01-03-2010, 10:49 AM
Charles Drago Wrote:It's called Tryin' to Make Hell Their Home.
They seem to be succeeding quite nicely too.
There is more going on in this Grove ritual than meets the eye, methinks. Psycho drama usually has an end purpose in mind that is significantly empowered by the drama performed. Which is why one may leave a theatre energized by a great performance, full of merriment by a comedic one, uplifted by another, or curiously drained and on edge by yet others. Any great theatrical performer will tell you that energy from the crowd seems to get channeled into the cast.
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