The History Of Shadow | Ken Wilber & Corey W. deVos

Watch as Ken offers a stunning overview of the psychological shadow, emerging first in the work of Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung and then further unpacked by human potential pioneers like Stan Grof and Frtiz Perls. Ken describes several different kinds of shadow — projection, introjection, and retroflection — and how each of these represents a particular breakdown in the subject/object relationship.

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[tatevikghabazyan]

Love Ken Wilber ❤️I've been following his integral meditation from 2019. It's gave a new purpose to my life.

[Magik]

Love Ken and have been reading his material for 20 years. The shadow work is key and in my opinion is the greatest opportunity for growth. As shadow contents are purged and healed, the ego becomes integrated with what Sri Aurobindo called the Psychic Being, or personal evolving Soul. It's important not to skip over or bypass the Soul work. The Soul is who you are. The Spirit is what you are. The 2 aspects must be married and fully integrated.

[Lily-xjcj]

Thank you so much for this material. Which book of Ken Wilber talk about shadow in details?

[Nandreassf]

Love Ken Wilber, he literally changed my life... I wish there was more content in spanish.

[rebeccasunderland]

Just found him today 🙏🙏what a true blessing! So Grateful ❤️❤️🦋

[maciej.ratajczak]

23:43 - Most people don't know this about Freud, and that is we hear so-called Freudian terms like 'ego' and 'id', but the fact is Freud himself never used the word 'ego' or 'id' ever. Those terms were put in his work by his official translator James Strachey, and Strachey did it because these are Latin terms and he thought it made Freud sound more scientific, if you use those terms. What Freud actually wrote was the German for the 'It' and the 'I' and that's what he would actually write.
28:13 - In fact Freud had already announced that Carl Jung was, and these were Freuds terms, 'my Crown Prince and Successor'. He completely selected Jung as the successor to Freud.
36:47 - This is where we tend to have the earliest defense mechanisms: projection or introjection. So here, because the boundary is so fluid, you can internalize stuff from the exterior world very very easily, and it's very common to introject parental judgements or parental repressions or dissociations, and so that can be a problem, and then also because the boundary is very loose, you can take material that belongs on the inside of the self and you can shove it to the other side of the boundary and that's projection.
43:18 - The only problem with defense mechanisms is they don't really work; and so defense mechanisms bring about that which they were meant to ward off.

[joyamdemikeal]

It’s great culture, value and almost a scientific religion that can improve our humanity and lead us to peaceful existence.
I see the possibility for the way to personal growth, want to study more

[mulheroraqueresolve]

He reminds me of David Bowie with this hair... just discovered this amazing man. Thanks for existing

[johnbrown]

Great to see Ken back and to hear about a good recovery is awesome!
God's blessings to all...

[PANOP]

Some brilliant insights, including the concepts of relative and absolute shadow.

[noellecuisine]

❤love to see this interview and happy to see you well!

[tatianaalbuquerque]

I loved the video. Thank you. So is there a part 2 where he talks about the 321 process or it ended there?

[betsys]

Now recent science shows we can change our thoughts through practice of yoga and rewire our brains as Dr. Joe Dispenza discusses currently. So many advances in our consciousness.

[mariekirby]

Thank you, Ken and Corey. Love that you're back. Indeed a very timely topic.

[bodor.o.c.k.s]

Hy Corey and Ken. Dear Ken, very nice to see you . With Energy. Your last two books ( Trump ...and Religion ... ) only arrived here in English . Now I am unfortunately forced to learn English . But I learn and learn ...It ' s too exciting . P.s. I wish you good health ( and Corey too ) . Greetings from a little chaotic Germany ( too, at the moment ? ) across the univer....sorry, atlantic . P.s . 2 : to funny, Ken 's gesture helps me to learn .

[DarkMoonDroid]

Hi guys.
36:05 Been getting some xlnt insight into the structure of these things and developing some new models and categories. The older models and many new ones do not adequately integrate the best understanding of Trauma, so I'm looking for the bleeding edge here. Would like more details about these methods...

45:07 *"Enantiodromia"*
_Jung defines enantiodromia as "the emergence of the unconscious opposite in the course of time."[1] It is similar to the principle of equilibrium in the natural world, in that any extreme is opposed by the system in order to restore balance. When things get to their extreme, they turn into their opposite. Jung adds that "this characteristic phenomenon practically always occurs when an extreme, one-sided tendency dominates conscious life; in time an equally powerful counterposition is built up which first inhibits the conscious performance and subsequently breaks through the conscious control."[1]_
~Wikipedia

Have totally given up on Therapy because I can't find anyone who understands how to appropriately handle this material. I haven't seen it here yet either, tbh.

But I think I'm forming the proper categories and language now.

[SA-wwge]

had 1 simple toe break w Taekwando kick 2-3 month non weight or it just stalls healing & feels like rebreak if stand on till break sets together. Brutal

[Jazzgriot]

Nice one guys, good to hear about Ken's recovery. Keep up the good work Corey.

[emmanuelwilliams]

Hey Corey, where can I find that framed 4Q art behind you? I would love to have one. Specifically the brown, wood, cross with the x behind it.

[edwardkasimir]

Ken's wig was the elephant in the room during this whole conversation. How ironic.