Embrace The Darkness (Carl Jung & The Shadow)
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- Why it’s important to recognize our shadow and to embrace it.
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A good man isn't one who is unaware of his darker side but one who knows his darker side reaches the depths of hell and still chooses to have it in control and stay virtuous.
lean. Yes. And in my experience, I find that sometimes you need your own demons to keep other people’s demons in check, so it’s wise to know who and what they are.
Edit: By “demon”, I mean “shadow”. Pretty sure you know what I mean, but some people get freaked out when I write like that, so I’m just clarifying to avoid a Holy War. Serenity, now!
Currently in the depth of hell. Finding my way back. Or simply leaving breadcrumbs so when I return here I'll know how to get home again.
The real trial is recognizing you're not evil just because you have that side of yourself. It's arduous to accept what you hate the most.
A good man isn’t ashamed to stimulate his prostrate
@@livingdeadgirla I would like to also say DEMONS ARE ALSO THE AFTER EFFECTS OF YOUR DEEPEST DARK SECRETS [WRONGS OR GUILTY PLEASURE S]
I wish I could explain this to people but I've noticed this type of Knowledge only can be given to those seeking it.
So for us men in 2021, embrace our masculinity
yep
Everybody is on their own state of the soul evolution....some of them are advanced while others are ignorant.
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Peter Parker Dude this is literally me. I’m also from Norway and turning 29 this year. Hold ut broder! :-)
If it's any help for you guys, listen to Trevor Hall, Satsang, and Nahko. I hope things turn around for the better :) take care!
@@stoicjedi 29.Years..Fourth change..New cycle..And best, you are ready for it..
Mate 29 year old from Australia who also had a shit 2019, hope 2020 gets better for us👍
Damn so the sony marvel deal didn't treat u well huh ?
The last phrase was deep
“ let’s stand between the dark and the light, without judgement, so we can experience what is like to be fully human” 👏
"Fear not the darkness, but welcome it's embrace"- Ezio Auditore
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We work in the dark to serve the light
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This was a major discovery in my life. It has been beaten into me that I should repress and "rise above my demons." The "evil" part of me should be ignored, but the more I resisted, the more I became what I despised. It wasn't until I discovered Carl Jung's concept of the shadow was I able to become actually whole and grow as a person. Now I've come to accept my shadow and that it's darkest thoughts are a part of me. HOWEVER, that does not mean that those thoughts dominate my way of thinking, there is good and bad in everyone. I believe we have been gifted the choice to decide which thought we give our focus everyday. Always remember you have faults; but you decide if you'll let your shortcomings define you or learn from them everyday.
Totally. We always have a choice
Exactly
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I think about this everyday, perfect timing
It's not to do with timing for you then :)
It is because it is 2020, it is the year of clarity. We will make our first contact with aliens.
this has got to be one of my favorite channels on youtube, thank you for the quality videos
"Oh, you think darkness is your ally. But you merely adopted the dark; I was born in it, moulded by it. I didn't see the light until I was already a man, by then it was nothing to me but BLINDING!
The shadows betray you, because they belong to me!"
-Bane
Fantastic vid, Einzelgänger! Loving these topics :)
Nice love that!
Ironically is Batman who integrated his own shadow and realized of his weaknesses therefore he would defeat Bane!
become one with it an you will see clearly- Donald Duck.
heh, a man of culture
Thanks, and great to hear! 👍
The Ying and the Yang, Ice and Fire, good and bad.
The light cannot be seen without the darkness, and even the smallest light , looks as bright as the sun enveloped in deep darkness...
We need to realize life is a very variable shades of greys instead of Black and White.
To be concious of ones capabilities make ones complete.
I've been doing Shadow work lately, it has so far been remarkably effective. It is without a doubt a slow process though, and in some sense painful. I see a lot of people in society today that could be considered Shadow possessed, the refusal to accept the dark side is a refusal to accept our entire being. Humanist get it wrong when they claim we are inherently good; we are not inherently good, but we are inherently flawed.
How do you do this "shadow work" in practical terms?
condor de los andes “shadow work” is a fancy term for an objective reflection on our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Reflecting on and accepting or “harnessing” our somewhat undesirable traits. This psychological reflection is highly rewarding as it allows us to integrate fragments of our personality. In other words, working on our shadow allows us to become more whole, a process Jung referred to as individuation.
Bah, I just got the notification for these replies. I personally have been using a journal too. It helps when I need to go back and analyze certain things that I have struggled with coming to terms with in the past.
I ain’t not no humanist, but I would argue that “good” is inherently within people, inherited even, and implicate. That’s different from saying that folk are basically good. It means that people have basic goodness inside them. I see that everywhere, my whole life, across the world, with pathological exceptions.
It is our moral code and conscience. A gut based instinct ingrained at the genetic level as well as learned. A nurtured nature. And of course it is flawed :)
“Truth is nothing can erupt in us if the seed is not present” Wow!! 💯💯💯💯
Listen to the song You Can't Rush Your Healing by Trevor Hall.
"Darkness has its teachings"
I don't make enough money to donate for your channel, but I don't skip ads and hit the like button thinking it would help you earn money through UA-cam. I watch your videos every morning while eating my breakfast. I live alone, and your videos help me all the time; your videos are one of the reasons why I'm still alive. Thank you so much for your help.
And we like to think we're in control of our lives.
we are
We are
we are
When you have a dense shadow, then the shadow can control most of your behaveiors. And even with the shadow integrated, we dont really have absolute free will either... But we like to think so.
We feel like we have free will, but it is only the illusion of free will. Human beings are a product of their conditioning, and it is the basis for our decision making.
I owe so much to this channel. My psychologist, also a Jung 'disciple,' and i are doing Active Imagination exercises so I could uncover the shadow in my unconscious. I've learned so much about managing my clinical depression and generalized anxiety disorder cos of this channel and others like it. Thank you!
I'm so sorry for your loss.. Please,take care of yourself and be back when you feel you're ready ☺️. We"ll be waiting for your videos. Thank you so much for your efforts ❤️
This is actually a concept I used to help myself a few years back. I didn’t know that this was a process or that other people had even thought about it. I had intrusive thoughts (still do to a much lesser extent) at a very young age. I believe I was 14 at the time that I decided to figure out what was wrong. After a lot of introspection, I realized that these intrusive thoughts that dominated my mind were simply repressed desires. I had demonized and alienated these feelings to such extent that they no longer felt my own. It was upon acceptance that those thoughts, wants, and desires were all mine that I finally began to heal. I’m 17 now and much better off in that regard. I wonder what 14 year old me would’ve thought if he had heard of Carl Jung. It’s still interesting to see that I came to the same conclusion as him. And also that it worked.
A whole community of people are evolving with these videos, and I am happy to be part of it. I see the results already after months of listening to this channel.
Best Birthday gift! THANKS!
I used to oppress my darkside for long time but when that character popped out during high conflict situations, I started noticing that and since then I embraced that darkness and used it for my benefits and my family benefits also.
Today I have the proper knowledge of when to calm down my darkness and when to let it out.
No one is all bad nor all good, but respect the people who do bad things for the good reasons.
If you please, could you please explain how to use our darkness to our benefit, and how to "calm" it down? I am trying to put all of this into perspective and seek to understand. Thank you.🙏
I'm always trying to be open to new ways of handling one's shadow.
What's yours?
Mine is below:
I actively take responsibility for my thoughts and actions when reflecting upon evil deeds ive done in recent history.
If it's particularly bad....i'll write it in my journal and break down the 'why' behind that deed or thought.
After that, I write down a number of options to figure out a way to prevent it from repeating or integrate it into my life more gracefully.
It consumes a lot of time (and that's what I need help fixing), but the insight I gain is priceless.
Integrating the shadow in our daily lives might not be legal or moral. Keep that in mind. Not everyone can let their shadows out.
“One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.” Jung
Therefore, we must see in ourselves, all that we refuse to see, everything we deny. We need to understand our darkness. "know thyself"
But how can one see what he does not see by definition? How can we shed light in our darkness? Dream analysis, surely is one option. Sexuality and illnesses, never lie. They are fair, because the originate from within.
This is one of my favorite channels on UA-cam. Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night and when I can't sleep, I put these videos on!
There is another channel that touches on similar subjects. "Acadamy of Ideas." Check it out if you haven't already.
W1NGXER0 hey wing!! I listen to academy of ideas all the time. Thank you so much for replying!! We are both in a good spot when listening to these 2 channels!!
“All do-gooders are Troublemakers.” Alan Watts
This applies so very well today with the far left
@@3therspark63 that doesn't make the far right saints either
Trouble needs to be made. Otherwise, how would we know we were happy if we are always happy? Without the left there would be no right. Without knowing what you don’t like, you don’t know what you do like.
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6026961 But the right are not do gooders , we are just trying to save what the left has destroyed.
There is a difference between acknowledging the dark side in ourselves, being aware of it and acting upon it.
There is nothing to discover by playing out the dark side.
Many people have acted upon their evil thoughts and regretted it.
But acknowledgment in order to deal with it in a healthy way is a whole other thing.
Like going on a self discovery journey to find out the reasons behind some dark motives or urges.
And that is what religion is all about but has failed to imply in our everyday life by taking over the role of God and judging people.
If we leave the right to judge to God
and witness ourselves as flawed human beings there would be no oppression.
But there should be limits to this.
If we don’t give ourselves the right to judge bad behavior to some extent, especially that, which is harmful to society, like murder for instance, we are signing up to the doom of the human race.
I read Embrace the darkness in Nocturne's voice 😂
Harry Potter reference....
Sirius Black said, "We both have light and darkness inside of us, but that's not what we are, we are what we chose to act upon"
Dumbledore said, "Its not our abilities that define us, its our choices"
Condolences, Einzelganger. You have become a great inspiration for us.
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Einzelgänger: Yoo-men
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I’m at a point in my life right now where everything I’ve ever tried to do I’ve failed and I truly don’t wanna be alive anymore. I wish I could die a natural way like in a car accident or something and I didn’t have to do it myself. I really don’t see any point in continuing.
This is a tricky one. As I start to see the energy of my body, thoughts, emotions, memories- they start to become more raw and neutral when they are not stuck. As energy, any given thought, impulse, feeling, are in a way neither good nor bad. When we have freed up any stuck points, then we find we have a great deal of control over this energy- I can direct it, I can store it, I can use it to heal myself or others, or just let it go. Each has a corresponding set of techniques, it is not as if we sit on a huge battery and galvanically act out some random evil compulsion. The first stage is a Buddhist technique of meditation- you observe your thought then label it. "Oh, I'm having an x thought, a y thought..." Then you just let it go. The most important thing is to find a good teacher who has gotten into this work, which is meditative, mental and physical to do. Good practice to all, may we realize our way.
But I hate the fact that other people oppress animals and weaker class of the society, should I too oppress animals and weak people to become more 'human'?
A good way I've come to understand this is with the Star Wars lore. This will sound nerdy, but in Star Wars Episode 3 where Mace Windu basically defeats Palpatine, he's able to do so because he understands, and can tap into, his dark side which allowed him to, for lack of a better term, unleash himself and ultimately defeat Palpatine.
I don’t know if this would apply to everyone.
My own integration was expedited by a serious breakdown but, no matter how I tried, I could not forge a malleable alloy within. Just a lumpy, dented, imperfect mass much like myself. The two week crisis left me exhausted, heart hammering and unable to speak - all I could do was keep trying.
I never imagined that the key would be laughter. But of course it was. Transmuted that lead to gold in a curious alchemy which sublimed to vapour and filled the vessel. I now know the guardian angel and a personal demon’s got my back - you am I.
“The comedy within tragedy is that we think we have any control at all” - Nava
“It seems to be easier for us today to imagine the thoroughgoing deterioration of the earth and of nature than the breakdown of late capitalism; perhaps that is due to some weakness in our imagination.”
― Fredric Jameson, The Seeds of Time
Most of what society demands from an individual, like honesty, agreeableness, being nice, are all meant for the creative flair to be drummed out of the individual
"Kindly let me save you from drowning as the monkey pulled the fish out of the water up the tree"
Embracing darkness and understanding it is one of the greatest experiences of my life. I now understand that darkness isn't something to be feared but embraced and loved. Humans have constructed the belief that darkness is evil, the same as a gazelle may perceive a lion as being evil for consuming other gazelle but from our elevated point of view a lion is not evil, it is simply being a lion. Darkness is the same as the lion when perceiving it from a elevated point of view, it isn't evil at all, it is simply darkness which is a pure entity. Humans (which are beings of light ) have nothing to fear from darkness as once you understand what we are then you also understand that we are equal to or slightly more powerful then the being of darkness. Humans have the power and those who understand that will no longer fear darkness but love it as an equal.
Well said
I love how this allows for such beautiful metaphors to be constructed, with the elements of light and darkness, day and night, dawn and dusk.
After my divorce 8 years ago, I embraced my fear and dark with ferocity. Best thing, hardest thing ever, but worth every minute of it
What does this mean? How did you embrace the dark?
@@JD-cz2urProbably put their pride aside and accepted that there's evil in them and humbled by that and knowing themself, they learnt from their mistakes and got better
A person who can't not Unleashed the dark shadow in a health way will Parish in a violence end.
The shadow, is the reflected MASK... LOOK AT IT
Wow I really needed to hear this. Thank god I clicked this video...you have a new sub as well. Thank you for making this.
Yo, I stumbled upon this channel a few months ago and I can't thank you enough for putting together these types of videos and providing a new perspective to the world and myself. Shit has been going on in my life (as well as everyone elses) but these videos and this philosophy has been instrumental in helping me along and changing me for the better. I'm also so sorry for your loss.
I have always felt like I am broken some how.
That there is some wrong deep inside of me. Now I know and partially understand
Thank you so much
Don G same here! I can identify with you... this video is amazing
QUESTION❤
It angers me if people are rude or unkind to the employees in for example a Mac Donalds. I often speak up against that type of stuff and tell them they can speak a bit more respectfully towards the employees.
Is that really a shadow? I see it as healthy behaviour. Actually I wish mote people would dare to speak up when they withness unkind behaviour...
If it is a shadow, how do I integrate it? I mean... must I now also start to be rude to people and embrace rudeness?
The problem for Jung is that he lived at a time when totalitarian governments were coming up in the world. Any corrupt, evil system is doomed to fail, because it is unsustainable. Look at the US today. We are heading down to that place of failure. Nature and reality always win, and balance returns. Our consciousness is what determined what was good or evil. Humans were in bicameral mode before consciousness was discovered. I suggest that one should read "The Origin of Consciousness, in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind" by psychologist Dr. Julian Jaynes. Jaynes showed what consciousness did and what it did not do. His book created a firestorm in the mental health community, in 1976, when the book was published. Now, though, this breakthrough has been widely accepted.
It's hard to accept my shadow because it's sadomasochistuc. I'm worried that i will lose my mind and become truly evil. Moreover, the doubt is there everytime i try to embrace it (so that i can see it as it is and move forward) making me wonder if this is the right thing to do. “Maybe the answer is to learn to bury it deep?” But that doesn't work.. like, yes, i can keep it tamed for, say, months, and I'll be proud of myself, but once it get so bad and I failed to contain in, I'll feel down and that will just makenit worse. I keep doing that thinking it was the answer but nah, this isn't going to work. I guess i have to truly be comfortable with my sadomasochistic heart and figure out the answer along the way.
I do understand projection. But how wide does it's scope cover. Can we not find disgust & horror in ppl without it being a projection? For ex. I hate pedophiles, to hurt a child like that & to been harmed by it myself. Would you say I'm projecting or reacting from a horrible experience? What about rapists?! Can a man find that horrible & disgusted by rapists without just projecting?!
Where does projection end & abhoring the horror ppl perpetuate on others?
All over the map,... But never arrives. The shadow isn’t things we don’t like about ourselves, or necessarily our “dark side” or “natural evil” that we’re trying to repress. The shadow mostly consists of those traits which we have, but we don’t see, but others DO see. It’s not simply acknowledging our faults, or trying to pretend we don’t have them. Most of what is being described here is either strait up normal, or in their extremes actual manifestations of psychological conditions, not just our “shadows”.
In my opinion I feel like a perfect example of the “ shadow “ is the fictional character known as the Mask, the one from the comics published by Dark Horse Comics,and film starring Jim Carrey. As I rewatched the movie after years of not seeing it,after watching your video on the “shadows” it became an easy and clear example to see the references of such things in the film and looking into the darker version of the character within the comics. Thankyou again for your videos,watch at least one everyday 🙏🏻👌🏻🌎
7:45. Expose fears. See aggression. Confront creativity. Be without judgement. Great video!
Creativity is something that must be encouraged in everyone. This is the way to solve problems.
Some a****** cut me off in traffic earlier and I know where he parked his car.
Should I unleash my shadow self on his vehicle? 🤔
Nah, mustn't forget the rule of threes...
I've recovered completely from major depressive disorder and what I credit most to that recovery is facing ALL my shadows.
Homosexuality is not automatically a criminal matter in about 130 countries in the world. I just wonder Jung would advise a person to do if they are controlling deviant sexuality.
That's not zee truth Mr. Phillips, there that beautiful former brunette whom loves you dearly "nobody loves me"
Ok but what if i know or am aware of my dark side? I mean i know i can be really selfish sometimes, am apprehensive towards money, i can get mad very easly and a couple more... so my question is, then what? How to work with this?
The shadow isn't always your "dark side." I'd rather have people see the darkest parts of who I am than to show the side of me that is soft and loving because people disrespected and took advantage of that side. I despise that weak person, but I've been doing shadow work to find balance.
Good morning, Einzelgänger. I’m a fan of your channel. It’d be awesome if you can make a video regarding Forgiveness. I know you tackled how to let go of resentment, and the practice of letting go, but I think it’s essential to shed light on the key steps to forgive our enemies. Cause in my experience, people telling you that you should forgive and reminding you of the benefits of forgiveness don’t help you to actually forgive. You need some pointers as to where to start the inner work towards forgiveness. In my case, I’m at least identifying the injustices I’ve committed towards me and others, and the injustices people have done to me, so I can know what I’m forgiving when I am ready to do so.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Your dark past is only as credible as you elaborate, and it would certainly add a lot of depth to these videos if you shared your story sometime...
So we need to embrace our darkness?
Sounds like new things to this world
Thank you for the video. It is on point with something I realized about myself a while ago. Which also makes me wonder why I picked a certain Marvel character as my favorite when I was younger. Your video is the way I view Venom. Someone who struggled with the dark and then embraces it. Although my point of view is different than what the character is, it's just my allegory for what I dealt with.
Again, thanks!
I love my evil. I love my goodness. I love the darkness, and the light's quite alright!
I don’t think you understand what the shadow is, it’s not some kind of evil or whatever. The shadow is the part of you that you have discarded whatever that may be. But how you describe things is way too simple
accepting that everything is true of me can make us tolerant
I feel like there should be a disclaimer and I don't much like "shoulds":
Jung highly recommended firmly establishing oneself in their life, cultivating many tethers, before sustained attempts at individuation were attempted.
It's our responsibility (after childhood, whatever that looks like for the individual) to make sure we have healthy-ish lol relationships (not abusive, but not so easy you never stretch out your consciousness, no one is perfect) just as it's our responsibility to drink water and eat well.
Jung defines an "individual" pysche as asymmetric, we are functionally diverse, just as you would suspect a more complicated ant colony to express and be structured. We don't just need each other, WE ARE EACH OTHER.
Besides, when you cultivate diverse relationships with others who are attempting to see themselves (comes in so many forms, hard to recognize if you're repressing) you are already well on your way, while creating the "field" you need.
Attempting this without tethers to this world can lead to delusion, confusion, and death.
It's an especially good time, energetically, for refinement of our seeing. Not real conscious of what I mean yet, but damn if we aren't in a very productive sociological current right now🥰
Thank you to all of you working hard at seeing yourselves. Your work may seem invisible at times, but it is more real than the non-essential perceptions of reality that stand in our way. Give yourself what you need, because we need you. 💓
Embrace the shadow, it wishes you growth for it is also you
Einzelganger, I love your shared insights and video quality! You are the best. Thank You for sharing!! 💜
Reminds me alot of star wars and other movies the Sith claim the dark side is the way to englightment the jedi claim the light side is then there ar the dark jedi or grey jedi knowing that there must be light but also darkness the shadow and keeping those two forces in balance not neglecting on or the other and other movies like this harry potter and much more very interesting stuff
This video is so good, thank you for talking about projection.
I can’t even explain how much I needed to hear this today. It was a bit eerie to listen because all day I have been pondering things you mentioned in this video. Thank you for this
This makes so much sense to me I've started understanding this and it's put my mind at ease all my life I've tried to be perfect to do good repress everything ignore my bad sides like they don't exist. Honesty with yourself will do great things at the end of the day only you can understand yourself.
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Find a practical way to use your shadow to help yourself & others, then you’re in business
i'd like to know if the soundtrack was from a band or a soundbank, i loved the ending
you talk is about a criminal who wants to hide his crimes by accusing the victim of one...what a nonsense.....
Thank you for your work. It really is very important and incredibly helpful. ❤️
After watching Joker, I see the logical explanation. Thank you Einzel!
Thank you, well said . Author Debbie Ford has written a couple of books on this topic.
Love your videos! Stay strong, friend.💪🏼💪🏼 We’re here for you whenever you need.
sych a great touch to add a clip of these clowns, when talking about selfdenial! congrats
Have you ever read the manga series Monster? A lot of these themes are covered there.
as if its that easy to embrace your darkest self... one may not be able to accept it easily, evil is not so easily banished
I see people now that use this shadow integration thing as a rationalise tehir evil deeds and reaffirm their shitty behaviour.
Listen to Kid Cudi. "Paint the black hole blacker"
🙏 Namaste my friend!
After watching video, relapses with a better excuse this time.
I see this in my own life as a sort of Dr. Jeckle and Mr. Hyde syndrome .
That was one of the most amazing sunsets of the past years in the Netherlands!
i start my days with your videos. keeps me grounded and more level headed. thank you so much.
I hope the pedophiles don’t watch this video!
Or perhaps they should?
I am learning a lot from this channel.
Nudity is the most common form of repression in a child's life
One must still have chaos to give birth to a dancing star - nietzsche
I was born in the darkness :¤
Reminds me of how some old cartoons have an angel on one shoulder and a devil on the other
this just made peter pan really deep.....
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