08-09-2018, 11:09 AM
Lauren Johnson Wrote:Quote:You'll have to explain a bit more about your meaning about the Collective Unconscious re conversations with Jan, as I'm not sure what you're saying... :-)
How would I know? I was still mostly asleep. ::willynilly::::
But I sure wish I could remember. I'm sure it was incredibly profound!!::pullhairout::
::laughingdog::
Jan and I were probably also asleep when we discussed this....
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