Shadow Self

Jung's view of the shadow self explores our repressed or hidden motives and desires. He believes that too much focus on the persona - the public face we show to the world - leads to disconnection from our true selves and to lack of authenticity.

The desires of the shadow self contain negative impulses that should not be acted upon, but may also include overly stigmatized emotions and drives that can be expressed in healthy ways.

Consider a negative emotion like rage and how it can drive us in athletics, or how lust can fuel the creation of art.

One must find a balancing point between being who society wants us to be - which can be useful for group activities and social cohesion - and acting on our internal drives which make us unique individuals with diverse perspectives and vibrant inner realities.

It is also important to focus on healthy expression, as some of the things we repress - like tribalistic violence - can easily turn to tragic ends.

Discovering ones inner motivations can be done through meditation, mindfulness, dream analysis, and other techniques for exploring the subconscious and unconscious self.

Finding one's people: improves opportunity for authenticity.

HeatSync Labs story, BSBC story, Amazon story.

The Vase: Self-expression versus contemporary common crafts, repression.

Script

Premise

The Shadow Self is comprised of our repressed or hidden motives and desires. This is in contrast to The Persona, which is the public expression of our selves that we show the world. Too much focus on The Persona - our public face - leads to disconnection from our true selves and to lack of authenticity.

Counterpoint

The desires of the shadow self contain negative impulses that should not be acted upon, but may also include overly stigmatized emotions and drives that can be expressed in healthy ways.

Handle Counterpoint

Consider a negative emotion like rage and how it can drive us in athletics, or how lust can fuel the creation of art.

Integrate Main and Counter

One must find a balancing point between being who society wants us to be - which can be useful for group activities and social cohesion - and acting on our internal drives which make us unique individuals with diverse perspectives and vibrant inner realities.

Take Care, However

It is also important to focus on healthy expression, as some of the things we repress - like tribalistic violence - can easily turn to tragic ends.

How To

Discovering ones inner motivations can be done through meditation, mindfulness, dream analysis, and other techniques for exploring the subconscious and unconscious self.

Benefits

Finding one's people: improves opportunity for authenticity.

Stories

HeatSync Labs story, BSBC story, Amazon story.

The Vase: Self-expression versus contemporary common crafts, repression.

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