20-04-2013, 11:16 AM
Jan Klimkowski Wrote:Laterally, for some reason, I'm reminded of k.t. Frankovich's harrowing account of the behaviour of military types in the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew.
The entire first person account deserves to be read.
I have just read the whole piece and it is deeply, deeply shocking. I think you word flabbergasted fits here. Perhaps cattle might be more accurate.
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