged |
charmainec
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posted August 21, 2012 06:06 AM
ORBM, we have missed your energy here!  ------------------
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oneruledbymars
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posted August 22, 2012 08:50 AM
@Charmaine
I've missed you guys. Always good to come "home". How are you love?@Linda
It is amazing right....he thinks I'm just partial but I tell him its not lip service at all. Awwww thank you for your kind words. yeah I definitely feel a strong connection to the Energy of Pluto. Looking forward to conversing with you on more topics soon. ------------------
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hippichick
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posted August 22, 2012 09:09 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tja6_h4lT6A IP: Logged |
oneruledbymars
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posted August 22, 2012 09:34 AM
Love that hippiechick...Im gonna post that on his facebook page. lol IP: Logged |
hippichick
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posted August 22, 2012 09:49 AM
Thanks! It is one of the simpilist explanations using one of the most complex bands!  IP: Logged |
charmainec
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posted August 22, 2012 11:36 AM
Super happy and anticipating more posts.  ------------------
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oneruledbymars
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posted August 25, 2012 12:06 PM
Agreed Hippiechick...@Charmaine...you are so cute. Hope you have a great weekend. XOIP: Logged |
charmainec
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posted November 17, 2012 04:37 AM
BUMP------------------
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juniperb
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posted November 25, 2012 11:18 AM
I don`t want the energy to slip away... ------------------
We need to listen to our own song, and share it with others, but not force it on them. Our songs are different. They should be in harmony with each other. ~ Mattie Stepanek IP: Logged |
charmainec
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posted November 25, 2012 12:32 PM
Me neither. ------------------
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