11-11-2008, 02:57 PM
One of the things I'll be watching for regarding Obama's apparent credentials is the way he treats - and is treated by - the intelligence community. The last Trilat candidate, Jimmy Carter, fared badly thanks to his CIA appointee, Admiral Stansfield Turner. But not as badly as JFK, eh.
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