24-10-2013, 10:19 AM
Peter Presland Wrote:OTOH - it may well be that governments are looking for credible excuses to precipitate re-alignment of the present US-Centric geo-political order. Their obvious problem of course is that, when the chips are down they all struggle to field much credible military muscle at all - let alone summon the gonnads to tell uncle Sam to pack his bags and go home.
I do wonder if this is what is really happening Peter. It's too early to call, I think, but France and Germany seem to be acting in concert don't they, timing-wise anyway.
Shaking angry fingers at the Anglo's is not new, however.
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