07-09-2018, 01:10 PM
Lauren, I agree that Pat Lang can be quite fierce in his opinions and does have a tendency to be rid of people he doesn't like or agree with. It's a fault of his, I think. But I still read him everyday and regard his blog as an important conductor of often insightful information and views.
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