02-02-2010, 11:25 PM
Charles Drago Wrote:Powerful and oh so needed, David.
By the way, my copy of The Red Book arrived today.
Excelent Charlie. I do hope you find it revelatory. The paintings by themselves are incredibly powerful imo, and the effort his put into illuminating what was his "soul diary" shows how important he regarded this modus of communication.
Mind you, you need an artists easel to hold the thing when you read, if you don't want the ligaments in your hands and wrists to wear out in double-quick time...:vollkommenauf:
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