2Shadows of the Soul Acknowledging the Dark Side of Our Best Intentions
… [W]hoever looks into the mirror of the water will see first of all his own face. Whoever goes to himself risks a confrontation with himself. The mirror does not flatter, it faithfully shows whatever looks into it; namely, the face we never show to the world because we cover it with the persona, the mask of the actor. But the mirror lies behind the mask and shows the true face.
Carl Jung, The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious
How can anyone see straight when he does not even see himself and that darkness which he himself carries unconsciously into all his dealings?
Carl Jung, Psychology and Religion
We are aware that we have a shadow or dark side, parts of ...
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