15-12-2009, 06:07 PM
Cuz me dearie, when you create the perfect (meaning enduring-cum-long- running) enemy, you want to play it for all its worth. 'Bout a century's worth is my guess. That's nearly how long those nassy ol' communist critters lasted for and they were a fine enemy, uh-huh.
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