Eldon Taylor: Hiding From Others... and From Ourselves. Robert Bly's A Little Book on the Human Shadow is a great book that adds yet another dimension to the notion of the so-called dark side of the human being. Carl Jung referred to this dark side as the human shadow. Although Jung may have given it the name, the idea is much older, dating back as far as human history. Often, the dark side is personified in literature, none of which is more illustrative of the dark potential than the classic tale of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. In my book, Mind Programming, the name I used to refer to the power of the shadow is that given by Philip Zimbardo, from his book by the same name, The Lucifer Effect. The dark side of our human possibility is indeed quite capable of the most heinous of deeds and throughout history; many of those deeds have been carried out in the name of "good. " Hiding From Others... and From Ourselves Now Bly added the notion of a "long bag" to the dark side, the shadow.
Find Your True Self! Choose Once Again! Eldon. The Shadow. You may be lonely, but you are never alone. Inside each of us is a second self, another being. The great Swiss psychiatrist, Carl Jung, named this hidden part of us the Shadow. The Shadow is an archetype—a universal motif or image built in to all human beings. You can no more get rid of this inner Shadow than you can avoid casting an outer shadow when you’re in sunlight.
For most of us, that creates a problem, because the Shadow appears as the sum total of the weakest, most flawed, inferior or even disgusting parts of yourself. It’s everything you don’t wish to be, but fear that you are. We deal with this insecurity—in public speaking , at social events, in confrontations with authority, etc. I discovered this by accident years ago when I gave my first seminar on the material that eventually became The Tools. At the break I was feeling too humiliated to go on, but then a small miracle happened. I knew I had just seen—and felt—my Shadow. There was still a problem. -- Dr. The Jungian Concept of The Shadow : Magical Path. In this article I will outline some of the Jungian concepts of the Shadow, which has an important role linked closely with the Anima and Animus, the importance of which will be understood by those who have undertaken Trance Exercise 5.
As a side note, it is interesting to note that Jung’s concepts of the Shadow (along with the persona, superman and the wise old man) were heavily influenced by Friedrich Nietzsche, the prominent German philosopher. Jung used Nietzsche’s descriptions as specific archetypal images. It is also worthy of note that Nietzsche had some deeply esoteric aspects in his philosophy, based around the concept of self-overcoming, whereby man can overcome his limitations to become the higher man, on the road to becoming the superman. Jung recognised Nietzsche’s deep understanding of, and willingness, to confront the dark shadows and irrational forces, which lay beneath our ‘civilised’ humanity. Further reading: Notes Like this: Like Loading... Deepak Chopra "Conquering Your Shadow"
Shadow Work - Work of the Soul. What are some outcomes of the work? Shadow work if practiced can eventually lead to not only compassion for self but also for others. It asks us to change our views, perspectives and beliefs. It asks us to invite the other in and to embrace our weaknesses and turn them into strengths. When we work with the shadow we begin to reclaim the projections we put on others. We turn inward and begin to gently listen and heal those aspects within ourselves instead. Where is shadow work done? We have the opportunity to do it anywhere if we are willing to look within. How do you know where you are on the path? If y ou want to know how you are doing look around at the situations in your life.
How do we locate and become aware of the shadow aspects? Many people are unaware that they are operating out of these unconscious patterns. "The Dark Night of the Soul is the Gift of Illumination in Higher Consciousness" by Dr. Darryl Pokea. This article is not to be removed from Dr. Pokea's website to be posted on other websites, forums, or blogs. Pain is never permanent. St. Theresa of Avila ....the endurance of darkness is preparation for great light. St. John of the Cross As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being. The Dark Night of the Soul is a lonely painful process in which consciousness is clouded by uncertainty to unravel the entanglements of ego within the self. During the Dark Night, the deepest understandings of our true Self unfold. The dark night of the soul is an avenue for reintegration first through disintegration.
This de-conditioning is not easy and is a lonely and desolate place of suffering. All duality perpetrated by the ego is being dissolved and disintegrated during this most painful emptying process. There are many reasons that a dark night of the soul experience presents itself. You cannot learn to love God with ego. William of St. The Power of the Feminine - Marion Woodman. Sex Wars: How Do Women and Men REALLY Feel About Each Other? (Part One) What's happening in the perennial "war between the sexes"?
While women and men daily love, live and work together in apparent peaceful co-existence, subterranean resentment, anger and rage rumble just below the surface, erupting intermittently into sexual tension, verbal sparring, and, sometimes, outright violence. What stimulates such antagonism, anger and rage between the sexes? I first tackled this ticklish subject twelve years ago, in a chapter from my book Anger, Madness, and the Daimonic . The subject matter--or at least my particular approach to it--proved so controversial that my usually fearless publisher considered the possibility of excluding the chapter, finally agreeing to accept a somewhat toned down version. Two of my central points in that chapter are that animosity clearly does exist between the sexes, a barely concealed anger that pervades all spheres of social intercourse, and negatively affects intimate relations between women and men.
Dr. Sex Wars: How Do Women and Men REALLY Feel About Each Other? (Part Two) Sex Wars: How Do Women and Men REALLY Feel About Each Other? (Part Three) In my first post of this series , I mentioned being a pervasive source of anger and hostility between the sexes. Psychologically, --and it was Freud (1914) who first introduced the term-- is a neurotic self-absorption which, in effect, prevents someone from achieving true intimacy with another. Pathological narcissism is related to : a furious, reflexive, unrelenting need to repay any perceived slight or insult. Post-Freudian psychoanalysts like Winnicott, Fromm, Kohut and Kernberg have attributed anger, rage and hostility to an underlying matrix of . Neurotic narcissism starts out as , a healthy, natural childhood need for attention and appreciation which, when continually frustrated, becomes fixated and pathological. Freud's original theory of narcissism derives, of course, from the famous Greek myth of Narcissus.
Another myth depicting the bitter, vengeful, destructive quality of neurotic narcissism is the Grimm's fairy tale , better known to most Americans as . The Animus and Anima - Archytypal symbols in Dreams. Dream interpretation Part 2 Theories An archetype is an unlearned tendency to experience things in a certain way. An archytype in Jungian terms belongs to the collective unconscious. (The collective unconscious according to Jung is a level of consciousness which all human share but which is largely unconscious in most of us, What we are not conscious of tends to a) present itself in dreams asking for recognition or b) come up, usually in a distorted way when we least expect it!) Archetypes are among the most powerful and most significant of all items found in dreams. An archetype can also refer to the perfect example of an object – the object by which all others are judged.
In this artical I am going to look at the archetypes of the animus and anima. The animus is a term used by psychologist Carl Jung to represent the masculine side of the female. Women can become familiar with the nature of the animus through a questioning of ideas and opinions, and of gender roles and identity. Dr. ANIMA/ANIMUS. Archetypes & The Individuation Process. Following the lead of the master I'll take a somewhat circuitous route to the concept of individuation. First we'll need some background concepts. The critical ones as I see them are the unconscious and archetypes. Image Source The UnconsciousThere are two types of unconscious, the personal unconscious and the collective. The personal unconscious is pretty much self defining and doesn't need to be perceived as mysterious or supernatural (though it is occult in the truest sense of the word - 'hidden').
The personal unconscious is also a dumping ground for things we aren't comfortable with and which we'd really rather not have in consciousness very often. Another interesting aspect of the personal unconscious is that recall can be influenced by context. The collective unconscious likewise is pretty much self defining. ArchetypesArchetypes are essentially quasi autonomous functions which give rise to specific motifs, as common in all mythology as in any individual's life. See also: The Major Archetypes. The HeroThe word hero is Greek, from a root that means "to protect and to serve". A Hero is someone who is willing to sacrifice his own needs on behalf of others, like a shepherd who will sacrifice to protect and serve his flock. The root of the idea of Hero is connected with self-sacrifice. The Mentor: A Wise Old Man or WomanAn archetype found frequently in dreams, myths, and stories is the Mentor, usually a positive figure who aids or trains the hero.
Campbell's name for this force is the Wise Old Man or Wise Old Woman. This archetype is expressed in all those characters who teach and protect heroes and give them gifts. The word "Mentor" comes to us from The Odyssey. The Threshold GuardianAll heroes encounter obstacles on the road to adventure. Threshold Guardians are usually not the main villains or antagonists in stories. The HeraldOften a new force will appear in Act One to bring a challenge to the hero. Typically, in the opening phase of a story, heroes have "gotten by" somehow. Myths-Dreams-Symbols-Shadow. The first step is taken towards self-realization {individuation} when you meet your 'shadow'. This is so called because it is the 'dark' side of your psyche, the parts of yourself that you have not previously brought into the light of consciousness. It is, for this reason, the 'primitive' (undeveloped or underdeveloped) side of your personality.
It is also the 'negative' side of your personality, insofar as it is the opposite of whatever you have hitherto regarded as making a positive contribution to your well being. In dreams your shadow may be represented either by some figure of the same sex as yourself (an elder brother or sister, your best friend, or some alien or primitive person) or by a person who represents your opposite (and of the same sex). Cinderella is a shadow figure. She is ignored and neglected by her elder sisters. Other symbols of the encounter with the shadow include the conversion motif. Stage Two: Anima and Animus. Volume 9.1: The Archetypes of the Collective Unconscious. Abstracts of the Collected Works of C.G. Jung The abstracts were printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office and are made available here for public use.
Volume 9.1: The Archetypes of the Collective Unconscious 000226 Archetypes of the collective unconscious. In: Jung, C., Collected Works of C. The concept of archetypes as the mode of expression of the collective unconscious is discussed. 000227 The concept of the collective unconscious. The definition, modes of manifestation and function of the collective unconscious are discussed. 000228 Concerning the archetypes, with special reference to the anima concept. 000229 Psychological aspects of the mother archetype. 1.
In a discussion of the concept of archetypes, Plato's concept of the Idea, a primordial disposition that preforms and influences thoughts, is found to be an early formulation of the archetype hypothesis. 000230 Psychological aspects of the mother archetype. 2. 000231 Psychological aspects of the mother archetype. 3. The Individuation Process and the Artist. By Laura Strong, PhD Throughout his career, Carl Gustav Jung was driven by a deep desire to understand the relationship between the conscious mind and the vast realms of the unconscious. His numerous investigations and personal experiences helped him form the theories behind what he came to call the "individuation process.
" The goal of this process is the powerful sense of wholeness and autonomy that comes when an individual experiences the integration between the conscious and unconscious aspects of their psyche. It has been my own observation that Jung's individuation process shares many similarities with what I have experienced in my own life as the artistic process. As an artist, I continuously experience the ups and downs, dry spells and flow of ideas, depression and elation that comes along with my attempt to remain in contact with the unconscious aspects of my psyche. Before attending Pacifica Graduate Institute, I knew relatively little about Carl Jung.
Works Cited Grey, Alex. The Shadow. The Anima and Animus. Jung's Archetypes. Explanations > Identity > Jung's Archetypes The Shadow | The Anima | The Self | Other archetypes | Deep origins | See also Psychologist Carl Gustav Jung described several archetypes that are based in the observation of differing but repeating patterns of thought and action that re-appear time and again across people, countries and continents.
Jung's main archetypes are not 'types' in the way that each person may be classified as one or the other. Rather, we each have all basic archetypes within us. He listed four main forms of archetypes: The Shadow The Shadow is a very common archetype that reflects deeper elements of our psyche, where 'latent dispositions' which are common to us all arise. It is, by its name, dark, shadowy, unknown and potentially troubling. We may see the shadow in others and, if we dare, know it in ourselves. Our shadow may appear in dreams, hallucinations and musings, often as something or someone who is bad, fearsome or despicable in some way. The Anima and Animus. Carl Rogers. Rogers distinguished two types of learning: cognitive (meaningless) and experiential (significant).
The former corresponds to academic knowledge such as learning vocabulary or multiplication tables and the latter refers to applied knowledge such as learning about engines in order to repair a car. The key to the distinction is that experiential learning addresses the needs and wants of the learner. Rogers lists these qualities of experiential learning: personal involvement, self-initiated, evaluated by learner, and pervasive effects on learner. To Rogers, experiential learning is equivalent to personal change and growth. Rogers feels that all human beings have a natural propensity to learn; the role of the teacher is to facilitate such learning. Roger's theory of learning evolved as part of the humanistic education movement (e.g., Patterson, 1973; Valett, 1977).
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