There is no Shadow without Light.
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Many
of you that have read my writing have read a little bit about the Shadow. The Shadow is a Jungian concept and speaks to
all those evil little traits or character ‘flaws’ we choose to deny exist and
subsequently push them deep into our subconscious. Usually these traits are
those dark aspects of life, such as being a bully, or bitch, or arrogant and
selfish. Few people in life want to be
known for these traits so we put them deep into our “bag” as Robert Bly would
say. Debbie Ford speaks a great deal to
this subject and you can get her excellent book, The Dark side of the Light
Chasers, via my website.
But
I want to talk about the “Light Shadow” today.
Just as we all have a dark side, we also have a light, bright and
shining side that we cannot for one reason or another share with the
world. Usually, we do not share this
part of us because of fear. The woman
that is sweet and loving but was terribly hurt in her relationships may hide
that sweetness in fear of being hurt again.
The man that is creative and inventive sits quietly at the conference
room table, afraid to speak up with his ‘bright’ ideas because he never seems
to be taken seriously.
We
all have a light shadow as well as that pesky dark shadow. The easiest way to know our light shadow is
pretty much the way we know our darkness; by our projection. Have you ever met someone that you completely
idolized? Saying to your self, “I wish I
could be like him/her”. Well the truth
of the matter is, YOU CAN. Your
projected light shadows are those qualities in you that you are hiding from the
world for some reason. The trick is
owning them, and not being afraid to let the world see them. I know many many people that have such a very
bright light shadow. But they constantly
are saying things like; “I don’t mean to sound like a bitch, BUT…” Well, if you don’t want to, then DON’T!
Let that light shadow out… you’ll be happy
you did!
Bright blessings ~ Richard