Meeting the Shadow: Jung's Discovery of Gold in the Dark Side - Dr Connie Zweig, PhD

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Within us, the dim cavern of the unconscious holds our forbidden feelings, secret wishes, destructive impulses, and creative urges. Over time, these “dark” forces take on a life of their own, forming the Shadow. A recurring theme in literature and legend, the Shadow is like an invisible twin, a stranger that is us, yet not us. When it acts out, we hurt ourselves or others.
As we bring it into awareness with shadow-work, it loses its grip on us and we experience deeper self-knowledge, greater authenticity, and greater choice over our thoughts and behaviors. We also discover that the contents of the Shadow are not all bad; even our undeveloped gifts, talents, and dreams lie dormant there-the gold in the dark side.
This talk will explore the formation of shadow in childhood, the common ways we encounter the shadow in life, and how to “romance” it, or make a conscious relationship with it.
The Shadow is not a problem to be solved; it’s a mystery to be faced.
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Dr. Connie Zweig, Ph.D., is a retired therapist, co-author of Meeting the Shadow and Romancing the Shadow, author of Meeting the Shadow of Spirituality, and a novel entitled ‘A Moth to the Flame: The Life of Sufi Poet Rumi’. Her new book, The Inner Work of Age: Shifting from Role to Soul, extends shadow-work into late life and teaches aging as a spiritual practice.
Connie has been doing contemplative practices for 50 years. She is a wife and grandmother and was initiated as an Elder by Sage-ing International in 2017. After investing in all these roles, she is practicing the shift from role to soul.
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[@terricharlock3640]

I think of this material as 100% useful, but I cant help but to laugh at the Freudian slip at 18:29 “quack-tice” instead of practice 😂😂

[@annesamson5489]

This lecture and it’s exercises are very valuable. Listening for the 2nd time!

[@Satya-gk7hz]

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[@IRMA-IRMA]

Благодарю!💛

[@EvanGrambas]

Superb presentation- so glad a stumbled onto this one. Time well spent.

[@DJSTOEK]

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[@regisbritto2607]

❤😂❤ WOW 😲 WOW 💓 Absolutely TIMELY & PROPHETIC in nature!!! Often, I wld call my SELF, "SHADOW"!!! "DARKNESS"....love that song, ' The Sound of SILENCE'.... SOLITUDE!!! 😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊 Yes 🥰 AMEN!!! I live IN and love DARKness love my "SHADOW"!!

[@sophiafakevirus-ro8cc]

There may be a shadow but NOBODY knows how to "integrate" it. All "shadow work" is feeble and empty.

[@robhulson]

If I were to go into detail about how I have integrated mine, it would be socially unacceptable to most people, hence I don’t talk about it except along close friends and my intimate partner. What I would call “shadow integration” is welcoming the darkest and most embarrassing desire in myself, and I mean _really_ exploring like an architect asking his wealthy client what kind of house the client wants to build. Like, I was asking in a spirit of, “I want to give this to you and I don’t care how bizarre or weird it is.” Finally, I got honest and wrote down exactly what I was wanting, along with how I wanted to feel if I had the desire fulfilled. That last part was the real key. Because no, I wasn’t going to act on the desire in its current, unrefined form. To truly qualify as being in the shadow, these things are likely socially unacceptable if not downright illegal. So, by finding the emotional state I wanted to feel, other parts of me started thinking, started exploring, started imagining socially ACCEPTABLE ways to reach that same emotional state. THAT is the “integration,” when you reach a kind of truce between what you found in the darkness and what you know can be beneficial and honoring of others. Then you can start testing it out and forming genuine relationships where your desires can be met by someone who is willing to assist you. It’s like tempering a sword, or refining gold. Ultimately, I’d say that shadow integration is taking your socially damaging desires and refining them into a healthy fulfillment through mutually beneficial arrangements with others.

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@@robhulson how did you make your unconscious conscious?

[@thetrooper123]

that gum ur chewing is really annoying and disrespectful, no wonder why this video has so few views

[@sophiafakevirus-ro8cc]

Your shadow really kicked her ass

[@thetrooper123]

@@sophiafakevirus-ro8cc really? Is asking for better quality too much?

[@sophiafakevirus-ro8cc]

@@thetrooper123 and back to persona

[@lubnag.blasco7352]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 ur shadow kicked her ass 😂😂😂😂

[@annesamson5489]

Just hopped in comments @ 28 mins to see if it is just my shadow or if the ‘mouth sounds’ are objectively annoying ✅ I’m continuing to watch tho as it seems valuable 👍🏼