30-03-2014, 01:50 PM
Lauren, I've been doing some further research on this, and as a byproduct of that stumbled upon this website. Scroll down to the Octagram and compare with the 8 rayed star in Kubrick's film.
My guess is that this was what prompted Nate to pose the question.
More later.
My guess is that this was what prompted Nate to pose the question.
More later.
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