02-03-2014, 04:42 PM
Tracy Riddle Wrote:On a metaphysical level, the earth is like a giant mind control project. Being able to develop your own mind, one that's not controlled by others, is an enormous achievement.
Well said Tracy.
That, for me, is the first step on the road to self knowledge.
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