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NW: in making this thread, what have i 'projected' about myself?

I know I've certainly dragged a great deal about myself into this conversation. Everything I've spoken of comes from personal experience. I have been guilty of seeing others as my "enemy". I have "hated". I have wanted to do "grave harm" to another. I was one of the "Us" and the other was one of the "Them". Then, I went crazy and saw some things I hadn't wanted to see before, including the role I played in the creation of the very acts I presented myself as opposing.

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Kali was in my shadow. When it became too painful to see the things I did not want to see, she gave me her eyes so I could bear to look. I like to think she still sneaks them into me when I'm not looking.

Source: The Process of Individuation: The Shadow


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It can be helpful to understand that the shadow isn't comprised merely of the unsavory characteristics we might not want to see in ourselves. It also contains a great deal of pain and rage over the things we may have experienced. Disassembling the shadow means that we must come to terms with these parts of ourselves we would rather not own, including our own pain, suffering and desire for revenge. Until these things are removed we can not begin to see clearly and only then, can we begin to understand what justice really looks like.

See also:
[*] The Boundaries of Rage and Forgiveness
[*] The Forgiveness Project