Carl Jung

theia · Post by **theia** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 2:13 pm

Novelty;523568 wrote: Your ego suppressed you..

Do not ignore the shadow, we have to face up to this to discover the self,

understanding your soul image, makes you understand yourself

And I find that when I start to try and reclaim my projections, it's not only difficult but incredibly painful...it's much easier to condemn someone else and see the problem "out there" instead of within me. I find that the more critical I am of someone, the more likely it is to a quality that I'm denying in myself. Of course that also applies to positive qualities.

theia · Post by **theia** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 2:35 pm

Hamster;523627 wrote: If everyone in our lives is a mirror reflecting aspects of ourselves then in can make for some scary images of ourselves...can't it? We only tend to notice the negative ones..or maybe I do at the moment?

Yes, I think it can but I also believe in the old adage that we're never given more than we can handle (though it certainly feels as if we are sometimes!). So we do it gradually, stage by stage, and don't suddenly see all of our shadow aspects at once. I read somewhere, some years ago, that the unconscious is benevolent and works for us not against us...I find that helpful.

But I loathe it when I'm condemning someone and a little voice inside tells me that maybe it's me not them. That's when I start protesting my "innocence", just a little too much!

theia · Post by **theia** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 2:47 pm

Novelty;523646 wrote: You are denying yourself and denying others too..

That's an interesting point...could you expand on it a bit more?

theia · Post by **theia** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 6:24 am

Novelty;524197 wrote: How can one be genuine to others when they can not be genuine to themself..

what the bleep do we know

Yes, I see...very true.

Have you seen What the Bleep, Novelty? Or read the book?

theia · Post by **theia** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 6:55 am

Novelty;524225 wrote: I've read many articles regaurding this film and the people involved, i've seen the film many times, do you like the film theia?

Yes, I have. I've got it on dvd but because it's American I can only play it on my computer. I felt inspired the first time I watched it but, as always, I soon lapsed back into my usual way of thinking things. A friend recently recommended The White Book (Ramtha) and although I'm only dipping into it, I find that inspirational too.

theia · Post by **theia** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 9:41 am

For me, Fairport Convention's beautiful rendition of She Moved Through the Fair symbolises a person's search for their anima.

theia · Post by **theia** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 11:09 am

Novelty;524403 wrote: Yes it does theia, i relate to that song very well, my anima seems so unreachable

but i know i will find her, we will be together in the end.

Yes, you will