09-07-2014, 11:01 AM
Yep, France and Germany are pretty damned pissed off with Uncle, and in view of the recent trade deals done in currencies other than the US dollar - including the Russia-China gas deal which could have really lasting impacts on Europe as a whole - I do see a shift (albeit it tentative and slow) in relationships taking place. For me they key will be the loss of power of the dollar. If and when that happens, it will sooner or later be followed by a weakening of NATO and the US will become slowly more isolated (as will the UK if it remains Uncle's trained butler and chauffer).
Might be wishful thinking, I suppose...
Might be wishful thinking, I suppose...
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