“Because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
Luke 1:78-79
Are you familiar with the term “shadow work?” It was first developed by psychiatrist Carl Jung and has been growing in development ever since. According to this article in Medical News Today, “Shadow work is a type of psychotherapy that focuses on the shadow self, which is the parts of the psyche that people often keep hidden, such as trauma and resentment… According to Jung, a personality includes the persona, which is the personality that people show to the public, and the shadow self, which remains private or hidden. Unlike the persona, the shadow self often includes traits that a person does not like to show.” Sometimes, these are parts of the self that a person may even be unaware of themselves. While working on the parts of ourselves that know and are familiar with is always needed, it’s often the unknown parts of ourselves that are the biggest obstacles to our own spiritual growth. So here’s a question for you…
What’s hiding in your shadow that you refuse to acknowledge?
“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.”
–Carl Jung
