10-10-2009, 03:34 PM
Quote:...Silvio Berlusconi yesterday tried to shore up his position by declaring himself irreplaceable as Italy's head of government.
Il Duce!
The arrogance of the man.
Quote:Silvio Berlusconi mistakenly says he has been paying millions to judges.
Il Buffone!
The chicanery of the man.
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