31-01-2014, 09:07 AM
I agree Marlene. It seems to me that people who amass such huge wealth must do so using cunning and despicable means, and they automatically assume that everyone else will rob them blind (because that's what they would do in their shoes) -- and so take all steps to protect their stash, thus triggering paranoia and worse. It's a negative spiral.
Maybe I'm wrong about this, but I seem to remember that decades ago Saudi wealth was shared more fairly amongst the people, and none had to work....
Maybe I'm wrong about this, but I seem to remember that decades ago Saudi wealth was shared more fairly amongst the people, and none had to work....
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