Carl Jung, The Shadow and the Key To Your Hidden Potential

[@lazmilo]

Reverse engineering projections is highly beneficial and so easy to do once you become more aware. I use this all the time. Key thing to remember is whatever causes an immediate, visceral, emotional reaction, whether positive or negative, is a projection. For example, a few years ago while driving I noticed I'd always get frustrated by a car in front of me taking too long to make a right turn, causing me to slow down excessively. I found myself beeping my horn and yelling, "Let's go already!" Taking a deep breath, I immediately knew this was projection. Was I seriously upset with someone taking too long to go in their desired direction? No, I was upset at my own inability to do the same. I needed to change course in my life. I knew where I wanted to go, I just had to get on with it and "make the turn already!" This projection related to frustration over wasting free time on things that didn't matter instead of writing more. These habits no longer served me yet I would not let them go. I said the truth to myself out loud in the car, and felt the tingle the body gives when reciting a truth that needs to be made conscious.

[@THIRDEYEDROPS]

Thoughtful stuff. Thank you!

[@amberterrazas1500]

Incredibly helpful, thank you for this wonderful personal example. That’s the tricky thing with shadow work and reversing projections- we often don’t know what we don’t know! Dissolving shadows is as complex (and as easy) as taking a flash photograph of the night sky. 🌌

[@sterilepickle544]

I read lets go already in benders voice by accident 😂

[@MilanLS7]

wow never knew the tingle was a truth made conscious, really puts it in a whole new perspective. Always thought i was acknowledging the soul in my body each time.

[@randallbreaux6920]

Thank you for sharing that. Right on time

[@MeeCee5204]

At the core of the shadow is self loathing. That is where all of our negative emotions and behavior comes from. If you can figure out why you feel inferior, incompetent or unworthy, then you can begin to heal yourself. And your healing starts with you validating your own worth. You choose the standards that you evaluate yourself by. You decide when you've done your best. Learning to approve and appreciate yourself is truly the most important and liberating thing you can do.

[@chefhomeboyardee8]

Wow man. Thanks

[@got_glintsp963]

What if self loathing is a major problem. I’m 50 but have suffered from this my entire life. Never good enough, fast enough, strong enough, pretty enough, smart enough, not thin (I’ll never and have never been thin. I want to be healthier. I have long Covid and have gained about 50 pounds from prednisone tapers and immobility. My body is a prison physically and mentally). How do I heal my shadow self?

[@chefhomeboyardee8]

Wow. Thanks for that.

[@מטגורג]

@@got_glintsp963good question. I’ll look at my own shadow and try to find a way to answer that.

[@MeeCee5204]

@got_glintsp963 Hi,I would start by defining your own standards of good enough, pretty enough, smart enough, etc, because your opinion of yourself should matter more than anyone else's opinion. Then if you decide you want to make some improvements, seek out information on how to do it. No one program, method or course of study is going to fit everyone, so modify whatever you need to so that it fits you and your goals. Be consistent and keep trying until you see the results you want. The very fact that you are making a sincere effort to improve will help you feel better about yourself. Best wishes ❤️

[@MilanLS7]

Last year i was battling thoughts constantly, fighting thoughts with thoughts. So much overthinking actually made me lose a lot of my hair. Suddenly i woke up one day, had the realization that it don't matter. I slowly dived deeper into the spiritual and got introduced to the word shadow-work. It's so crazy, theres such a huge difference between the mind and your conscious self, when you adress things from the mind with your conscious words and find a solution, it all comes together. So with the awareness of shadow-work i suddenly got a thought that i wasn't good enough, and really said to myself "What would make me think such thoughts about myself" and as i relaxed and just focused on the question, memories from my childhood popped up, in where i was neglected. Looking at this, and realizing it was so long ago, and made me the person i am, today put it in a whole new light. Told myself it was okay and i am safe now, just completely lifted a heavy burden on my mind and body. The shadow stems from unadressed trauma.

[@caseygrayson2275]

Well said! 🙌🏽🙏🏾

[@celinasjourney]

I had a moment like that, it was so bad I remember the time exactly. December to mid February. School is such an unstable environment for me, so at the time I decided to graduate early

[@MilanLS7]

@@celinasjourney I know you’re at a better place now, we are destined for greater things🙌🏽

[@projectfear22]

Have ya been in the period of absurdism or nihilism

[@MilanLS7]

@@projectfear22 No never, have always been a person that would rather see the whole world win!

[@themmydiedrichs8107]

The problem is people tend to avoid what is negative and to find the real light we need to embrace the shadow as heavy as it may be.

[@UnrulySpirituality777]

The ultimate end goal of doing shadow work as with any type of spiritual or psychological work is to attain peace of mind and a clean heart. These two things are invaluable tools that allow you to flow through life with a certain natural high. You also gain other spiritual/psychological tools but that is for those who push into it. And for the love of understanding words. Dark doesn't mean evil and light doesn't mean good. Dark/shadow simply means the unknown and light means the known.

[@larsstougaard7097]

Wonderful, darkness is just absence of light ✨️

[@MsGnor]

@SoulShift777 I love your comment, beautiful simplicity 🥰

[@zippybuzz2733]

Facts 44

[@gasergurl]

I love the dark❤️

[@BlairGrotbeck]

I feel like I’ve searched KZbin for almost a year trying to find a good explanation for Shadow work and I finally found it here. Much love and thanks 🙏🏻

[@THIRDEYEDROPS]

🙏🙏🙏

[@thedude5740]

The teacher appears once the student is ready...

[@larsstougaard7097]

You came from the shadow into the light ✨️

[@eniv.eerden5606]

First rule in shadowwork: don't lie to yourself.

[@TCTALKSTCFITNESS]

💯💯💯💯

[@SpinDoc420]

It also be fair with yourself.. be kind is a bit too cliche,sometimes we need tough love, even from ourselves but be fair

[@rosethorns1893]

This also requires humility to have the ability to SEE and overcome what our pride brings us to lie to ourselves about.

[@Jakob.Hamburg]

I guess "be open to yourself" is more elegant and fits better.

[@nelieaucamp]

I read a lot of the comments. I learnt just as much from the comments as from the video. Thanks to all who take the time to share and guide the rookies with your experience.

[@BaseJok-vh7dp]

I have started doing shadow work 3 1/2 years ago. I was broken from a heavy childhood and at the age of 44 i decided it was time to go to the darkest places in my mind and heart and do whatever it takes to bring them into the light. It was so hard but worth every single moment of the pain, tears and shocks after discovering the truth. Life is so much better now. Life becomes normal once you pass through your personal dark forest. Also i wanna add to this the fact that if my mother would have done her shadow work, i wouldnt have had to do it now. If her mother would have done it, neither my mother nor I would have to do it. So i am taking responsibility for myself but also for my children and their children. The more i can uncover and heal, the less shadow work will they have to do. If everyone would do this, the coming generations would have a much better life

[@jasminegrey8691]

This is so spot on and exactly what I how I feel going through my own journey ❤ sending lots of love & light.

[@BaseJok-vh7dp]

@@jasminegrey8691 Thank you Jasmine. Sending you love.

[@Jacks_here]

How interesting when I was just talking about generational cycle yesterday. Someone need to break it. Thanks for sharing.

[@samxsara]

Im 45 and im now diving deep into the abyss so i can actually end this lineage of women repressing their voices! ❤ i got no kids but i would do it for my kids and their kids if i had to. Blessings

[@Selfunraveled]

Remember when you heal yourself, not only do you heal the shadow side of your future lineage , but you heal your ancestors also since you are connected even in different timelines since there is no time or space beyond this dimension. This is probably more than you asked for but it’s a spiritual side to this healing.

[@karlbman7912]

Something very cool to see is how positive and informative the comments are here.

[@antoniodrosario8057]

Shadow work consists of us analyzing our rejected reflections of self. The rejected reflection is seen outwardly through others. When we have difficulty accepting who we are we project it. If we we've done painful things we may project it into others. So we speak beautifully to ourselves to understand it better an vs we strive to find beautiful truths in our memories. Shadow work leads to light work

[@Mantras-and-Mystics]

Very beautifully explained. Thank you! ❤️💜💚

[@dsouluniverse]

Thank you for this video! I’m a psychotherapist/hypnotherapist and you’ve done a great job summarizing the work I do with people. The unconscious mind is such a vast space for learning about ourselves and the world. Great video!

[@nothomelessonyoutube]

That Jeffery Dahmer show really helped me. I was personally so terrified of becoming like him one day. Then when I saw that show I realized I could have been an amazing friend to him. Understood and talked to him. At that point I saw more media about parenting your inner child. I kind of realized I was doing that at one of the lowest points of my life. Now when I have kids, a wife, and a farm. I will know exactly how to talk to my children. Just by listening to them and thinking about their words. I will continue to explore the demon. He gives me great things to write about. I found a part of my source. I'm excited to communicate with him in a waking dream one night.

[@holisticbodydesign]

Dream analysis works wonders!!! I have used this in such successful ways! My dream characters assist me. You build relationships with characters, you learn to navigate through them, you begin to learn to speak in your dreams. You even learn to fly, you use mentalist to create objects and landscapes, the characters also use symbolism to explain things to you. Then there are animals that come with different meanings. You can use the symbolism to predict your day too. The mind is as full or fuller than universes

[@itstherudy]

I def agree that the shadow self should not b feared or kept hidden in shame for doing so gives it a more negative power over the whole self. Finding a middle ground, a compromise with the shadow self, to walk with it confidently without shame, guilt, fear, nor doubt will uncover arcane wisdom of the universe within the self, creating internal balance that will ultimately lead to creating external balance. 💐💛⚔️

[@aidansreflections7864]

This is crazy how such qualitative and insightful content gets so few views! Thanks a lot for the video

[@THIRDEYEDROPS]

Thanks for diving in. I’ve got a couple other Jungian wonder dips you’ll probably enjoy as well.

[@stevesyncox9893]

Agree, 35k views no subs? Wtf?

[@bonnitaparent1268]

I'm surprised to know I've been doing shadow work for most of my life and yes this is ongoing in my journey. I've just realized that the months of May and November are the best time for my shadow work after I went back through dream journals over the years. Thank you for sharing this.

[@rogerpetronius]

When I've watched this video, Michael was happy that he surpassed 1k views. I've came to see how the channel is doing, and the biggest smile that I've gave today emerged from my soul. So happy to finally see this magnificent channel getting the love it deserves!

[@Justineyedia]

"Consciousness succumbs all too easily to unconscious influences, and these are often truer and wiser than our conscious thinking. Also, it frequently happens that unconscious motives overrule our conscious decisions, especially in matters of vital importance." - Carl Jung To me, the dark or the shadow is anything that not in your conscious thinking. You could be a really negative person and have a positive shadow. The golden shadow. Even jung said that not all evil is totally bad for you. How else can one be assertive enough to have healthy boundaries.

[@THIRDEYEDROPS]

Agreed

[@vanhalenps4]

It's true a lot of the most outwardly negative personas were formed out of pushing the vulnerable kinder qualities into the shadow. People take advantage of or ridicule the kind and our brain is tracking who has the most power in each interaction, especially traumatic ones. We lose bits or pieces that are deemed as weak and then they stay immature compared to our more conscious attributes.

[@kellharris2491]

I think it's just your body trying to protect you from pain. Your body is designed to protect itself. But sometimes to get what you want you have to work hard or face set backs. This made me love my body more instead of just hating myself.

[@chaneldiane8611]

Neglect. Me too. But it made me who I am.I made so many mistakes and missed out on so many opportunities because I felt I just wasn’t good enough, but I told myself I will give myself the best I can that I never had as a child and because I looked so good no one could tell how worthless I felt inside. That I think saved me along the way a little.But I also over gave and had no boundaries because I didn’t want to feel that neglect and lack I felt as a child. Now at 34 I began to heal and am not afraid anymore. Thanks for your comment ! all the best !☀️

[@elisabethhallstein8644]

Your shadow is basically everything wrong you've ever done and your childhood trauma (unconscious beliefs based on how your parents treated you), if you've cheated people, taken advantage of people, wronged people or animals, committed any "sins" all of that lives in your subconscious so you have to make peace with yourself and the bad things you've done and also work in yourself so you don't do those bad things anymore. Be kind to even the people who are unkind to you because they represent your shadow. If you can do that your life will begin to change for the better. Namaste 🙏

[@elisabethhallstein8644]

You could also view your shadow as the imprint you've made on the world, both good and bad. If you pay for someones meal and later on someone pays for your meal you could view that as your positive shadow. The imprint you've put on the world with your behavior. You are the universe experiencing itself so when bad things happen to you think of it as the universe trying to trigger you to see how you will react. Transmuting the negative energy is alchemy. Always be the bigger person and make peace with your mistakes so you can continue to grow and evolve as a person ♥️

[@theintegrationcircle4441]

actually that is just a part of the shadow. The shadow is all that is out of the light of consciousness, also your repressed authenticity, creativity and essence

[@CarlJunior1111]

🐸🌻👍!

[@Ufoolin]

What if you find someone who will constantly feed you negatives

[@faithalessandri1879]

Nice!!🙏🏼❤️

[@lomigreen]

Thank you for unpacking the shadow and the work we all need to do. Carl Jung taught us so much!

[@garyhobbins4746]

Once the fears are overcome the potential arises. Our hearts need to be in our efforts.

[@NextLvlAscension]

You work with your shadow. There’s no need to overcome it. Once you realize your triggers, you acknowledge them from 3rd person view. Then when you learn how to accept the trauma, you then learn how to love/forgive. Our shadow is our “weights” (so to speak) for developing spiritual strength.

[@immigrationadviser4711]

E.g. a person spending his life in cowardice can actually be courageous however he needs to dive deep into his psyche via meditation. Shadow work, ego death, dark night of soul are all related and leads to one thing, cosmic wholeness.

[@Thilosophocl3s]

Thanks for your content. One must learn to sit with themselves… with our shadow.. make your shadow your ally. If you don’t give the shadow what it needs, it will indiscriminately take what it wants.

[@VivianeJones]

One of the best explanations of the “own shadow”. When you mentioned reverse engineering our own thoughts, the name of Rudolf Steiner popped in my mind as Steiner’s technique of reverse engineering our day meticulously every night before sleeping.

[@THIRDEYEDROPS]

Oh yeah! I’m familiar with that one!

[@ZachAdelic612]

Steiner is very interesting person! I went to Waldorf school my whole life and Mom is a teacher. Those schools are basically alchemical schools and pump out sooo many artists, musicians, and drug addicts lol. I loved it! I only in hindsight realize how lucky I was and wish I paid more attention!

[@brendahawke789]

@@ZachAdelic612 the funny thing is you didn't have to "pay attention". The work is done on such a subtle level through hearing the archetypal myths and legends that connect you at every stage of childhood

[@Stoic_Metalhead]

I been doing shadow work for a few months now and it's been intense, but enlightening. I think I always knew it would never be something that you reach and end with and are "done" finding balance, but it was comforting hearing you say it's something that is never complete. Thank you, great video!

[@mommymusement]

I have been reading The Red Book & doing some weird inner work. I appreciate the way all of this is verbalized here. I’ve listened to a few people talk about “shadow” and had to dismiss their Jungian ideology because of yet again, personal interpretation. This held my full attention through the entire video - loved this!

[@THIRDEYEDROPS]

Thanks my friend. Best of look with the high weirdness of the psyche. Yes I agree, people who talk about this topic without understanding it’s Jungian origin are mega cringe.

[@mommymusement]

@@THIRDEYEDROPS hey thanks! The weirdness may be the driving force that keeps pushing me forward, it’s an amazing experience! I agree with you wholeheartedly, in the past I‘ve been mega cringe. Yikes! I find myself separating from a few people because as far as I can tell, they maybe don’t have the grasp they thought.

[@shockedpikachuface7376]

You should be proud of yourself! Give yourself a pat on the back. Would you recommend the red book? Just saw it after googling carl jung but I'm a bit confused as to what it exactly covers.

[@mommymusement]

@@shockedpikachuface7376 I would recommend the book to anyone who is working on themselves or recovering from life’s various versions of trauma. (Depending on their reading level, actually.) The book itself is a collection of Jung’s personal writings that descriptively annotate this conversation he has with himself through his subconscious. It’s profound! It would be wise to read the book in portions and let each journey he shares resonate before moving on to the next. It’s one of my favorite books I’ve purchased & it’s something I will reread several times.

[@edreed8811]

Best introduction to Jungs shadow work I've ever viewed. Thank you.

[@THIRDEYEDROPS]

🙏🙏🙏

[@og_killerlee9833]

This was such an informative video. I wish I found it years ago, but I don't think I would have even realized how important and powerful it is. Thank you for making this video. I plan on sharing with those that I believe will benefit from it.😊

[@Coconutoilcrazy]

You are gifted in teaching. I have heard many talk of shadow work and how they healed from it, went through the dark night of the soul etc but none ever explained the process. Many thanks to you I did as asked, liked, subbed and commented!

[@THIRDEYEDROPS]

Glad it resonated and thank you!

[@tiias1041]

Yes love yourself completely. As well as those around you at any time.

[@CALCANEUS3535]

Thank you for producing this content, and speaking from your heart with wisdom, Michael. You are generating light making light.

[@THIRDEYEDROPS]

🙏🙏🙏

[@ReadthesignswithRoxy]

Thank you

[@observingsystem]

This is probably the best video I've ever seen about this subject. Really great!

[@THIRDEYEDROPS]

Big thanks my friend. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@observingsystem]

@@THIRDEYEDROPS You're welcome! I subscribed to your channel and will be watching more in the future. ☮

[@tensevo]

to extend the analogy, the stronger the light (knowledge and enlightenment) the stronger the shadow that is cast to not integrate the shadow is to stare blindly into the light

[@cjo2012]

Jung is why I went back to school. ~ THIS video, although the shadow anima/animus isn't new to me, I will continue repeadetly listening to this until it is completely assimilated. I simply can't thank you enough.

[@Jakob-os3ej]

I left all my material belongings behind left my apartment and went living out of a book bag at a homeless shelter. I started to experience the presence of archetypes in my thinking and I started to experience sychibicity some as well. I started to see patterns in numbers particularly at this time I didn't use plant medicine but wad using amphetamines. I started doing deep shadow work in my artwork keeping mist of the room in my bag for my sketchbooks . I spent the next six months drawing only with black ink while I deeply introsoected often mumbling to myself. Shadow work took me to the edge. I had flashbacks of past experience with near death I thought about philosophy and time and space the afterlife and death and my fears plated a huge roll. I thought about language and linguistics all while sketching. All I did was draw and think I often had restless sleep and felt I was in touch with spirits because I had seen the void been there and back before. The shadow work I did during this time has reshaped my psyche some will say it I was experiencing psychosis from the amphetamines but they helped my journey through the dark sun conscious minimalism I found to be very important for me as well. CHEERS

[@THIRDEYEDROPS]

Wow intense! Hope you’re doing well.

[@masterr._me]

Cheers

[@faithalessandri1879]

Interesting🤔 I did similar things when I was using meth but meth is so very unhealthy for your body and literally melts your brain. I did do some great art work during that time but being homeless and ruining all my relationships and risky behavior...I don't think it's good or the same thing as psychedelics. Meth changes your personality in an unhealthy way. I'm sorry. I don't think that should be endorsed or encouraged. Also, it's EXTREMELY addictive and some people NEVER make it back from experimenting with meth.

[@amandanelson5067]

Shadow work... I walk with my shadow... and I see where it comes out. Sometimes, however, the shadow can help in situations that are not ideal. Merging with the shadow can help many people in survival. I have much work to do but this step has helped me... as well as others... so much more to go. Still trying to create in any way I can with what I have available to work with. So grateful to have crossed paths with you and your podcast. Everyone I've listened to thus far has been right where I'm at one way or another. Very awesome! 💖💫

[@THIRDEYEDROPS]

🙏🫶🙏

[@geochiora3885]

Here's a good example. There's a saying that you can't run from your shadow. It's everything you're trying to escape.

[@fridathethirteenth]

so blessed to have your work on jung to immerse myself in

[@dolcegibana]

Ty, I'm trying to do better and figure out how my gifts can help others

[@GMc-iw2fy]

Terrific! Just what I've been looking for!

[@syzygy4365]

I love this! What you said really resignates with me. I had so many life goals, worked in many different fields, have a large knowledge of health- (physical, bio chemical, automical) felt drawn to so many aspects of helping others, I've felt the urge to stray from my path so many times. Feeling drawn to art but never feeling or seeing my path form before me. When I look at the path I'm drawn to the most.. I see home. I see a place waiting for me. I see my old self and all my dreams I left off waiting for me at the door welcoming inside because I prayed for this and it's success long before I chose it as mine. I can't wait to find my way home. 😌💖

[@redrumax]

You and me both. Good luck! You will find it.

[@karlayadira9991]

Lovely said... bon voyage

[@redrumax]

Resonates not resignates

[@JakeStewart1343]

22:22 My shadow work consists mostly of freeing trapped emotions. I just realized I have trapped emotions for an ex from 16 years ago! 🤯 Ive been with my current GF for over 15 years, I never realized I hadn't fully grieved losing the ex. The breakup was do to knocking up the current GF. I was so disappointed cause I loved the ex more back then but my current gf is amazing. I'll never go back! It's so hard to sit in the old energy of liking and losing my ex. 😢

[@JeffSans]

This happened to me, and I befriended the dark so I can appreciate the light. I am writing songs now, doing art and I am living in harmony. But there is so much thing to do.

[@clarkkegley]

This is a great video, dude! You have killer struture. Great takes 💪

[@THIRDEYEDROPS]

Hey, appreciate you homie. Love your stuff, too.

[@JasonLocklear]

I dig your channel dude.

[@wendyfenton2014]

So will articulated. I myself have struggled with understanding the concept of the shadow and the work involved. This has helped immensely. Thank you for sharing your insight.

[@THIRDEYEDROPS]

Thank you 🙏✨

[@megstonewellness4220]

I released my memoir last month and this definitely all resonates. Thank goodness for self awareness and willingness to do the work. Or I’d be still in a very dark place of untapped potential, or possibly death.

[@melanieanne2066]

Wow! Got a number of epiphanies from your video. I have dabbled a bit into Jung and never cease to be amazed. Thank you.

[@amandanelson5067]

I'm only 10:45 minutes in and I had a memory come to me... there are sometimes when I allow myself to feel the depths of suffering with the planet/people, or a specific person... I well up with emotion and switch it to a loving embrace and imagine an explosion within me that sends out an emotional wave of love around the 'Earth/person.' I would love for more people to practice this. 🙏💖💫

[@THIRDEYEDROPS]

Sounds a little bit like metta/loving kindness meditation. Definitely one of my favorite practices. 🙏

[@amandanelson5067]

@@THIRDEYEDROPS do you have a soap box or q & a ? lol

[@walteredstates]

That is lovely, good on you, Amanda! I recognise the 'explosion' part, but it happens differently for me, as I expect it is highly invidiual. And I too 'file' it under metta/ loving kindness, and wish more folks were into it. But it's good to be reminded there are people doing it😊

[@Yourhighnessnona]

Third eye drops 🥰 Love that name

[@getjac]

Love the work you're doing. I've been noticing a marked increase in shadow dreams so I've no doubt that there's work to be done

[@sisterdaughter908]

Shadow Projection - may it be healed in this Nation! May America be the first, to turn, and heal all rightly! It can be done! In true love! ♥️

[@TheBloomingSelf]

Just found your channel and ready to start binging. Thank you for sharing.

[@THIRDEYEDROPS]

✨🙏✨thank you, hope you dig the wonder dips

[@patriciapinto2820]

I am on a Third Eye Drops loop today and my advice is: longer videos - tune into your higher aspect and let it flow! ❤Great work! Thanks for sharing such great content!

[@THIRDEYEDROPS]

Thanks for watching :)

[@mysteriouschaos3849]

It's like I've been taking these classes for years. Some of it made sense to me, but a lot of it didn't. I needed the syllabus, the outline, the overview. This was exactly that. Thank you. Now I can get some real work done!

[@faithalessandri1879]

Great show and comment section!! Thank you🙏🏼❤️

[@theintegrationcircle4441]

Love this Michael. Precise, in depth, clear and offers options for refelction.

[@Eric-hg7ee]

❤

[@kevabela6307]

Thank you so much. This was wonderful and an area of avid interest for me. You communicate clearly, articulately and knowledgeably. I especially noticed and appreciated your awakened Self as demonstrated by your re-entrance at the end, humbly stating that perhaps you had not verbalized a satisfactory "exit" to your video and you wished to correct it 😊... In 2012 I experienced a sudden onset Spiritual Awakening/Kundalini Rising/Dark Night of the Soul triggered by a catastrophic health crisis, ultimately leading to the loss of nearly everything, not least of which was my identity. I'm sure you understand well the Journey from utter despair and darkness, to a Beingness so completely and deeply transformed that life is never the same again (and a 100x more beautiful and fulfilling...but still life of course lol). A few people have asked me HOW I changed or was able to change so much, love myself so much and "walk in love." My simplest answer was that I had to notice, reflect upon, re-learn, and re-do every single thought, word and deed in my day. So if I was irritable and impatient with my mom, I had to look at this interaction, take responsibility for my part in it, and determine how I could have done it better/ differently (always best to "re-do" right then instead of "next time"). I had to see and FEEL all the ways I was out-of-alignment with my Self and with Love (kindness, helpfulness, patience, calmness, etc), and why. Anyway, just my lengthy 2 cents.

[@adamparker3511]

Shadows basically being behind someone for a long period of time without them knowing that you're there

[@ChristinaDuffy-z2t]

Ive been on this journey for near 3 years it all started when i lost my job i had for 18 years but i knew i had a rough couple of years coming i dnt no how but i just knew its defly been a journey i wont forget

[@theCatalyst9999]

My hope is that this reaches those that need it most✨

[@GJKincses]

ALWAYS REMEMBER- THE OTHER SHADOWS "The future of all of our tomorrows will be reflected by how we react to the mediocrity and apathy of others today"

[@brother_chase]

I have been camping for a month. Working on all this, intensely profound. Complete different understanding oneself.

[@MarkKoltkoRivera]

Just saw this video today, and after viewing it I forwarded it to a coaching client. This is a great introductory discussion of the Shadow and Shadow work. Thank you for presenting this.

[@THIRDEYEDROPS]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@wessel_g45]

This is why I do hard, scary, physical things. I want to find myself at the spot where I my brain and body want to give up - so I can look at the parts that are exiled, scared and in pain and give them a big hug. For me it's about allowing those parts, instead of denying them. Knowing that these parts once tried to protect me. Shame, sadness, guilt, anger and fear. Lure out the parts that want to stay hidden, give them a hug.

[@anthonyphan702]

Authoring has proven the most engaging arena for my Shadow to come out to play. My villains write themselves. Their words and actions come to mind all too easily, to the point that I almost have to tell them to shut up when I have had enough with a writing session. They have the freedom to say and do some of the most heinous things I would never do...except they are I just as much as I am.

[@mzwakhemcsivion4447]

Thank you sir, what I learnt from this Vedio is that success does not come from major lusting for it. But it is always there if you use proper addresses of it's resources. So shadow work is working out reasons about your psycho. Where I point the brain as the only living organ in the body, or its the only organ with abilities of life and existence. Thank you sir, your claims are an advancement to us. We the growing nation. Stay blessed with these outcomes and proclaim your facts every time. I wish you lovely peace of victories. 👍

[@VisionDtC]

I’m very thankful that I found you on here. Thanks for all your videos.

[@THIRDEYEDROPS]

Welcome! 🙏

[@hara3435]

This was very helpful. I am always having those shadow dreams lately.... I never thought it was my shadow side trying to reach out. Been writing my dreams down for a while now. Conscious suffering always yields results.

[@Anthony_Aerie_Intuitions]

Very good explanation of shadow work! Psychedelics, namely mushrooms have been so helpful for my own shadow work. Thanks

[@andramalexh]

Shadow work is paramount to light work. Shadow is not the absence of light it is an opposing force. It's necessary and it is in balance like all things. (Cannot be conquered)

[@anitastrang7928]

The shadow is everything in you that you have been conditioned to ignore and subdue- things that other people don’t value.

[@luciacollotto641]

I was looking to understand "individuation" So clear so useful and practical!!!! THANK YOU so much!!

[@lindajoyrainbowneal5609]

... what has really helped me in this area is to view this whole process as working with, instead of working against, one's Self ... always wrapped in love, of course ... wishing all happy journeying !!! ... ❤❤❤

[@angieselby9911]

Thank you for the words of wisdom, first of all I enjoyed admiring your beauty

[@lostyoutubechannel7226]

'there's so much wisdom in patterns'

[@book3311]

Forgot to say that I also believe the shadow is key because my darkest times in life all ended up being my greatest starts. Darkness + ending = new beginning. We need a fresh start to begin a new trail. Book 33

[@Yetipfote]

very easy to work with your shadow: if you feel uncomfortable, instead of distracting just stay a little longer with this feeling. Just aware how and where it is in your body, what thoughts come up, what emotions.

[@mikestroud9969]

I've heard thru the years that when we break a bone. That when it heals , it actually becomes stronger than the bone itself. Think this Analogy applies here. Take care 😊😊

[@supremereader7614]

You did a beautiful job of explaining the shadow and that even the name is in some sense a 'misnomer' cuz it's not necessarily all negative, it's also not necessarily about achieving conventional success, which is a mistake that I think a lot of other 'manefestation' youtubers make. I liked your channel before, but it'll keep a special place in my mind/heart now. Thanks 🙏

[@theartoftk1]

So glad you're making this content! I was watching Black Swan last night, I think it's a great illustration of these concepts/duality of ourselves

[@terryjross1184]

Watch angel heart mickey rourke If you dare Deep

[@KatieKamala]

Great movie

[@terencehennegan1439]

This is the best video on the shadow I’ve come across. Your way of explaining it and the pace made it easy to grasp. Personally I think mourning for self is the way to access one’s shadow. Excellent video. Thank you for sharing. 👌

[@THIRDEYEDROPS]

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[@magdalena4357]

I am grateful. Your presentation and analysis helps me understand and face my shadows.

[@jimmoore3088]

In Martial Arts, when seeking to break a board with your hand, you do not focus on the board. You focus on a point just beyond the board. Focusing on the Shadow only feeds it and makes to harder to break-through. So seductive, the dark. The Shadow knows...

[@rosierollin]

Thank you so much for this, I have so much to learn as I'm in the process of healing, Blessings to all!

[@tgoods5049]

I recently dipped into some deeper level shadow work and OUCH. It hurts. A lot. But I’m improving because of it.

[@lifidilin]

Great, really dense video. Saving for rewatch. Thank you!

[@andreadybvik]

This was so interesting to take in! Working with the shadow side of yourself is so liberating!⭐

[@PatrickBooya]

The shadow seems like an embodiment of the fear you feel.

[@driggerfireon5760]

Very nice audio visual production. Thumbs up. 👍🏾

[@THIRDEYEDROPS]

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[@babytheresalight6699]

I have never been on the well worn path so I'm not afraid PLS let me be aware, let me feel it, let me understand, let me heal it💕

[@MrS-pe6sd]

Do yourself a favor, don’t journal. Get out of your own head. Be honest with yourself, allow your thoughts to be authentic. There is no glamour or ego in this mindset

[@cynthiamarston2208]

I understand. It is that self absorption that supports an ego that is not healthy. The idea of letting go the ego can be hard but when it happens even if momentarily it certainly feels like a higher state of being.

[@Galvvy]

Glad you didn't argue for psychedelics as a shortcut to understanding or knowledge. Too many new-wavers think that there's some instant method to solving their emptiness crisis, not realizing that if anything in the spiritual/internal side of life was easy everyone would be a mystic.

[@THIRDEYEDROPS]

I do think they’re an incredibly important tool for catalyzing visionary experiences and psyche exploration. That said, they’re not a panacea and they can lead to a different kind of ego swelling for some.

[@pbasswil]

Remember: The reason for the split of a personality into Self-image and Shadow is... _fear._ We start out life as helpless dependents; so we're terrified of abandonment - which would equal death/oblivion. As we grew we were repeatedly taught that we must subjugate many natural aspects of ourselves, or else we would risk rejection from our parents, and later from society as a whole. The specter of abandonment is terrifying; and as adults that fear still keeps us rejecting large swathes of our natural selves. So if we want to reintegrate our rejected self, we first have to re-encounter - and _reprocess_ - the fear. Gulp. ~8^{

[@donluptowski9296]

Brother....thank you. Well worded, and timely

[@THIRDEYEDROPS]

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[@meditationamsterdam]

This is excellent content as usual. Unfortunately Jung never made the full jump himself. He did not know that once the shadow is fully mapped, the ego is rendered redundant and the perfection of the self is followed by the destruction of the self. He felt this reality deeply, but only had psychoanalysis in his arsenal, no energetics or bodywork.

[@SweetyyKri]

Beautiful🎉

[@miimakakku3722]

@lordofd7111 my current opinion is it will rebuild/be reborn. Only to go full circle, until it is again - reborn.

[@karlayadira9991]

This is so informative. Thank you! I will begin my journey into the unknown.

[@simpernchong]

Carl Jung got his concept of the shadow and other concepts from his exploration of Asian spirituality, namely, Indian, Tibetan and Taoism.

[@psyche1988]

Yeah so ? Not relevant to the video unless you want to make it sound as though indian philosophy or hinduism is above all.

[@walteredstates]

Pretty relevant if one is interested in both, and/or studies global psychologies & systems in view of overlaying them, to see in what way ideas, concepts and words are synonymous, and to extend understanding of what one thinks one knows.

[@mfasnoza1778]

I am a designer and painter, the shadows are very important,