The Shadow - Carl Jung's Warning to The World

Carl Jung warns us against the dangers of the shadow (the unknown dark side of our personality). We must acknowledge our shadow and enter into long and difficult negotiations with it through shadow work. Only then can we become conscious of the collective shadow (the unknown dark side of mankind) and not fall prey to it.

Exploring our shadow allows us to rescue the good qualities that lie dormant within us, which improves our lives and the lives of those around us. We can then face the collective shadow and take responsibility to address the denial of important issues and a lack of individual and collective initiative.

Telling the truth is the most desirable way to deal with a difficult past, rather than dismissing the atrocities and having the shadow grow blacker until it can no grow no more, and thus history repeats itself.

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📚 Recommended Reading

▶ Man and His Symbols (1964)
▶ Modern Man In Search of a Soul (1933)
▶ Memories, Dreams, Reflections (1961)

Excellent books (in no particular order, choose what interests you)

▶ The Archetypes and The Collective Unconscious - C.W. Vol.9 Part 1 (1969)
▶ Aion: Researches into the Phenomenology of the Self - C.W. Vol.9 Part 2 (1969)
▶ Symbols of Transformation - C.W. Vol.5 (1967)
▶ Psychological Types - C.W. Vol.6 (1971)
▶ Two Essays on Analytical Psychology - C.W. Vol.7 (1967)
▶ The Structure and Dynamics of the Psyche - C.W. Vol.8 (1969)
▶ Psychology and Religion: West and East - C.W. Vol.11 (1970)
▶ Psychology & Alchemy - C.W. Vol.12 (1968)
▶ Mysterium Coniunctionis - C.W. Vol.14 (1970)
▶ The Red Book (2009)

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⌛ Timestamps

0:00 Personal Shadow
5:40 Collective Shadow
10:42 Summary - Facing the Collective Shadow

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📝 Sources

- Man and His Symbols – Carl Jung
- Jungian Psychology in Perspective - Mary Ann Mattoon
- Resource Focused Counselling and Psychotherapy: An Introduction – Michael Wilson
- Kremer, J. W., & Rothberg, D. (1999). Facing the collective shadow. ReVision, 22.

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1. Anxiety – Kevin MacLeod
2. Evening Fall Harp – Kevin MacLeod
3. Stillstand – Myuu
4. Exhale - Myuu

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[lunavieira]

I was born a Care Bear - all heart- no boundaries. Over time, I became an alcoholic, overwhelmed with the ugliness of the world, thinking at the time, that things kept happening to me. Now, after doing my own Shadow Work, I realize all of the illogical and irrational pain I endured / happened FOR me. I once read “No one is coming to save you from yourself”. It zapped me, hard. I decided, you know what, it’s time to roll up my sleeves and dive into my very own darkness. Was it easy? Hell to the nah. Was it worth it? 💯. Fully accepting my darkness while also acknowledging all of my light has forever changed my perspective and my peace for the better. I am going to be 2 years sober this august 8th. I wouldn’t want to be anywhere but HERE RIGHT NOW. if you’re reading this, I send love your way - an intense golden beam from my heart straight to yours. ✨

[Justineyedia]

"One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making darkness conscious".
- Carl Jung

[rrarelyonline]

"the courage with which we bear our darkness frees others from having to carry it for us" well said

[vincentnoriega]

"Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong.

No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it.”

[paulsmart]

This channel is as good as anything on YouTube. I don’t know who you are, but your words and insights have helped me to understand myself and lead a better life. I suffer less because of you. Thank you.

[l.k.]

Shadow work is the person who introspects and takes responsibility. However, we're living in sociopathic times and those who introspect and take responsibility are scapegoated and slaughtered.

[danieldougherty]

I strongly recommend “The body keeps the score “ by Bessel van der Kolk. It explains how we physically process mental anxiety and the effects it has on our lives. It is basically what understanding what Jung was saying.

[akobunny]

I confronted my shadow and felt like my soul was being torn apart. I had to dig deep and face all my insecurities, shame, and guilt from birth till now. It was something I was running away from for 28 years. Now I can say I walk hand in hand with my shadow. I am my shadow. My shadow is me. We are separate but one.

[Dan-udhz]

"The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy, but the best weapon of a democracy should be the weapon of openness."
-- Niels Bohr

[dimplekate]

I cried while watching this and when i read the comments, it makes me emotional because i thought i was going crazy or abnormal or something because of what was going inside my head and i'm relieved to know that I'm not alone and not an alien and that somehow i can fight or acknowledge my shadow and make it bring out a positive side of me and it makes me feel that what I'm experiencing is valid.

[karkussthesupreme]

Humility is powerful. It taught me things I never would have learned otherwise. I truly have learned to forgive, let go control and trust, and to love myself on a new level.

[mmarcoaaurelio]

''one must not strive for perfection, but rather wholeness of personality''

[Tamlinsongs]

Very well explained. It’s so true that you do need to address your personal shadow first if you hope to alleviate the collective shadow. Many people want to address the collective shadow without working on themselves first, and it manifests as black & white blaming of others.

[benbelzer]

This is really fascinating. I just recently came across this concept of the shadow and I feel it is spot on as someone who self-sabotages just when I'm getting to a good place in life. This makes sense.

[santillanmusic]

There is no short cut to enlightenment, it requires discipline 🙏🏽

[chipcostello]

Jung would be pleased. This channel is a powerful effort to liberate us from darkness by the light of consciousness. I am profoundly moved. If this channel has been demonized, it is inevitably by people who are projecting their own inner situations.

[jeanettesdaughter]

Satan will say on the last day: “ I had no power over you; I called you and you came. “ Take responsibility. That is what I am hearing here.

[Ninishiningleaf]

Anyone who has survived narcissistic abuse knows the darkest shadows of humanity and themselves. It is an incredibly hard journey but has the potential to bring all shadows of the abused into the light for total transformation.

[justanotherfella]

People struggle to integrate their shadow side because of fear of judgement. They often get stuck into a role that they basically give themselves and have the feeling if they suddenly act differently it would contradict this role and others will dislike and not trust them. You need to lose all fear and hope in order to successfully integrate your shadow side into your personality. Let go of envy and accept that your ego is not really you. Don't seperate yourself from others by thinking you're special in any kind of way and accept the fact that we are all the same entity looking at ourselves from another window.