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what is unconscious in ourselves and leaves imperfect, we perfect.” What they
our partners through our shared life were attempting to do even back then
experiences that we take the time to in the approximately 12th through 17th
reflect on. We can do this together. centuries was to see through their own
attitudes and behaviors. They recognized
“The unexamined life is not worth they were born with imbalances that could
living,” is a famous dictum supposedly be transformed, corrected, and creatively
uttered by Socrates at his trial for impiety developed by doing what they called
and corrupting youth, for which he was ‘the work.’ Alchemy was also utilizing
subsequently sentenced to death. The Astrology but described in terms to keep
dictum is recorded in Plato’s, Apology. it hidden and was considered to those
(source: Wikipedia) initiated to be a sacred art. In their world
view, we each contribute to the evolution
Our Shadow Can Be Our of the cosmos and to the Godhead as
Opposite Functions we become more and more conscious
through self-honesty, integrity, and moral
A significant way to see our Shadow is to responsibility. This introspective work
recognize that our unconscious will seek took time, patience, and effort just as
out our opposite functions where we are any relationship that fully embodies the
distinctly lacking. No one is born perfect. tenants of true love takes time. Loving our
The Alchemists would say, “What nature real self also takes time and it takes ‘others’
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