16-03-2016, 08:44 AM
R.K. Locke Wrote:Lots of interesting stuff to mull over here. I can see how these ideas and concepts tie together a variety of philosophies (occult and otherwise) across cultures and time periods. Everything from Taoism to esoteric traditions to Wilhelm Reich.
Would this be a good example of the mastery of Chi?:
What a wonderful clip RK, never seen that one before. I'm going to copy to an old friend who is a Tai Chi master of the Yang family. Thanks.
The shadow is a moral problem that challenges the whole ego-personality, for no one can become conscious of the shadow without considerable moral effort. To become conscious of it involves recognizing the dark aspects of the personality as present and real. This act is the essential condition for any kind of self-knowledge.
Carl Jung - Aion (1951). CW 9, Part II: P.14