The following article was taken from Paul’s and Neelam’s writings.
Have their been times in your life when you feel you are sooooooooooooo right and the other person is sooooooooooo wrong. When you feel triggered and upset by some aspects about your near and dear ones? The way they treat you, take you for granted? Sometimes even lie to you? And at times have you noticed a singular theme about these aspects in your life?
Have their been times when you have been so mad as to why this is happening in your life? And what have you done to deserve this?
But, have you realized many times, the outside situations and behaviours that we so so so hate and dislike in others are only a projection of our own suppressed selves aka shadow parts? The parts which we are not yet ready to own or accept and integrate within ourselves?
Beneath the social mask we wear every day, we have a hidden shadow side: an impulsive, wounded, sad, or isolated part that we generally try to ignore. This hidden side is called The Shadow and it can be a source of emotional richness and vitality, and acknowledging it can be a pathway to healing and living a truthful, authentic life.
The Shadow part(s) are kept hidden deep within us and are, typically, out of awareness. Many of your Shadow parts have great holds on your life and dictate your thoughts, feelings, beliefs and actions.
The Shadow includes your deepest fears, shames and regrets. Your judgments, core beliefs, unconscious contracts and vows, your “truths” about life, about others and yourself…even your “positive” qualities of personal power, your beauty, your sacred and divine self are held by the Shadow. The Shadow includes all these things about you that sit in your subconscious.
Come and discover your shadows from the safety of your heart…
Take time and think of an the attribute, the gift of you that you love most about yourself…perhaps it is your generosity, openness or loving nature? Once found, ask “What is the opposite of these qualities?” The answer reveals part of your Shadow.
Since you seek to avoid these Shadow qualities, you tend to express the opposite, or more “positive” side. Thus, your Shadow is what encourages you to embody your more socially accepted, “favorable” traits.
However, it is important to realize that when you “disown” your Shadow qualities you tend to become unbalanced. Eventually the Shadow will come out of its cage, and now wild, the Shadow often expresses itself in frightening and explosive ways.
What we deny within ourselves we project/manifest onto others and into our lives. Understand that your everyday life is a reflection of your Shadow self.
Why is it important to get familiar with your Shadow?
Your Shadow self provides a great understanding of your life. As your awareness of your Shadow self grows, you reveal the underpinnings of your personality—gaining potent insight of that which dictates your thoughts, feelings and actions. These ultimately lead to the outcomes and results of your life’s manifestations. Therefore, to heal the parts that hold you back from achieving your desired results, requires you embrace your Shadow.
Doing so, can unleash trapped life energies. And within this additional potent energy, you find your inspiration and authenticity and ultimately, your deepest power.
For example, many people know that they have gifts and talents, yet they may not have created the “Fulfilling Life” they desire. Their Shadow may include an unconscious vow to never have more than X dollars in the bank, or to have more money than their parents or to never shine too brightly as it might cause jealousy to others.
Consequently, more energy is wasted on suppression rather than expansion of the self. Imagine how much of your life force is suffocated and repressed?
Honoring the Shadow’s old “truths,” vows and fears and releasing their grip of you, can free much of your energy and inner power. Fully free, this power can now propel you to achieve solid progress in your daily life.
We will be talking in much depth and learning all about it in our upcoming workshop: Shaman and the Shadow.
Workshop Date: 22nd September 2024
Time: 10 am to 7 pm
Venue: online on Zoom
Please reach out to Neelam (9979901933) for details
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