25-03-2010, 10:23 AM
Interesting Ed. I remember watching the events unfold at the time and Brit TV had a well-known Israeli pol (sadly I can't remember who now poor old sod that I am) on TV giving the whole Osama bin-Laden cover story explanation. His appearance seemed clearly pre-planned to my way of thinking.
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