05-02-2011, 10:14 AM
Charles Drago Wrote:There was also a concerted effort to blame Sadat for his own murder.
Early reports, frequently repeated, spoke of how the president, wearing a wide red sash so as to mark him clearly, stood while all round him ran or cowered, stared the assassins in the eyes, and dared them to do their dastardly deed.
Yeah, never wear a red ceremonial sash, you're simply asking for it.
Serves him right, eh.
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