If We Want A New Future That

It’s Not Our Job To Assess The Merit Of Our Vision Or Judge Its Importance. It Is Our Job To Receive The Vision And Act Upon It.

Like The Lotus Flower That Is Born Out Of Mud, We Must Honor The Darkest Parts Of Ourselves And The Most Painful Of Our Life’s Experiences, Because They Are What Allow Us To Birth Our Most Beautiful Self.

Jung First Gave Us The Term ‘shadow’ To Refer To Those Parts Of Our Personality That Have Been Rejected Out Of Fear, Ignorance, Shame, Or Lack Of Love. His Basic Notion Of The Shadow Was Simple: ‘the Shadow Is The Person You Would Rather Not Be.’ He Believed That Integrating The Shadow Would Have A Profound Impact, Enabling Us To Rediscover A Deeper Source Of Our Own Spiritual Life. ‘to Do This,’ Jung Said, ‘we Are Obliged To Struggle With Evil, Confront The Shadow, To Integrate The Devil. There Is No Other Choice.’

The Unmet Need That Can Get Met Right Now Is The Need To Be Whole, To Be Both Your Magnificent, Divine Self And Your Imperfect, Human Self.

Many Of Us Don’t Realize That We Have A Choice About Which Aspect Of Ourselves We Will Use As The Foundation Upon Which We Build Our Lives.