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occurrence, for you then have ocular evidence The reason I continue to teach others
that will effectively counteract the ever- about shadow work is that it is our first
ready tendency to self-deception. A running entrance into our own unconscious. How
commentary is absolutely necessary in dealing can we love others, when we cannot love
with the shadow, because otherwise it’s our selves — our many selves, the light and
actuality cannot be fixed. Only in this painful the dark sides of us. In learning about our
way is it possible to gain a positive insight into lost or hidden from our awareness shadow
the complex nature of one’s own personality.” 2 parts, we can embrace our humanity for
the much needed balance of our totality.
Messages from the Self are not always ego When you are ready to start the process
enhancing. Sometimes they are urging us to wholeness, you will find out by direct
to pay attention and process the difficult experiences that you were never alone.
acceptance of our unconscious infantile,
power striving, inflated or undeveloped Rebeca Eigen
parts which we all have. Suffice to say, it is
worth it to know that we are being guided
daily and that we can process our shadow
with the help of the one who knows us the
most — the Self.
Trust the Cosmos that we are evolving
— although sometimes (especially now)
you can get discouraged when you do
not understand the world and its current I am now teaching Six Week Relationship
chaos. Regardless of what is happening Intensives as both Zoom Webinars
in the outer world, what we can discover and In-Person Workshops in the
and revere in our inner world contributes Houston area (CST). Visit my web site
to our self-knowledge. We can’t change at shadowdance.com for a current
anything we do not know. At the same schedule of events or to see the many
time, Jung believe the inner work that we consultations and shadow work available
do individually contributes to the collective utilizing your birth chart for guidance.
unconscious where our epoch is created. (See ad in this issue).
The Alchemists believed our moral striving
for self-honesty adds to God’s wholeness, 1 Jung, Carl Mysterium Conuinctionis, Vol. 14
the God image. Jung devoted three volumes paragraph 193
of his collected works to Alchemy. 2 Jung, Carl Mysterium Conuinctionis, Vol. 14
paragraph 706
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