04-04-2010, 02:03 PM
An interesting tale Peter. I, too, was once a leaner towards the CP mentality and also had my eyes opened. The sense I have is that most people have the chance to see clearly at least once in their lives, but many knowingly choose not to out of fear - and are then lost forever. But if you are inwardly an honest type of person you cannot avoid your fate.
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