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Hey - this was a strange one to film. 😅 What do you think of this episode? Would you like to see more of these live demonstrations? Let me know - I'm always receptive to your feedback!
Wow... I got chills and some shaky breathing just from watching. Without expanding any further, I will just say that much of that seemed VERY familiar. But one figure I have yet to encounter is that angst filled teen ... Lots of "ghoulish" figures lately. 😒 Anyway, many thanks for your courage in doing this! If you are comfortable doing more demonstrations, by all means, they'll surely be of help to someone. However, this video alone is a great example!
@@GrasslandsG81 Thank you for taking the time to comment, brother. I'm sorry that you've experienced similar - I know the pain there, even if I don't know the specifics. I'll do more demonstrations in the future for sure. I recognise how confronting but likewise affirming they can be!
Immediately... As you closer your eyes. I felt who you were calling arise.. the energy around you and within you changed and I felt goose bumps within myself and a dense feeling in my heart.. I felt you. Or atleast I feel a resonance to what you experienced within myself and it was a complete empathic experience that happened watching you .. I almost wanted to cry. And another more perverse side wanted to take you. I see you.. I thank you for this. I appreciate it.
Brother that was so inspiring. You're adding much more value by sharing this process than by just explaining the theory. It's also comforting to see that you still have those types of things to work on, like addictions. I see that we are all human. I should not hold myself to an ideal of perfection, nor beating myself up when I still have ton of things to heal. Much love.
Of course - always more mess behind the scenes 🤫 The screen-time zombification is something I’m always vigilant for, and it’s only gotten harder as I’ve started doing more work on them! Although things have been better in the last week since posting this - inner adolescent feeling seen, and already noticing changes in well-being & sleep quality!
Thank you Rachel - it's a pleasure to show up and set an example. Hopefully more people will feel called to go into these spaces and experience their potential too!
Always useful to have more examples out there! Plenty more episodes in this series exploring parts work & active imagination on this channel if you’re looking to go deeper! Wishing you all the best, thank you 🌲
Gosh, Jordan...just discovered you tonight. Late, not sleeping, and coming to a true reckoning point, but running out of hope and a sense of resource. I cannot fully express how grateful I am that your video ended up in my UA-cam feed. Thank you for your work...it's depth meets the wound I have worked a lifetime to heal, but have felt I was running out of any chance to do so. You've offered a path that resonates deeply, and such beautiful support to begin again. Bless.🙏
It's never too late. You've absolutely got this. I'm sorry to hear of some of your troubles, and happy to connect at this important time. Plenty more resources on the way, and thank you for such warm words, Jordan!
@@jordanthornton Thanks so much for your kind words and encouragement, Jordan. I'm astonished by all you've shared on your channel already...grateful for your work.
Jordan thank you so much for making this powerful video, this is the first live demonstration I've seen of this process. The vulnerability you've shown gives me strength to confront my personal demons. I can relate so much to what you shared. Sex addiction, porn addiction... trying to fill a void with a bad behavior, positive feedback loop... this made me cry, so many questions can't wait to jump into this for myself. Sincerely thank you, new subscriber
Zachary, thank you! I know these challenges myself - a difficult journey for sure. It's my pleasure to show up and demonstrate, and I wish you the best with your own parts work and introspection. Thanks for taking the time to comment and let me know - more on the way!
I am almost 30. For the last 2 years, I have only just begun learning about inner healing from past traumas. Psychology, parts work, shadow work, integration has been endlessly fascinating to me because for much of my late teens and all throughout my twenties, I was doing some of these therapies naturally. They would just come to me spontaneously and I would do them- somatic releases through small dance-like motions when I had moments alone, journaling memories and emotions, having INTENSE dream states with revealing stories, closing my eyes to see these other realmly places or moments in time and having dialogue sometimes, intentional breathing, scary dreams with cathartic silent screaming that would jolt me awake, mindfulness practices like reflection of seemingly mundane moments and realizing the greatness of their impact on my life. Every time I find out about another kind of therapy or psychological territory or theory, I get childishly excited because it affirms that in my most vulnerable, broken moments there was so much innate healing occurring at the same time. I am loving my body and mind more and more, and seeing the real desire to want to live and to want to heal touches me deeply; it's hard to describe. Conceited as it sounds, I inspire myself! I want to thank you immensely for what you gave out in this video. As I listened to your words, it was suddenly revealed to me why I have been avoiding a certain creative endeavor. And that is because I used to use this particular outlet as escapism when I was a child when things were unsafe. I think my inner child may have anxiety/fear that I must be in danger right now because this is the thing I want to do. She may be trying to keep me safe, or may be telling me that I AM safe and that I do not need to "escape". Vigilant child, she is. Maybe she needs comfort and reassurance. I will visit her with further inquiry on the topic.
Inspiring yourself is the powerful central point of healing, thank you for sharing some of your experiences for other people to read. I'm sure someone will find value here, and your words are thoughtfully considered. Wishing you well in the new month ahead.
*INNER WORK ESSENTIALS - TEACHING INTENTIONS & STATEMENT OF DIRECTION* 1) Provide the student with an informed and representative overview of multiple complementary therapeutic modalities to support their self-healing process; with special encouragement placed upon the auto-therapeutic application of holistic healing modalities for particular problems at particular stages in their journey. 2) Nourish the intellectual and spiritual maturation of the student by familiarising them with the most exciting, challenging and credible concepts in developmental psychology, consciousness studies and transpersonal metaphysics; with central emphasis being placed upon comparative analysis of multiple complex theories. 3) Encourage an empowered and more authentic sense of individual self-expression as a combined outcome of the two previous intentions, plus the application of holistic lifestyle principles, self-educational practises, and foundational healthy habits. *EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES (what you'll get from these videos)* *On completion of this series, the student should expect to be:* 1) Auto-therapeutic. The student will feel generally competent in their ability to select and self-administer the most suitable therapeutic modality on a full-spectrum basis: ranging from the somatic resolution of central childhood wounds to the everyday self-regulation of symptomatic stress responses such as anxiety and addiction. 2) Closer towards baseline integral consciousness (Wilber). Through their combined efforts of rigorous self-inquiry and critical engagement with recommended reading material, the student will have significantly developed their intellectual and spiritual maturity to a noticeable degree, in likely correlation with their depth of engagement. 3) Holistically Empowered. The student will enjoy a meaningful expansion of their physical, emotional, sexual, and creative expression as a result of their healing and expansion work. In short, they will be healthier, happier and feel more complete. 4) Self-educational. The student will have felt organically inspired to move beyond free video content and create a self-structured learning arc which takes maximum advantage of at least several dozen inner working books mentioned within the course. The student will consequently enjoy lifelong learning habits including: critical research skills, long-term focus, and the ability to know when to stop studying.
Your honesty and vulnerability in this video is so beautiful. It makes me feel very sad as I am reminded of the society we are a part of where 'exposing' ourselves like this is not acceptable. Eg. I have a very special tree that I visit often near where I live by the river (A river that flows at 90% less than its natural capacity due to the city growing and 'damming' the water for human use 😥) Anyway, sometimes I notice my pace quicken as I approach her because I know I can truly relax in her company and no words are needed. I hugged her the other day but made sure I could not be seen by the passers by who are generally people walking their dogs (would they even be walking by the river if they didn't have a dog? 🤔) Anyway, this fear of being one's true self in front of others because of what they may think is so unhealthy for us, it is beyond words. Anyway, thank you so much and I just had a thought ...You have inspired me to do a video of me hugging the tree (thats her in the background of my picture by the way) Much love and gratitude to you my friend 🙏
I appreciate you attention and I'm glad you found it valuable - certainly strange attempting to vocally facilitate yourself while filming while introspecting... but hey, learning new skills hahah
Exactly as anyone stated. You are showing the theory and make it pragmatic, instead of over theorizing every jungian theory which is complex enough on its own. So u got my subscirption thanks man
Man that wasn't messy. That was elegant. Entering that space. Having the intuition to know how to compassionately approach that part of yourself without being overbearing or off putting. Understanding when and how to approach. When to back off. That was a beautiful thing to participate in. Thank you so much for giving of yourself like that. Im barely able to even thing about doing inner work without overwhelming anxiety. Your ability to do it on camera and in such a delicate way is inspiring. Thank you.
Hi. Thank you for sharing this most intimate time of your inner working. I just met you here on YT, 2 videos back and I appreciate very much what you bring. I’d been in “church” 50yrs when in 2012, I shifted to this side of the fence. I’ve not thought of myself as being new age, but more the now-age, expanding into more of my authenticity, playing and exploring like a child, this field of personal development and consciousness;0) Viewing the inner children/folk whom I’ve connected with as fractured off aspects of my self, after our intros and dialogue out of understanding, compassion and absolutely no judgment, I assure them how I've grown/ evolved, and how they were instrumental in getting me to where I am…Now, if they would like, we can amalgamate into the One Love, I am. They no longer need to be alone. I open my arms and I sense their relief as they walk into my opened arms, my heart, and we reunite. :) Something pretty kewl happened one of the last times I did this work. At the end of our chat, I'd only just opened my arms, and readying to express the invite, like a spark or flash, they flew/ popped into me. I loled, at all of this, ...so unexpected! All of this is most different to the days in church, being part of healing and deliverance teams, where I rebuked, broke strongholds and cast “things” off. Care to respond? In the meantime, I’ll be checking out more of your videos, esp. the Essentials Group. Again, thank you so much. I’ve a son 34, on disability and still home who is most angry and only sees this mama as a Woo-wooer, hehe. I’ve tried to guide him to look at the idea of the inner child, but maybe, the way you’ve expressed this idea would be more palatable to him. We’ll see. Thank you, again…For now, I will continue enjoying you:)
So helpful once again as practical demonstration of doing parts work, which I've read so much about theoretically, but found difficult to actually practice with myself. Also for me, my doom scrolling was an act of self-harm because I hated myself so much, which prevented me from actually doing any of the inner work etc. as I would be too tired and fall asleep whenever I tried to engage it. Thank you for making yourself so vulnerable as it encourages me to do the the same, as well as to begin totally accept myself, both the 'good parts' and the supposedly 'bad parts', to help integrate me more completely as a human being.
Your comment lands strong, and I’m glad you found this useful - keep going deeper, and I likewise hope you appreciate the other videos presented here too - some great books for your bookshelves!
Dear Jordan, that was turely illuminating! Thank you sooooo much for putting yourself out there and shooting this in the raw and vulnerable way you did so we can watch it and learn from it. Thank you for your courage. I just discovered your channel yesterday. Randomly, one of your videos showed up, and it feels like the missing part in my own journey. I have been fascinated by Jung for years but never really tried to go about doing Jungian inner work, but this video has inspired me to. I will be watching all your videos. I hardly ever comment on UA-cam so I feel a little raw myself doing so. I just wanted to say thank you:))
Priya, your messages are well received and I massively appreciate your pattern-interrupt with commenting publicly to connect! I hope you gain loads of practices & suggestions from these videos - and I wish you the absolute best on your continued healing journey. Thank you for witnessing and supporting.
I am so grateful to you for this vulnerable video I could relate very much to every aspect of it. In fact, when you started, I immediately became present to my shadow parts that have the same behavior. I’m staying up late and watching mindless garbage and I started to giggle because they showed up basically a snot nose kids and they were really funny so I really got a lot of the video. Appreciate you so much. Thank you for putting yourself out there for us.
You are AMAZING! Not messy...brave, clear, fresh, raw, honest, organic and real! I love this episode so much. I like how you mention to not change them and to also wait for them. Also how you speak to him on his level. Soul food for the deep and old souls - so grateful for your bravery and for creating that situation, then, in order to raise consciousness, now. Thanks Emo Teen Jordan and of course all your past and future selves - super valuable work!! Thank you for you!! More please! You got this!!
@@jordanthornton You are super welcome! Indeed, witnessing you be with (y)our parts has invited me to be kinder and more patient in my process. This specific video showed me that I can bring in more time and compassion. My teenage part seemed dramatic, dark, intimidating and unrelatable 😕 so far...seeing you be with yours, has given me a different angle/approach. Very valuable perspective shift, cause I can see how my separations, rejections and projections onto her has not been a safe and welcoming space. I now have a bridge! Beautiful gift, thank you!
@@eloise3280 Yes, teenagers are often awkward creatures poised between the past and the future - really difficult to 'work with', so I get it. Once more pleased to have provided an example of resonance!
I appreciate this. I had a contact through writing and questioning part of my other seft. The self hatred I found in that voice shocked me. It was so wonderful to meet that self. Such a blessing seeing and meeting that part of me and accepting and conversing with it. I honor your sharing this. Didn't it know it was called this.
You're building inwards bridges here, thanks for sharing your passion for the work. I hope you keep finding peace - also consider checking out my 'inner critic' videos on the channel, they should come up to support you if you search the term on the channel page.
Thank you Jorden for starting with explaining that this is a awkward and uncomfortable process. I was shocked at how well this process worked for me but the discomfort I felt has made me not want to continue. Your video has inspired me to take it up again.
Hello. I find your videos very enlightening and the information resonating within me. Thank you for that! When you were speaking to your inner child I could sense anger, disappointment, and sadness in having to witness parental upheaval which cultivated an apathetic safety barrier against uncomfortable situations. Now, with the digital age, we have everyone's issues intrude on our minds and lives. You perhaps are more sensitive to the vibrations of the current state of our world and that feeds the memory of those particular times of your life which results in your scrolling as the escape you desire. We all have done it and some still do it....no shame there. Personally, when I go to bed, I do the meditative shift you showed us but focus on releasing the events of the day. I truly enjoyed the process you shared and will try to apply it to other aspects of my life. Thank you so very much!! Many blessings to you!
It’s a pleasure to receive such a deep engagement, thank you for taking the time to write this. Parts work processes are so vital, especially with younger parts 🌲
👏👏👏 Bravo. Thank you for putting yourself in a vulnerable spot to show the technique. Your videos are valuable and informative. Your voice makes the videos soothing to listen to.
Jordan ha it seems we have a similar issue… but this is what I did… I asked my guides and ancestors to work my devices and algorithms… and I kid you not, literally mid short my screen would start doing it’s own thing (like invisible swiping) and land on something I can connect with or learn from… it’s amazing… I just smile and say thank you ♥️
Thank you so so much! This is my absolute favorite video of yours. So raw and real. I understand that it wasn't easy for you but I greatly appreciate it and I'm sure many others do too. This should have at least a million views so far. Crazy! Loved it! Now I actually understand how to fully meditate. 🙃
Absolutely fascinating, I dont think anyone would judge this negatively I feel my mind has opened so much by watching this, it's a gift. I've spoken to my internal family systems but this strategy is so much more powerful....... wow.
The first time I heard of the Shadow, was from a Tool song Forty Six & 2. I had zero clue what it was about. Many years later searching for self healing and development I'm reading Carl Jung's Red Book and finally found what I'm looking for In your videos. Conscience information broken down in a practical order. Unscripted emotions displayed showing honesty, sincerity, and the courage to admit addictions and past traumas have me inspired to commit to this. Thank you for your work!
Tool is wonderful, real depth. I'm happy you're reading Jung and also finding value in these teachings - always looking back towards the book, however. It's a pleasure to show up and inspire this work, thank you for taking the time to comment and let me know - keep going with the inner work, Nick!
Thank you I was literally crying, such a beautiful thing. This helps so much since I’m always tryin to understand words and put them into action, and sometimes guidance is needed. Thank you again!❤️
I beg to differ: don't think at all this was neither messy nor confusing. Our habitual way to dig for candied truths out there actually needs some of these bridging orientations. Again, it is an infinite source of amazement to me that, even though this field of study and practices are decades old, our general public recognition of it is nonexistent. I have to say, you're one courageous fella! Very grateful to have that sort of people in my radius of interaction. Thank you for the initiative, resourcefulness and upfront mien. I'm sure no one that follows you would be judgemental in any way, but I get that it's an open space and all sorts of jerks can come here and do their show. Much appreciated for putting yourself exposed like that to construct this framework and help a bunch of seekers. I'd have one request to make relative to this process: I have had a hard time when something I'm afraid of is manifested in the inner sight. For example, things having to do with the sea, deep sea, big sea animals, etc. It's a big issue I don't know where it stems from. Sometimes it becomes very overwhelming, even though we are consciously aware it's just a representation. Any suggestion on how to approach it? Thank you so much again for it all.
Thank you so much for such insightful and considerate feedback, Fran - it’s always appreciated. To answer your question... the way I would approach building the capacity to hold to more ‘terror’ in the interior world would be having a VERY safe embodiment practice before entering into these spaces. Endeavouring to create as peaceful and solid a physical situation as possible. Self soothing is also important. During this video I started automatically self-soothing and stroking my hand when things were getting tense - those kinds of small self regulations can be done without ‘breaking state’. Anchoring us into peace again. Hope this helps.
@@jordanthornton Ok, I'll try and put more attention to that next time. And I'll make sure to do a small list of self-soothing things, so whenever I'm in the state I have something already in mind to resort to. Thanks again and again... ; P You're the best!
Thank you for sharing this vulnerable side of yourself. It's so much easier to connect & learn from someone who does not place himself on a high pedestal. It takes courage to do this kind of a thing in public & it's indeed a great way of getting others to look into the dungeons of their own subconscious to track down the demons that might be enslaving them with unhealthy behavioral patterns that keep draining their energy. Bless you brother for dedicating your life to help others in their quest to be free! So much to learn from your videos.
This is amazing and thank you for your vulnerability. It’s the integration of parts work that is the hardest bit! With so many parts and maladaptive patterns. Thank you again… I actually shed a tear watching this ❤
Brilliant work! Thank you for sharing. It takes alot of courage to share such a space of vulnerability. The most intimate parts of self in which we are still navigating and discovering. I like that you stated you weren't trying to change this aspect of self. As humans we always feel the need to fix or change these parts. Yet in essence these parts just need to be seen, witnessed, embraced and loved with no judgement. Re-parenting the inner child is a difficult task yet the most rewarding. I appreciate your work, blessings on your journey forward.✨
Mel, thank you for taking the time to write this - your comment is well received and I’m glad that the demonstration proved useful. Acceptance and compassion of parts really is the way forward 🌲
Hi Jordan, I'm years researching videos, not 1 comes anywhere close to that. The rawness of this video leaves me nearly wordless! My heart is filled with hope while terrified with the thought of walking down those lanes. Yet, I know I've been waiting to do so. The steps you provide will truly heal so many souls & spread so much love - thank you for your exposure, time and sacrifices 💙
My pleasure - I think that demonstration really helps with these kinds of unconscious explorations! Have you explored these practices much already, Amy?
@@jordanthornton Hi Jordan 👋 No, your videos are actually the first I've come upon that are so informative but easy for me to understand the method. I've started on the playlist and up to the episode where I wrote out the 6 open ended questions. I tried this on my own first and I was so scared and frightened of the visions I was having I had to stop and find someone to learn from.
I'm on an awakening journey and realized I have so many repressed and unidentified issues I need some kind of therapy for. I've been on a Bernardo Kastrup trip listening to all his interviews and listened one about his book on Jung. I am an old nurse and remember in the 90's when I took mental health and psychology courses Jung was "out there" and look how his "out there" therapies stood the test of time!
This is by far your most powerful video. Holy cow. Thank you. I'm much more experiential in my learning...and this just reverberated in my soul. Gorgeous. I can feel my inner archetypes already asking to speak. Thank you. I'm curious to see what truths lay beneath for me...and am thinking I will use this with future clients as well. This is a path I want to study more.
Wow, i applaud your brave ness. well done for putting this out there, and thank you so much, seeing how it is when you go through it made me relise loads. of course seeing it through the 3rd person is seeing it from a higher perspective, a higher self. its so literal . look how much you have grown from that teenager, and in such a way you have benifited at least 1 person today by what you are using the screen for now. Thank you Jordan, Bless ya.
Fred, it's my pleasure to show up and teach from this place - thank you for your attention and engagement. Wishing you the best with your journey now and ahead.
I just came upon your videos, Jordan. I have always adored Jung & his immense volume of work. You do a marvelous job of presenting & clarifying this work so we can do the hands-on/self- processes. Priceless! More-More 👏👏
Thank you for being courageous enough to put yourself in such a vulnerable position. It’s appreciated a lot and you’re setting a great example. By the way, nice work you did there. I know how hard it is to guide yourself through active imagination, with no external help. The inner work you’ve done is very impressive and inspiring, it is not left unnoticed.
@@jordanthornton yes, I’ve discovered your channel a few days ago and have watched some of your videos ever since. Your profound inner work is so much present in each of them, I enjoy the way of your being on these social platforms. Keep up the good work, I’ll be following your further blooming. All the best ☀️
@@anipapikyan Yeah, currently navigating how to stay as authentic and inspired as possible on the various online platforms while also not ruining my personal focus with too much screentime. Messy. Perfect time to find me hahah
I really appreciate you walking through this. It was a great help. Thank you for sharing your personal experiences, I know it's a very personal experience
Super helpful! I can see now that I've been skipping the curiosity and acceptance aspects, rushing headlong towards talking this part out of its lifelong mission. Geez no wonder my parts don't wanna talk to me! ha! Thank you for being this vulnerable. I am finding the truth and feeling the peace of it.
Thank u so much for filming this process, for putting urself out there ,raw. The ability to b vulnerable is such a strength. I've just discovered ur channel n I'm enjoying the depth in ur content. So refreshing in a world of 'shorts' ,which I'm prone to scrolling aimlessly myself 🙏💖
Jordan- I’m a 40 yo woman, questioning if I’m going thru a spiritual awakening or starting my midlife crisis. I am on the journey as a healer, but feel like I’m not equipped to do the inner work to heal myself. There is so much shit information out there. And since I feel a certain connection to how your mind works, hoping your suggested books are books my dyslexic brain can get thru. I am a hands on learner. I can see it once then teach it. I’m not stupid but reading is an area of learning I could work on. lol Thank you for showing this process. It provides me with what I need to start the process. Not only that, I hear people talk about ‘shadow work’ and no one has ever given me the meaning that you have. I already do this type of thinking, but have never tried to attempt it, since most people are not actually getting the work done. But are just doing the social media bs. Thanks for your strength. You have pushed me in the exact direction I needed
I went and had the most fun last weekend, playing in the mud, wind in my hair, under the moonlight. It really revived a place in my soul that has given me the motivation to start the work, I’ll need to remember to go have fun from time to time.
It means the world for me to read your words, and I wish you my very best with the next steps on your journey ahead. Thank you for taking the time to share some of your story... keep going.
THANK YOU SO FUCKING MUCH for allowing us to hold space with you!! That was one of the most vulnerable things I’ve ever witnessed. I got emotional!! This was so helpful for me. I’ve only had one conversation with an inner child during a meditation and it was by accident! I’ve been searching for any idea on how to get back to that child. This video is best example of how to do this. I’m so grateful for your bravery! Thank you thank you! You are so inspirational. Your journey is giving me hope and reminding me to be patient, it’s a process. -Angie
Luis, you are most welcome. I've got a new shadow work playlist which goes deeper into these kinds of themes at great depth if you're interested - right there at the top of my channel!
I'm grateful for you with all of my heart I'm going through challenging times and your videos helps me alot, thank you so much for being a fearless soul and sharing these sensitive subjects 🙏🏻💚
Witnessing your in your own fearlessness, thank you. I'm sorry you're going through tough times - reflecting that light and reminding you of your power and stability.
Wow!! Thank you so much for being vulnerable! Your strong, brave and very intelligent with your capacity to help and show others how inner dialogues work. So happy I found you!😍❤ Oh by the way..I stay up also looking at meaningless chat on my phone...ending up tired and angry with myself why I can't seem to stop doing that.
Alecia, you are most welcome! Thank you for leaving a comment and connecting, it's a pleasure to show up and demonstrate and I'm glad you found value - I have no idea how you got here either, unless you searched for active imagination / parts work?
Powerful video. Thanks for sharing. I have just started exploring parts work. Although I have been intuitively doing something similar in a looser sense, using journalling. It was good to see it expressed in the moment verbally.
@@jordanthornton yes, it would be good to see more demonstrations of parts work, detailing the process. Live is good, but also edited is fine. It's about making the techniques user friendly and straight forward. Thanks.
Thanks for showing me what shadow work is. I had heard of it from others online. It reminds me of how I used to voice my dolls/action figures when I was young. I truly had some good dialogue going on then. I had trials in my childhood as well, but I felt them harder than my brothers. I told my little brother “if I ever get away from home, I’ll never come back!” He begged me not to say that. Of course, I don’t go home very often now. It’s painful, but I make an effort to call the parents every weekend now. Now, that’s some shadow work! LOL
Yes, children will often play in these ways if they are allowed - autotherapeutic. Glad that you're finding value here, and good luck with your continued shadow work.
@@jordanthornton I’m really scared of actually doing it, I’m searching for some sort of psy to helps me with this but it seems that it doesn’t exist in my area 😔
@@chantalplante7900 Wishing you the best in your search for support - letting you also know that this kind of work is something I facilitate as part of my 1-1 mentorships, although it’s a much larger commitment than parts work alone. Feel free to message me on insta if you’re interested in going deeper 🌲
That kind of shutdown can happen sometimes, I’m sorry. It could be worthwhile to take some time to journal or physically release some of the tension before adding more ‘density’ with video teachings / more ideas - wishing you my best, these videos aren’t going anywhere either! 🌲🔋
It's 3:42am. I am in full sleep rebellion, after months of stability, steadily unraveling. My inner child has pulled from her integration (which only took my whole life to achieve) and is at it, armed with her rainbow duster, that never dusts. 6 Year olds are trying little people. Thank you, Jordan. This video is one of my absolute favourites.
Thank you for your courage in sharing your inner space in this way Jordan. Beautiful and inspiring. I saw a Canadian IFS therapist film a session for youtube and before they started the process he mentioned to the real client that they could let their worried parts know that they could erase the video at any point before publishing. That might be something you want to share with a part you encounter if you were to do this again. Anyway, thank you again. Courageoue and ver valuable. I've ordered that book by the by :D
Wow. I am just getting started on your videos although I have been doing similar work with myself and others for years as a physical therapist gone “psycho”. The melding of it all holds many answers and many more questions. So I keep playing. This particular video is amazingly helpful in many ways. I love your easy receptive and accepting approach to your inner troubled teen. Seeing and experiencing this process with you in such organic format is invaluable to my ability to utilize it in my own practice. Thank you so much for taking the risk and I hope to come across more of the same.
Kelly, it's my absolute pleasure to share this process and inspire your response. Glad to have resonated and wishing you the best with your own practice going forward.
Hi Jordan, just want to say these were the missing piece of my own work, and will probably read one of these books with more concise steps. I've been meditating for many years now and that part of myself that seeks attention after all this time. Most millennials really have issues with technology these days as a form of escapism. It's a hard egg to crack but knowing with deep understanding really helps to some extent.
Hello, Jordan. I have been listening to your videos on shadow work, father complex, inner healing, etc. every chance i get for several days, and i consider them all time well-spent. Would you believe i take notes and listen until the end of nearly every episode? I heard you describe this video as "messy" and the like several times, but i didn't see that at all. I saw a strong and courageous man allowing himself to be made vulnerable and transparent for the benefit of others. I saw an equally courageous and altruistic man willing to model a very raw process so that his viewers could learn to do the same. Thank you, sir. I believe we can all relate to the plight of your inner child. We are all on your channel so that we can make sense of and reconcile our *own* shards. Thank you for bringing us all together, and for championing this small army of light bringers. I hope you feel the love and admiration radiating from your crew. I would appreciate more videos like this, although I recognize and honor that the lack of structure may horrify you. I am going to attempt this exercise presently, because i have now seen the process and have a new, basic understanding of how it looks, as well as the benefit. (Again, thank you.)
Your depth of engagement with these videos means a lot to me, and I truly appreciate you taking the time to comment to let me know how seriously you take this work. I've explored similar videos like this in my new shadow work playlist, and also the course - so yes, it's tricky territory, but more attempts have been made. Hope they help.
@@jordanthornton Thank you 🙏 I found your content by googling Animus. I am so grateful for the positive projection awareness you imparted on me! Supremely needed that key 🔑 And yes, I am oh so enjoying stacking my book shelves. lol My newest additions are The Invisible Partners, The Thirst for Wholeness, The Shadow King and To Be A Man. ❤️🔥 Building my own inner fire and self respect 🙏
@@jordanthornton Thank you for the warm welcome 🙏 I am most certainly enjoying stacking my shelves! lol My newest editions are The Invisible Partners, To Be A Man, The Shadow King and The Thirst for Wholeness. I found your channel by googling “anima/animus integration”. Super grateful your content showed up! Supremely needed those keys 👌 I also bought UA-cam Secrets, which you did not recommend overtly.. but, I figured if I want to fan my own flame, I need to follow through with cultivating my own gifts and dreams 💭
It's okay. Seriously. I struggle with UA-cam addiction as well. I think many of us do these days. It's so awesome that you helped your porn addiction though. That's great that you are self-aware. I feel like many people are not and that they have so much trouble with going within and actually completing the inner work that needs to be done. So bravo for how far you've come! 🎊 👏 love your videos!
Parts work is brand new to me thank you for that. Inner child's work shadow work dream work and journalling visualising too. I like to think of it all as embedded in Light work. I like working with light codes. Elevating and merging timelines. I am working on transmuting shadows sending brilliant beautiful golden white light to every cell experience in all time and space. Thus revealing the hidden lesson and blessing in all challenges, purifying, expanding heart space and consciousness. Passing the torch to others. Thank you for talking about the Golden Shadow! It is another revolutionary new concept to me to integrate and work with! Blessed Divine Respect and Gratitude! ✨🤍💫
Sure - this is a beautiful practice! Great to hear you’re doing the work. My only suggestion (from experience) is to not ‘rush’ towards flooding all shadows with light too quickly - some darker & heavier forces can be deathly and deserve to be seen as such, at least for many years in most cases. Not sure where you’re at in your practice, but if you are new then perhaps allow for the differentiation and discernment to take place to avoid unconscious blending or bypassing! 🌲🌞
Thank you Jordan 😃😃 Identical behavior pattern alert right here 🙋♀️ Hmmmm , it’s been playing on me mind as well. Especially as it’s effected my link to my spirit guides and astral realm during sleep. It’s turned into a chronic pattern.
7:32 have you tried red lens glasses to block out blue light when watching media specially at night? for us Jungians the red may remind us of Jung's Red Book and therefore raise self awareness to consider disconnecting from screen time before bed time and that sleeping early is AWESOME for how we feel in the morning. i appreciate this video...
6:28, Hey brother. i actually do parts work or voice dialogue while standing only in fact. I've recently injured my back so i can't sit anyway. lucky that i actually prefer while standing.
Holy shit, thank you so much Jordan! That was so moving to watch, and so helpful to see done in real time. I appreciate your vulnerability and bravery ❤️
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Hey - this was a strange one to film. 😅 What do you think of this episode? Would you like to see more of these live demonstrations? Let me know - I'm always receptive to your feedback!
I loved it! Sure, I think that more raw, live demonstrations would be extremely helpful.
@@juanmaparram4076 Perfect - I’ll find ways to include them where appropriate!
Wow... I got chills and some shaky breathing just from watching. Without expanding any further, I will just say that much of that seemed VERY familiar. But one figure I have yet to encounter is that angst filled teen ... Lots of "ghoulish" figures lately. 😒
Anyway, many thanks for your courage in doing this! If you are comfortable doing more demonstrations, by all means, they'll surely be of help to someone. However, this video alone is a great example!
@@GrasslandsG81 Thank you for taking the time to comment, brother. I'm sorry that you've experienced similar - I know the pain there, even if I don't know the specifics.
I'll do more demonstrations in the future for sure. I recognise how confronting but likewise affirming they can be!
Immediately... As you closer your eyes. I felt who you were calling arise.. the energy around you and within you changed and I felt goose bumps within myself and a dense feeling in my heart.. I felt you. Or atleast I feel a resonance to what you experienced within myself and it was a complete empathic experience that happened watching you .. I almost wanted to cry. And another more perverse side wanted to take you. I see you.. I thank you for this. I appreciate it.
Brother that was so inspiring. You're adding much more value by sharing this process than by just explaining the theory. It's also comforting to see that you still have those types of things to work on, like addictions. I see that we are all human. I should not hold myself to an ideal of perfection, nor beating myself up when I still have ton of things to heal. Much love.
Of course - always more mess behind the scenes 🤫 The screen-time zombification is something I’m always vigilant for, and it’s only gotten harder as I’ve started doing more work on them! Although things have been better in the last week since posting this - inner adolescent feeling seen, and already noticing changes in well-being & sleep quality!
I was just watching intellectually, in my kind, but when you said "it's the only time it's safe", I started crying.
Thanks for sharing.
Powerful and open, thank you for sharing here. Be well in the new month.
This kind of rawness and vulnerability around these practises is so incredibly valuable - thank you
I'll keep going - thank you for commenting!
Your authentic vulnerability is a source of inspiration and healing for others. What a gift you’re giving to the world. 🙏🏼
Thank you Rachel - it's a pleasure to show up and set an example. Hopefully more people will feel called to go into these spaces and experience their potential too!
This is so touching and powerful. I’ve heard of parts work and active imagination but you were courageous enough to actually demonstrate how to do it.
Always useful to have more examples out there! Plenty more episodes in this series exploring parts work & active imagination on this channel if you’re looking to go deeper! Wishing you all the best, thank you 🌲
Gosh, Jordan...just discovered you tonight. Late, not sleeping, and coming to a true reckoning point, but running out of hope and a sense of resource. I cannot fully express how grateful I am that your video ended up in my UA-cam feed. Thank you for your work...it's depth meets the wound I have worked a lifetime to heal, but have felt I was running out of any chance to do so. You've offered a path that resonates deeply, and such beautiful support to begin again. Bless.🙏
It's never too late. You've absolutely got this. I'm sorry to hear of some of your troubles, and happy to connect at this important time. Plenty more resources on the way, and thank you for such warm words, Jordan!
@@jordanthornton Thanks so much for your kind words and encouragement, Jordan. I'm astonished by all you've shared on your channel already...grateful for your work.
Jordan thank you so much for making this powerful video, this is the first live demonstration I've seen of this process. The vulnerability you've shown gives me strength to confront my personal demons. I can relate so much to what you shared. Sex addiction, porn addiction... trying to fill a void with a bad behavior, positive feedback loop... this made me cry, so many questions can't wait to jump into this for myself. Sincerely thank you, new subscriber
Zachary, thank you! I know these challenges myself - a difficult journey for sure. It's my pleasure to show up and demonstrate, and I wish you the best with your own parts work and introspection. Thanks for taking the time to comment and let me know - more on the way!
I am almost 30. For the last 2 years, I have only just begun learning about inner healing from past traumas.
Psychology, parts work, shadow work, integration has been endlessly fascinating to me because for much of my late teens and all throughout my twenties, I was doing some of these therapies naturally.
They would just come to me spontaneously and I would do them- somatic releases through small dance-like motions when I had moments alone, journaling memories and emotions, having INTENSE dream states with revealing stories, closing my eyes to see these other realmly places or moments in time and having dialogue sometimes, intentional breathing, scary dreams with cathartic silent screaming that would jolt me awake, mindfulness practices like reflection of seemingly mundane moments and realizing the greatness of their impact on my life.
Every time I find out about another kind of therapy or psychological territory or theory, I get childishly excited because it affirms that in my most vulnerable, broken moments there was so much innate healing occurring at the same time.
I am loving my body and mind more and more, and seeing the real desire to want to live and to want to heal touches me deeply; it's hard to describe. Conceited as it sounds, I inspire myself!
I want to thank you immensely for what you gave out in this video.
As I listened to your words, it was suddenly revealed to me why I have been avoiding a certain creative endeavor. And that is because I used to use this particular outlet as escapism when I was a child when things were unsafe. I think my inner child may have anxiety/fear that I must be in danger right now because this is the thing I want to do. She may be trying to keep me safe, or may be telling me that I AM safe and that I do not need to "escape". Vigilant child, she is. Maybe she needs comfort and reassurance. I will visit her with further inquiry on the topic.
Inspiring yourself is the powerful central point of healing, thank you for sharing some of your experiences for other people to read. I'm sure someone will find value here, and your words are thoughtfully considered. Wishing you well in the new month ahead.
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Your honesty and vulnerability in this video is so beautiful. It makes me feel very sad as I am reminded of the society we are a part of where 'exposing' ourselves like this is not acceptable. Eg. I have a very special tree that I visit often near where I live by the river (A river that flows at 90% less than its natural capacity due to the city growing and 'damming' the water for human use 😥)
Anyway, sometimes I notice my pace quicken as I approach her because I know I can truly relax in her company and no words are needed. I hugged her the other day but made sure I could not be seen by the passers by who are generally people walking their dogs (would they even be walking by the river if they didn't have a dog? 🤔)
Anyway, this fear of being one's true self in front of others because of what they may think is so unhealthy for us, it is beyond words.
Anyway, thank you so much and I just had a thought ...You have inspired me to do a video of me hugging the tree (thats her in the background of my picture by the way)
Much love and gratitude to you my friend 🙏
Thank you . I respect your courage to be vulnerable. That’s the best way to bring this across . I learnt a lot . Thank you again
I appreciate you attention and I'm glad you found it valuable - certainly strange attempting to vocally facilitate yourself while filming while introspecting... but hey, learning new skills hahah
Exactly as anyone stated. You are showing the theory and make it pragmatic, instead of over theorizing every jungian theory which is complex enough on its own. So u got my subscirption thanks man
It’s truly my pleasure, thank you!
Man that wasn't messy. That was elegant. Entering that space. Having the intuition to know how to compassionately approach that part of yourself without being overbearing or off putting. Understanding when and how to approach. When to back off. That was a beautiful thing to participate in. Thank you so much for giving of yourself like that. Im barely able to even thing about doing inner work without overwhelming anxiety. Your ability to do it on camera and in such a delicate way is inspiring. Thank you.
Truly my pleasure to be here - thanks for taking the time to leave your words. Make sure to keep going deeper in your own practice here too.
Hi. Thank you for sharing this most intimate time of your inner working. I just met you here on YT, 2 videos back and I appreciate very much what you bring.
I’d been in “church” 50yrs when in 2012, I shifted to this side of the fence. I’ve not thought of myself as being new age, but more the now-age, expanding into more of my authenticity, playing and exploring like a child, this field of personal development and consciousness;0)
Viewing the inner children/folk whom I’ve connected with as fractured off aspects of my self, after our intros and dialogue out of understanding, compassion and absolutely no judgment, I assure them how I've grown/ evolved, and how they were instrumental in getting me to where I am…Now, if they would like, we can amalgamate into the One Love, I am. They no longer need to be alone.
I open my arms and I sense their relief as they walk into my opened arms, my heart, and we reunite. :)
Something pretty kewl happened one of the last times I did this work. At the end of our chat, I'd only just opened my arms, and readying to express the invite, like a spark or flash, they flew/ popped into me. I loled, at all of this, ...so unexpected!
All of this is most different to the days in church, being part of healing and deliverance teams, where I rebuked, broke strongholds and cast “things” off.
Care to respond?
In the meantime, I’ll be checking out more of your videos, esp. the Essentials Group. Again, thank you so much.
I’ve a son 34, on disability and still home who is most angry and only sees this mama as a Woo-wooer, hehe. I’ve tried to guide him to look at the idea of the inner child, but maybe, the way you’ve expressed this idea would be more palatable to him. We’ll see.
Thank you, again…For now, I will continue enjoying you:)
So helpful once again as practical demonstration of doing parts work, which I've read so much about theoretically, but found difficult to actually practice with myself.
Also for me, my doom scrolling was an act of self-harm because I hated myself so much, which prevented me from actually doing any of the inner work etc. as I would be too tired and fall asleep whenever I tried to engage it.
Thank you for making yourself so vulnerable as it encourages me to do the the same, as well as to begin totally accept myself, both the 'good parts' and the supposedly 'bad parts', to help integrate me more completely as a human being.
Your comment lands strong, and I’m glad you found this useful - keep going deeper, and I likewise hope you appreciate the other videos presented here too - some great books for your bookshelves!
Dear Jordan, that was turely illuminating! Thank you sooooo much for putting yourself out there and shooting this in the raw and vulnerable way you did so we can watch it and learn from it. Thank you for your courage. I just discovered your channel yesterday. Randomly, one of your videos showed up, and it feels like the missing part in my own journey. I have been fascinated by Jung for years but never really tried to go about doing Jungian inner work, but this video has inspired me to. I will be watching all your videos. I hardly ever comment on UA-cam so I feel a little raw myself doing so. I just wanted to say thank you:))
Priya, your messages are well received and I massively appreciate your pattern-interrupt with commenting publicly to connect! I hope you gain loads of practices & suggestions from these videos - and I wish you the absolute best on your continued healing journey. Thank you for witnessing and supporting.
@@jordanthornton Thank you for your reply!! I have begun to read Johnson's Inner Work and will be following your channel avidly:)
@@priya9899 Of course, always try to respond meaningfully to everybody who pays attention and seeks contact! Have fun with your studies!
10:14 no judgement, just the space created in a spirit of beautiful compassion. 👍
I am so grateful to you for this vulnerable video I could relate very much to every aspect of it. In fact, when you started, I immediately became present to my shadow parts that have the same behavior. I’m staying up late and watching mindless garbage and I started to giggle because they showed up basically a snot nose kids and they were really funny so I really got a lot of the video. Appreciate you so much. Thank you for putting yourself out there for us.
You are AMAZING! Not messy...brave, clear, fresh, raw, honest, organic and real! I love this episode so much. I like how you mention to not change them and to also wait for them. Also how you speak to him on his level. Soul food for the deep and old souls - so grateful for your bravery and for creating that situation, then, in order to raise consciousness, now. Thanks Emo Teen Jordan and of course all your past and future selves - super valuable work!! Thank you for you!! More please! You got this!!
Eloise, thank you! I really appreciate this extra warm comment and hope it helped you to find further clarity in your own parts work?
@@jordanthornton You are super welcome! Indeed, witnessing you be with (y)our parts has invited me to be kinder and more patient in my process. This specific video showed me that I can bring in more time and compassion. My teenage part seemed dramatic, dark, intimidating and unrelatable 😕 so far...seeing you be with yours, has given me a different angle/approach. Very valuable perspective shift, cause I can see how my separations, rejections and projections onto her has not been a safe and welcoming space. I now have a bridge! Beautiful gift, thank you!
@@eloise3280 Yes, teenagers are often awkward creatures poised between the past and the future - really difficult to 'work with', so I get it. Once more pleased to have provided an example of resonance!
So confirming. I’ve self guided many sessions of parts and inner child work. This video echos my personal experience. Thank you for sharing.
I appreciate this. I had a contact through writing and questioning part of my other seft. The self hatred I found in that voice shocked me. It was so wonderful to meet that self. Such a blessing seeing and meeting that part of me and accepting and conversing with it. I honor your sharing this. Didn't it know it was called this.
You're building inwards bridges here, thanks for sharing your passion for the work. I hope you keep finding peace - also consider checking out my 'inner critic' videos on the channel, they should come up to support you if you search the term on the channel page.
Thank you Jorden for starting with explaining that this is a awkward and uncomfortable process. I was shocked at how well this process worked for me but the discomfort I felt has made me not want to continue. Your video has inspired me to take it up again.
Sending strength and ease for your continued explorations.
Hello. I find your videos very enlightening and the information resonating within me. Thank you for that! When you were speaking to your inner child I could sense anger, disappointment, and sadness in having to witness parental upheaval which cultivated an apathetic safety barrier against uncomfortable situations. Now, with the digital age, we have everyone's issues intrude on our minds and lives. You perhaps are more sensitive to the vibrations of the current state of our world and that feeds the memory of those particular times of your life which results in your scrolling as the escape you desire. We all have done it and some still do it....no shame there. Personally, when I go to bed, I do the meditative shift you showed us but focus on releasing the events of the day. I truly enjoyed the process you shared and will try to apply it to other aspects of my life. Thank you so very much!! Many blessings to you!
It’s a pleasure to receive such a deep engagement, thank you for taking the time to write this. Parts work processes are so vital, especially with younger parts 🌲
👏👏👏 Bravo. Thank you for putting yourself in a vulnerable spot to show the technique. Your videos are valuable and informative. Your voice makes the videos soothing to listen to.
You’re welcome - I was going to try screaming dogmatically the whole time but I thought that calm speaking would be better for teaching purpose 😉
@@jordanthornton funny, haha
Dope. Helped me understand more of what I got to do. Thank you.
Jordan ha it seems we have a similar issue… but this is what I did… I asked my guides and ancestors to work my devices and algorithms… and I kid you not, literally mid short my screen would start doing it’s own thing (like invisible swiping) and land on something I can connect with or learn from… it’s amazing… I just smile and say thank you ♥️
Thank you for making this video. My adolescent self still sometimes rests in a similar space, I was able to sit with that part of me alongside you.
Thank you so so much! This is my absolute favorite video of yours. So raw and real. I understand that it wasn't easy for you but I greatly appreciate it and I'm sure many others do too. This should have at least a million views so far. Crazy! Loved it! Now I actually understand how to fully meditate. 🙃
A Million views would be far too many hahah - but yes, thank you! Enjoy the process and happy to demonstrate.
Absolutely fascinating, I dont think anyone would judge this negatively I feel my mind has opened so much by watching this, it's a gift. I've spoken to my internal family systems but this strategy is so much more powerful....... wow.
Wishing you the best with your own parts work process, Viv.
The first time I heard of the Shadow, was from a Tool song Forty Six & 2.
I had zero clue what it was about. Many years later searching for self healing and development I'm reading Carl Jung's Red Book and finally found what I'm looking for In your videos. Conscience information broken down in a practical order. Unscripted emotions displayed showing honesty, sincerity, and the courage to admit addictions and past traumas have me inspired to commit to this. Thank you for your work!
Tool is wonderful, real depth. I'm happy you're reading Jung and also finding value in these teachings - always looking back towards the book, however. It's a pleasure to show up and inspire this work, thank you for taking the time to comment and let me know - keep going with the inner work, Nick!
Thank you. I actually still have those same issues as you and been working on it for a long time.
Brother, I’m right in it with you. Glad to provide value & sending strength for your journey ahead 🌲
@@jordanthornton Thank you. 🙏 I took your advice and got "Inner Work".
Thank you I was literally crying, such a beautiful thing. This helps so much since I’m always tryin to understand words and put them into action, and sometimes guidance is needed. Thank you again!❤️
Powerful to receive this - keep going with your work, I’m glad to have provided some support 🌲✌🏻
I beg to differ: don't think at all this was neither messy nor confusing. Our habitual way to dig for candied truths out there actually needs some of these bridging orientations. Again, it is an infinite source of amazement to me that, even though this field of study and practices are decades old, our general public recognition of it is nonexistent.
I have to say, you're one courageous fella! Very grateful to have that sort of people in my radius of interaction. Thank you for the initiative, resourcefulness and upfront mien. I'm sure no one that follows you would be judgemental in any way, but I get that it's an open space and all sorts of jerks can come here and do their show. Much appreciated for putting yourself exposed like that to construct this framework and help a bunch of seekers.
I'd have one request to make relative to this process: I have had a hard time when something I'm afraid of is manifested in the inner sight. For example, things having to do with the sea, deep sea, big sea animals, etc. It's a big issue I don't know where it stems from. Sometimes it becomes very overwhelming, even though we are consciously aware it's just a representation. Any suggestion on how to approach it? Thank you so much again for it all.
Thank you so much for such insightful and considerate feedback, Fran - it’s always appreciated.
To answer your question... the way I would approach building the capacity to hold to more ‘terror’ in the interior world would be having a VERY safe embodiment practice before entering into these spaces. Endeavouring to create as peaceful and solid a physical situation as possible.
Self soothing is also important. During this video I started automatically self-soothing and stroking my hand when things were getting tense - those kinds of small self regulations can be done without ‘breaking state’. Anchoring us into peace again. Hope this helps.
@@jordanthornton Ok, I'll try and put more attention to that next time. And I'll make sure to do a small list of self-soothing things, so whenever I'm in the state I have something already in mind to resort to. Thanks again and again... ; P You're the best!
Beautiful video, it takes alot of courage and strength to do what you did. I wish you alot of success ❤️
Wow. That was amazing. Thanks so much for sharing and being raw. Peace and light to you.
You are most welcome - glad it helped and wishing you the best with your own parts work! 🌲
Thank you for sharing this vulnerable side of yourself. It's so much easier to connect & learn from someone who does not place himself on a high pedestal. It takes courage to do this kind of a thing in public & it's indeed a great way of getting others to look into the dungeons of their own subconscious to track down the demons that might be enslaving them with unhealthy behavioral patterns that keep draining their energy.
Bless you brother for dedicating your life to help others in their quest to be free! So much to learn from your videos.
Benjamin, thank you. Right here for this work alongside you - can’t be any other way. 🌲🔋
Thank you for being so open and vulnerable. You have helped
Me more than you know . Light. and. Love to you.♥️
Angela, it's my pleasure. Wishing you all the best
This is amazing and thank you for your vulnerability. It’s the integration of parts work that is the hardest bit! With so many parts and maladaptive patterns. Thank you again… I actually shed a tear watching this ❤
Happy to be here to demonstrate, enjoy your own processing 🌲
Brilliant work! Thank you for sharing. It takes alot of courage to share such a space of vulnerability. The most intimate parts of self in which we are still navigating and discovering. I like that you stated you weren't trying to change this aspect of self. As humans we always feel the need to fix or change these parts. Yet in essence these parts just need to be seen, witnessed, embraced and loved with no judgement. Re-parenting the inner child is a difficult task yet the most rewarding. I appreciate your work, blessings on your journey forward.✨
Mel, thank you for taking the time to write this - your comment is well received and I’m glad that the demonstration proved useful. Acceptance and compassion of parts really is the way forward 🌲
Jordan 😭
Wow, so so powerful. Holy crap.
Thank you for your vulnerability ❤
Thank you for your courage! Your vulnerable, genuine sharing is very much appreciated. Thank you.
Zorro, thank you - I appreciate your engagement and hope this video was useful for you and your own process with parts work.
Thank you so much for your translucency. I think it is so brave and beautiful what you are doing.
Aiming for that glass-clear quality more and more with each video, thank you!
Hi Jordan, I'm years researching videos, not 1 comes anywhere close to that. The rawness of this video leaves me nearly wordless! My heart is filled with hope while terrified with the thought of walking down those lanes. Yet, I know I've been waiting to do so. The steps you provide will truly heal so many souls & spread so much love - thank you for your exposure, time and sacrifices 💙
Very kind and powerful words, thank you. A difficult process to demonstrate, but worth sharing so more can see 🌲
Thank you for being so vulnerable so we can see how this works!
My pleasure - I think that demonstration really helps with these kinds of unconscious explorations! Have you explored these practices much already, Amy?
@@jordanthornton Hi Jordan 👋 No, your videos are actually the first I've come upon that are so informative but easy for me to understand the method. I've started on the playlist and up to the episode where I wrote out the 6 open ended questions.
I tried this on my own first and I was so scared and frightened of the visions I was having I had to stop and find someone to learn from.
I'm on an awakening journey and realized I have so many repressed and unidentified issues I need some kind of therapy for. I've been on a Bernardo Kastrup trip listening to all his interviews and listened one about his book on Jung. I am an old nurse and remember in the 90's when I took mental health and psychology courses Jung was "out there" and look how his "out there" therapies stood the test of time!
@@selfishjeans Just saw your replies here as I was looking at my page - my apologies I didn't see them sooner, Amy! Hope you're well!
This is by far your most powerful video. Holy cow. Thank you. I'm much more experiential in my learning...and this just reverberated in my soul. Gorgeous. I can feel my inner archetypes already asking to speak. Thank you. I'm curious to see what truths lay beneath for me...and am thinking I will use this with future clients as well. This is a path I want to study more.
Strange one to film, but well worth it.
Wow, i applaud your brave ness. well done for putting this out there, and thank you so much, seeing how it is when you go through it made me relise loads. of course seeing it through the 3rd person is seeing it from a higher perspective, a higher self. its so literal . look how much you have grown from that teenager, and in such a way you have benifited at least 1 person today by what you are using the screen for now. Thank you Jordan, Bless ya.
Fred, it's my pleasure to show up and teach from this place - thank you for your attention and engagement. Wishing you the best with your journey now and ahead.
I just came upon your videos, Jordan. I have always adored Jung & his immense volume of work.
You do a marvelous job of presenting & clarifying this work so we can do the hands-on/self- processes. Priceless! More-More 👏👏
I massively appreciate this comment, thank you Marsha! More on the way, for years to come!
Thank you for being courageous enough to put yourself in such a vulnerable position. It’s appreciated a lot and you’re setting a great example. By the way, nice work you did there. I know how hard it is to guide yourself through active imagination, with no external help. The inner work you’ve done is very impressive and inspiring, it is not left unnoticed.
Thank you, Ani. Saw that you followed over on IG and know you know the depths too.
@@jordanthornton yes, I’ve discovered your channel a few days ago and have watched some of your videos ever since. Your profound inner work is so much present in each of them, I enjoy the way of your being on these social platforms. Keep up the good work, I’ll be following your further blooming. All the best ☀️
@@anipapikyan Yeah, currently navigating how to stay as authentic and inspired as possible on the various online platforms while also not ruining my personal focus with too much screentime. Messy. Perfect time to find me hahah
This demonstration elevated my understanding to the level I had been trying to achieve for several months. Thank you for sharing this!
You're very welcome!
I really appreciate you walking through this. It was a great help. Thank you for sharing your personal experiences, I know it's a very personal experience
Mel, thank you - happy to show up and demonstrate, and I hope it helps support your own parts work too 🔋
Super helpful! I can see now that I've been skipping the curiosity and acceptance aspects, rushing headlong towards talking this part out of its lifelong mission. Geez no wonder my parts don't wanna talk to me! ha! Thank you for being this vulnerable. I am finding the truth and feeling the peace of it.
Patience and compassion - they’re really the key.
Thank u so much for filming this process, for putting urself out there ,raw. The ability to b vulnerable is such a strength. I've just discovered ur channel n I'm enjoying the depth in ur content. So refreshing in a world of 'shorts' ,which I'm prone to scrolling aimlessly myself 🙏💖
You are so welcome! Bugger the shorts hahah
Jordan- I’m a 40 yo woman, questioning if I’m going thru a spiritual awakening or starting my midlife crisis. I am on the journey as a healer, but feel like I’m not equipped to do the inner work to heal myself. There is so much shit information out there. And since I feel a certain connection to how your mind works, hoping your suggested books are books my dyslexic brain can get thru. I am a hands on learner. I can see it once then teach it. I’m not stupid but reading is an area of learning I could work on. lol
Thank you for showing this process. It provides me with what I need to start the process. Not only that, I hear people talk about ‘shadow work’ and no one has ever given me the meaning that you have. I already do this type of thinking, but have never tried to attempt it, since most people are not actually getting the work done. But are just doing the social media bs. Thanks for your strength. You have pushed me in the exact direction I needed
I went and had the most fun last weekend, playing in the mud, wind in my hair, under the moonlight. It really revived a place in my soul that has given me the motivation to start the work, I’ll need to remember to go have fun from time to time.
It means the world for me to read your words, and I wish you my very best with the next steps on your journey ahead. Thank you for taking the time to share some of your story... keep going.
I can’t express my gratitude for your having shared this strongly enough
Be encouraged and know this was a powerful demonstration
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More on the way, thank you for being here.
@@jordanthornton
BTW
The Robert Johnson book is awesome
Thanks
THANK YOU SO FUCKING MUCH for allowing us to hold space with you!! That was one of the most vulnerable things I’ve ever witnessed. I got emotional!! This was so helpful for me. I’ve only had one conversation with an inner child during a meditation and it was by accident! I’ve been searching for any idea on how to get back to that child. This video is best example of how to do this. I’m so grateful for your bravery! Thank you thank you! You are so inspirational. Your journey is giving me hope and reminding me to be patient, it’s a process. -Angie
Heart-wide open upon receiving this comment. It’s my pleasure to show up and demonstrate. Thank you, Angie.
I'm very grateful to you for sharing this. It was revealing and profoundly educational. Thank you
Luis, you are most welcome. I've got a new shadow work playlist which goes deeper into these kinds of themes at great depth if you're interested - right there at the top of my channel!
I really appreciate and honour your venerability. This video has helped my process tremendously. Thank you :)
You're very welcome! It's a life-changing process when taken seriously, and I'm happy to have helped Pam.
Such a beautiful process to watch. Thank you for sharing this intimate moment
Tiffany, you are most welcome - hope this example supports you in your owns parts work process 🌲
I'm grateful for you with all of my heart
I'm going through challenging times and your videos helps me alot, thank you so much for being a fearless soul and sharing these sensitive subjects 🙏🏻💚
Witnessing your in your own fearlessness, thank you. I'm sorry you're going through tough times - reflecting that light and reminding you of your power and stability.
This video is causing me to identify a situation in my life that I would like to dialog with. Thank you.
I encourage you to explore - in your own timing, of course. Happy to show an example of the process. Wishing you all the best, Barbara.
Messy and beautiful! This helped me imagine how to do this work. Thank you 🌿
You are so welcome!
Thanks this was very interesting and super helpful for those of us that learn by observing. Great stuff.
Glad it was helpful! Parts work is sometimes best demonstrated not spoken!
Simply amazing and inspiring. Thank you
Cheers, have you tried out the practice yourself?
This was incredibly insightful and interesting, please keep making content
No plans of stopping anytime soon - more on the way, thank you for commenting!
That was extremely generous of you. I really felt that. thank you
You are most welcome, hope this helped and provided illumination.
Wow!!
Thank you so much for being vulnerable!
Your strong, brave and very intelligent with your capacity to help and show others how inner dialogues work.
So happy I found you!😍❤
Oh by the way..I stay up also looking at meaningless chat on my phone...ending up tired and angry with myself why I can't seem to stop doing that.
Laurie, thank you - It's a strange process to demonstrate but I'm glad that it offered you something. Sending my best.
Thank you. That was very brave and helpful. Idk how I got here but it's EXACTLY what I need to learn
Alecia, you are most welcome! Thank you for leaving a comment and connecting, it's a pleasure to show up and demonstrate and I'm glad you found value - I have no idea how you got here either, unless you searched for active imagination / parts work?
Powerful video. Thanks for sharing. I have just started exploring parts work. Although I have been intuitively doing something similar in a looser sense, using journalling. It was good to see it expressed in the moment verbally.
Ellie, absolutely. Demonstration really does bring the practice to the next level of understanding - good luck with your inner work 🌲
@@jordanthornton yes, it would be good to see more demonstrations of parts work, detailing the process. Live is good, but also edited is fine. It's about making the techniques user friendly and straight forward. Thanks.
Thanks for showing me what shadow work is. I had heard of it from others online. It reminds me of how I used to voice my dolls/action figures when I was young. I truly had some good dialogue going on then. I had trials in my childhood as well, but I felt them harder than my brothers. I told my little brother “if I ever get away from home, I’ll never come back!” He begged me not to say that. Of course, I don’t go home very often now. It’s painful, but I make an effort to call the parents every weekend now. Now, that’s some shadow work! LOL
Yes, children will often play in these ways if they are allowed - autotherapeutic. Glad that you're finding value here, and good luck with your continued shadow work.
Wow! Thanks for sharing this with us, you are very courageous and generous.
My pleasure - strange to demonstrate, but worthwhile! Hope it helps and good luck in your own parts work + active imaginations, Chantal!
@@jordanthornton I’m really scared of actually doing it, I’m searching for some sort of psy to helps me with this but it seems that it doesn’t exist in my area 😔
@@chantalplante7900 Wishing you the best in your search for support - letting you also know that this kind of work is something I facilitate as part of my 1-1 mentorships, although it’s a much larger commitment than parts work alone. Feel free to message me on insta if you’re interested in going deeper 🌲
@@jordanthornton done
i swear i fully understand everything you’re saying but it’s like my brain isn’t ready to learn it yet so these videos hurt my head
That kind of shutdown can happen sometimes, I’m sorry. It could be worthwhile to take some time to journal or physically release some of the tension before adding more ‘density’ with video teachings / more ideas - wishing you my best, these videos aren’t going anywhere either! 🌲🔋
Maybe now?
This was so so touching. Thank you so much for your vulnerability.
Wow. It’s the only time that’s safe🙏🙏🙏
Bizarre process to demonstrate, but absolutely worth it!
It's 3:42am. I am in full sleep rebellion, after months of stability, steadily unraveling.
My inner child has pulled from her integration (which only took my whole life to achieve) and is at it, armed with her rainbow duster, that never dusts. 6 Year olds are trying little people.
Thank you, Jordan.
This video is one of my absolute favourites.
An important topic for sure, happy to have helped and wishing you well with your next steps, Michelle!
Thank you for your courage in sharing your inner space in this way Jordan. Beautiful and inspiring.
I saw a Canadian IFS therapist film a session for youtube and before they started the process he mentioned to the real client that they could let their worried parts know that they could erase the video at any point before publishing. That might be something you want to share with a part you encounter if you were to do this again.
Anyway, thank you again. Courageoue and ver valuable. I've ordered that book by the by :D
Wow. I am just getting started on your videos although I have been doing similar work with myself and others for years as a physical therapist gone “psycho”. The melding of it all holds many answers and many more questions. So I keep playing.
This particular video is amazingly helpful in many ways. I love your easy receptive and accepting approach to your inner troubled teen. Seeing and experiencing this process with you in such organic format is invaluable to my ability to utilize it in my own practice. Thank you so much for taking the risk and I hope to come across more of the same.
Kelly, it's my absolute pleasure to share this process and inspire your response. Glad to have resonated and wishing you the best with your own practice going forward.
Hi Jordan, just want to say these were the missing piece of my own work, and will probably read one of these books with more concise steps. I've been meditating for many years now and that part of myself that seeks attention after all this time. Most millennials really have issues with technology these days as a form of escapism. It's a hard egg to crack but knowing with deep understanding really helps to some extent.
Hello, Jordan. I have been listening to your videos on shadow work, father complex, inner healing, etc. every chance i get for several days, and i consider them all time well-spent. Would you believe i take notes and listen until the end of nearly every episode?
I heard you describe this video as "messy" and the like several times, but i didn't see that at all. I saw a strong and courageous man allowing himself to be made vulnerable and transparent for the benefit of others. I saw an equally courageous and altruistic man willing to model a very raw process so that his viewers could learn to do the same. Thank you, sir.
I believe we can all relate to the plight of your inner child. We are all on your channel so that we can make sense of and reconcile our *own* shards. Thank you for bringing us all together, and for championing this small army of light bringers. I hope you feel the love and admiration radiating from your crew.
I would appreciate more videos like this, although I recognize and honor that the lack of structure may horrify you.
I am going to attempt this exercise presently, because i have now seen the process and have a new, basic understanding of how it looks, as well as the benefit.
(Again, thank you.)
Your depth of engagement with these videos means a lot to me, and I truly appreciate you taking the time to comment to let me know how seriously you take this work. I've explored similar videos like this in my new shadow work playlist, and also the course - so yes, it's tricky territory, but more attempts have been made. Hope they help.
Really loving your content! Thank you so much ❤
Welcome, and it’s a pleasure to get connected. Hope you’re enjoy stacking your shelves with some golden books - you picked up and new reads yet? 🌲
@@jordanthornton Thank you 🙏 I found your content by googling Animus. I am so grateful for the positive projection awareness you imparted on me! Supremely needed that key 🔑 And yes, I am oh so enjoying stacking my book shelves. lol My newest additions are The Invisible Partners, The Thirst for Wholeness, The Shadow King and To Be A Man. ❤️🔥 Building my own inner fire and self respect 🙏
@@jordanthornton Thank you for the warm welcome 🙏 I am most certainly enjoying stacking my shelves! lol My newest editions are The Invisible Partners, To Be A Man, The Shadow King and The Thirst for Wholeness. I found your channel by googling “anima/animus integration”. Super grateful your content showed up! Supremely needed those keys 👌
I also bought UA-cam Secrets, which you did not recommend overtly.. but, I figured if I want to fan my own flame, I need to follow through with cultivating my own gifts and dreams 💭
It's okay. Seriously. I struggle with UA-cam addiction as well. I think many of us do these days. It's so awesome that you helped your porn addiction though. That's great that you are self-aware. I feel like many people are not and that they have so much trouble with going within and actually completing the inner work that needs to be done. So bravo for how far you've come! 🎊 👏 love your videos!
Always the hardest part to get started, yes. Thank you again for such warm words, Heather.
Awesome parts work. Such a powerful way to communicate.
It's something we could all do with doing more of.
This was very helpful..thank you ❤
Parts work is brand new to me thank you for that. Inner child's work shadow work dream work and journalling visualising too. I like to think of it all as embedded in Light work. I like working with light codes. Elevating and merging timelines. I am working on transmuting shadows sending brilliant beautiful golden white light to every cell experience in all time and space. Thus revealing the hidden lesson and blessing in all challenges, purifying, expanding heart space and consciousness.
Passing the torch to others.
Thank you for talking about the Golden Shadow! It is another revolutionary new concept to me to integrate and work with!
Blessed Divine Respect and Gratitude!
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Sure - this is a beautiful practice! Great to hear you’re doing the work. My only suggestion (from experience) is to not ‘rush’ towards flooding all shadows with light too quickly - some darker & heavier forces can be deathly and deserve to be seen as such, at least for many years in most cases. Not sure where you’re at in your practice, but if you are new then perhaps allow for the differentiation and discernment to take place to avoid unconscious blending or bypassing! 🌲🌞
Thank you Jordan 😃😃
Identical behavior pattern alert right here 🙋♀️
Hmmmm , it’s been playing on me mind as well. Especially as it’s effected my link to my spirit guides and astral realm during sleep. It’s turned into a chronic pattern.
Remaining vigilant and staying compassionate. Wishing you well, Jaitika.
Thank you Jordan 😃
I chose to pray last night, after watching two videos I had saved for watching.
Love n Light
Powerful stuff. I appreciate your vulnerability.
Here to share, hope you enjoy the channel 🌲
I really need to do this. Thanks for showing it.
Sarah, you are most welcome. Glad it resonates & hope the example supports your own inwards work 🌲
Thank you for being vulnerable
You’re most welcome!
Thank you for showing me how. I really appreciate your videos.
Always appreciate your comments, Gail 🌲
Thank you, Jordan. It was illuminating.
My pleasure - strange process to demonstrate, but I’m glad it proved valuable.
Thank you so much for all that you do. Thank you.
You are so welcome, wishing you the best.
7:32 have you tried red lens glasses to block out blue light when watching media specially at night? for us Jungians the red may remind us of Jung's Red Book and therefore raise self awareness to consider disconnecting from screen time before bed time and that sleeping early is AWESOME for how we feel in the morning. i appreciate this video...
2 years later now, how have you progressed or chosen to integrate what you have learned about this behavior, please?
Great walk thru for us! ❤
It's been good, check out the 'internet addiction' videos perhaps. Be well.
Good vid. Will try this out.
Thank You Jordan. Thank You.
Truly my pleasure - good luck with your active imaginations
6:28, Hey brother. i actually do parts work or voice dialogue while standing only in fact. I've recently injured my back so i can't sit anyway. lucky that i actually prefer while standing.
Thanks for your vulnerability, this very interesting and inspiring 🙏
Thank you, will keep going 🌲
Holy shit, thank you so much Jordan! That was so moving to watch, and so helpful to see done in real time. I appreciate your vulnerability and bravery ❤️
Happy to help - it’s an important process to demonstrate. Good luck with your own parts work 🌲
This was beautiful ❤️👽
Thank you for doing this, very helpful
You're very welcome!