We are advised to not fall for the illusions all around us. So, when we see all the dark images of riots and if they are illusions, then what are we really seeing? This quick video gives some insight into what we are seeing is the dark shadows people have being indulged, rather than integrated...
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Sure thing!
Gowithin said:
My understanding is that the ego is in the conscious mind and the shadows are in the unconscious mind. I'm no expert, but my take is that the ego and the shadows are both bad news, when not controlled effectively.
Gowithin said:
I get what you are saying, Go. I've stumbled across this tactic now and again. I've been under the impression that the particular site I linked to does serious research, but know of no oversight as to any conclusions they might make that strays from the original work.
One of the oldest practitioner of this tactic (that I'm aware of) is L. Ron Hubbard (of Dianetics & Scientology infamy), who stole techniques from Freud and repackaged them (with his own additions) as Dianetics. Later on, he ridiculed psychology and psychiatry, and labeled them invalid. Even started a war with them. The laugh is on him though. One of the psychiatrists he used to make fun of actually saw flaws in Freud's work and led the charge to improve psychoanalysis. Guess Hubbie missed that.
So, yes, it is yet another deceitful practice I have noticed, riding on the coattails of a legitimate body of work to gain credibility for oneself or one's cause.
That is why we have accreditation, licensing, college degrees, and so on. To ensure the public is not ripped off or damaged by unverified techniques. As far is it goes, Jung is legit. However, much of what constitutes psychology and psychiatry is theoretical, so before engaging any particular practitioner, you always need to check their qualifications and their results, to make sure you are getting a competent practitioner.
Just for general interest, I found this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungian_interpretation_of_religion
The Jungian interpretation of religion, pioneered by Carl Jung and advanced by his followers, is an attempt to interpret religion in the light of Jungian psychology. Unlike Sigmund Freud and his followers, Jungians tend to treat religious beliefs and behaviors in a positive light, while offering psychological referents to traditional religious terms such as "soul", "evil", "transcendence", "the sacred", and "God". Because beliefs do not have to be facts in order for people to hold them, the Jungian interpretation of religion has been, and continues to be, of interest to psychologists and theists."
Gowithin said:
I agree tattooing is creepy, when it is overdone. I nice artistic piece is one thing, but all over, eeuuww. I think of those MS13 gang members that tattoo all over, even their faces. It isn't aesthetic at all. To me, it's a sign of mental illness in the range of pain and violence.
Kim B said:
It's not new age, Go, unless you consider Swiss psychiatrist, Carl Jung, new age.
"— Carl Jung, Aion (1875-1961) The “shadow” is a concept first coined by Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung that describes those aspects of the personality that we choose to reject and repress. For one reason or another, we all have parts of ourselves that we don’t like—or that we think society won’t like—so we push those parts down into our unconscious psyches. It is this collection of repressed aspects of our identity that Jung referred to as our shadow self."
More at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Jung.
It appears the New Age movement may have adopted some of his theories, but he himself and his "analytical psychology" movement isn't new age, to the best of my understanding. It might be helpful to look at his original work and see what you think, to get the original data (that haven't been distorted by New Age thought).
The video was offered as a brief comment on the shadow side of human consciousness. The new age may have "borrowed" the idea, but it was originally developed by Swiss psychiatrist, Carl Gustav Jung, who was for a time a collaborator with Sigmund Freud. Becoming familiar with Jung's original work helps to discern if other work you are reading is true to his work or if it has been co-opted and distorted. But, the general idea that the rioters are dramatizing their dark sides (ie, letting their "shadows" run wild) is valid, I think. They really blew it. At the point they got this country's attention, they should have gone to the negotiating table and worked out some doable actions to help resolve their grievances. (That's for the peaceful protesters.) The criminal element ruined that opportunity.
Gowithin said:
Dark to light stuff https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-33RkTO8aY
What is it with those who cover themselves completely in toxic ink? Yuck.
Gowithin said:
I think so. Integration is a process to control the dark side by getting the shadows in alignment, rather than letting them run wild.
Kim B said:
The people who are indulging in the dark side are those who are actually allowing it to take control of themselves.