23-01-2011, 12:17 PM
I rarely read anything by Peter that is less than thoroughly impressive. His grasp of deep politics is superb - and we're delighted to have named this forum after his use of the term "Deep Politics" with his blessing.
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