Shadow Archetype Explained | Carl Jung

This video explains Carl Jung's Shadow Archetype. Jung believes that everyone carries a shadow. It can be described as the "unknown dark side of the personality."

The shadow affects you in the deepest roots of your personality. To become conscious of it, you must recognise the dark aspects of your personality as present and real, through shadow work.

That is how you can achieve becoming a better version of yourself, with the integration those elements of your psyche that have been repressed and have thus, formed your shadow.

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📚 Recommended Reading (High Quality and Best Translations):

Introduction to Carl Jung
▶ Man and His Symbols
▶ Modern Man In Search of a Soul
▶ Memories, Dreams, Reflections

Excellent books (in no particular order, choose what interests you)
▶ The Archetypes and The Collective Unconscious - Collected Works Vol.9 Part 1
▶ Aion: Researches into the Phenomenology of the Self - C.W. Vol.9 Part 2
▶ Symbols of Transformation - C.W. Vol.5
▶ Psychological Types - C.W. Vol.6
▶ Two Essays on Analytical Psychology - C.W. Vol.7
▶ The Structure and Dynamics of the Psyche - C.W. Vol.8
▶ Psychology and Religion: West and East - C.W. Vol.11
▶ Psychology & Alchemy - C.W. Vol.12
▶ Mysterium Coniunctionis - C.W. Vol.14
▶ The Red Book

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[lonewolf]

Thank you for a video. I think it is important to note, that positive elements of one's personality can also be disintegrated into the Shadow. A very important element that is often missed during the explanations. It can be observed, for example, when as an introvert you see a person, who is free in his/hers expression of himself/herself in social situations, and you're feeling deeply hidden envy or even hatred towards that person, because you see in that person a characteristic that you yourself wish to have, but have not integrated. It can also be noticed, when analyzing your childhood personality and comparing it to your current personality - most people lose a lot of their childhood personality qualities during the emergence of their Ego and their self-awareness. I, for example, was way more extraverted as a kid, but became pretty introverted during my adolescence years. I also noticed, that I often felt envy to people that expressed those extraverted qualities. Then I realized, I have those qualities in me, but that they are repressed and disintegrated into my Shadow. That is why it so important to do Shadow work - you don't only become aware of your dark side and negative qualities, but you also become aware of repressed positive ones as well. Best wishes!

[raskolnikovman]

Thank you for the simple yet concise explanation of the shadow archetype!

[moshefabrikant]

1:30
Understand who you can be, in order to not do it.
Understand your close to limitations of life.
3:15
We often hide who we really are to act in a society or in a powers way.
Not in your way, which then can eat you.
6:00
By denying the worst in yourself you prevent the possibility of you being the best.
And with that understanding like in everything in life you could do both good or evil, you could become that, or accept that and use it as power
6:40
You should admit it happens, and it what we can do.
We can be bad.
And don't accept we are pure.
We can be pure.
But we are also animals.
10:00
Its ok to feel the bad side, but understand what it is to control it.
But also choose your battles, you cannot think of everything, with of what is important in that moment

[Davlavi]

This channel deserves way more likes. Keep up the great videos.

[bongtokeproductions]

Really good editing, and thought intriguing. Nice seeing something different. I hope you do well you have my support.

[jayabyss]

the part on psychological projection was on point, thanks for this!

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[KootBear]

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[Existentialist-earthling]

This video has inspired me to start writing down my dreams in my Journal!

[DemandMoreFM]

Great video, I've often try to conflict so this is interesting.

[thewongmindset]

Man your editing/clips are 🔥. Interesting video. Nice message tho with everyone putting a persona out there...better to be in control of that

[meh]

Done very interesting btw good editing as well 👍🏼🎉

[josel.martinez]

Very interesting.
What I consider is that while many individuals put on a “persona”(mask) to express outwardly someone they’re not I do know some to be genuine.
Some people are “ hero” and some are the “shadow”
I reject the idea that there’s a mythological creature called a “demon “ inside of man putting evil thoughts in our heads but simple acknowledge that we all have had bad ideas in our minds.
“Trying” to show the external self to the world by denying you’re true nature only lacks growth and maturity as an individual .

[ronaldoferreira]

The content could not be better: great summary. And the reading is perfect for non-natives of the English language.

[olgamihailovic]

The explanation is very good but the glitch effects could get very distracting at times. Great video, thank you a lot!

[andrewtroy]

I appreciate the great effort of an English accent.

[shyecharis]

Changing video format was a good choice.

This horror-feel is certainly more interesting but at the same time more artsy anf niche. Your current ones prioritize information over anything else.

[gen-x-zeke]

Shadow work isn't just about knowing, but about how to come to terms with the realities of limitations and beliefs; as marvelous instruments. To just make peace with the facts as far as you are willing to trek, and not because you think you know the answers. *There are no answers. Just slightly altered and aged questions.

[NickRyanBayon]

Sometimes I think my psychology is all backwards or inside out, my shadow seems more like I deny and reject my goodness, kindness, compassion, empathy, etc and I idealize the evil, sinister, the cold, etc. I pedistalize evil and reject good, strange how the human psyche is.

[MijamiMarlitoRivera]

How does one placate the autonomous shadow and put it away? I feel like the self destructive "autopilot" I go into when I binge drink for months is the doing of the shadow seeking more autonomy by trying to destroy. If that makes sense?