Your identity, integrating self and projection towards others

Psychologist?#CarlJung?popularized the idea of the shadow self or inner shadow.

Your inner shadow comprises parts of you that you subconsciously reject. This usually comes up as negative self-talk and stems from rejected parts of ourselves in childhood.

When you ignore, reject, or shame throughout your life, the shadow side can develop a negative impact on your well-being.

There is always going to be a part of yourself that craves to be understood and explored, mentally and emotionally not at your best when the shadow and self are far apart.

Here are 8 different Jungian archetypes in his collective unconscious definition:

• Animus: A part of you that has the capacity for reflection and self-knowledge
• Anima: An image of an idealized woman that draws people into their feminine side
• Hero: A part of your psyche that can overcome evil and destruction
• Persona: The mask you wear to show the world while you protect your inner self
• Self: The center of the personality or psyche — your conscious awareness
• Shadow: The dark and emotional aspect of your psyche
• Trickster: A childish part of your psyche that needs gratification
• Wise old man: A personification of the self that contains your wisdom

He shared the shadow archetype as the dark and emotional side of your personality or psyche. Possibly immoral or inferior, but this isn’t always the case.

When you ignore your shadow, it can create

? Self-absorption and inflated ego

? Struggling to have healthy relationships with others

? Poor self-esteem and self-sabotage

? Self-deceit and deceiving others

? Anxiety and depression

? Offensive behaviour toward others

The projection takes place when you see things in others that you subconsciously recognise within yourself. Those parts can make you feel uncomfortable.

As a result, you seek to judge or punish others who reflect those traits.

Hence, it is important to do shadow work which works with your unconscious mind to uncover parts of your repression, trauma, and personality that you subconsciously consider undesirable.

The end goal of this work is to develop self-awareness, acceptance and compassion for yourself.

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