Halloween, Masks and Your Shadow: What’s Jung Got To Do With It?
by Effie Heotis, M.S.
"One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious".
Like a haunted house in a good horror movie, shadow work can be scary. However, it holds a key which can unlock our unconscious minds, allowing us to become more at peace with ourselves and with others in the process. The shadow, if not called on, is that scary thing that...
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Besides being a Jungian analyst, I am also a biodynamic farmer. This blog is from both perspectives.
When you need gloves to walk the goats in the morning, and when the grass sparkles at sunrise like stars, you seriously consider spraying Valerian on tender young plants, if you didn't the evening before! (What is that expression about the barn door?)
Rudolf Steiner claimed Valeria
'Dear Brave Souls: "The Sweet Shadow: Darkness as Signal of Sweetness Underneath..."
Many ways to understand shadow. In this image, there are shadows on the bananas, dark spots, not to mention shadows on the curled peels and between the fingers of the mother and child... and see the colors in the shadow to the right of the mother's hips? The shadows are not black, they are made of colors.
This past week, here, we have spoken of what I've learned about shadow and light while teaching myself to pain
