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A Simplified Guide On How To Do Shadow Work
It’s all well and good to hear that we need to do shadow work — but where do we begin?
This is a topic I am so excited to talk to you about.
Shadow work is a term that is frequently used in circulation to refer to the “internal work” that one is meant to do in order to reach greater spiritual heights, increase self-awareness, and connect with your true self/soul.
Your “shadow self” is the side of you that is not conscious to your own mind but still plays a very active part in influencing your behaviours and the way your mind works, therefore directly impacting your external environment (because we create our own realities).
3D (aka scientific) translation:
In psychology, Freud analogises our consciousness to an iceberg: there is a part of the iceberg of our consciousness that is very much above the surface and readily accessible. However, there is a very large portion of our consciousness that is under the water, in the dark, and difficult to access consciously.
Freud refers to this underwater section of our iceberg/consciousness as the id, the ego, and the superego. He argues that unconscious mechanisms are employed to ward off unpleasant emotions and to make the individual feel…
