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SHADOW

The ︎ shadow represents the unconscious parts of our personality that we tend to reject or hide. These are qualities we don't accept in ourselves but project onto others, often darker or more socially unacceptable traits. 

Jung describes the ︎ shadow as
      “THE THING NO PERSON WISHES TO BE”.

The “︎ shadow is that hidden, repressed, for the most part inferior and guilt-laden personality whose ultimate ramifications reach back into the realm of our animal ancestors…If it has been believed hitherto that the human shadow was the source of evil, it can now be ascertained on closer investigation that the unconscious man, that is his ︎ shadow does not consist only of morally reprehensible tendencies, but also displays a number of good qualities, such as normal instincts, appropriate reactions, realistic insights, creative impulses etc”



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