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[kuranes]

At this point in my life I really think that the essence of maturity, of growing up, of becoming a complete, or even an enlightened, person, can be generalized by the word "acceptance." If you've experienced something you know to be true, or if your rational mind or conscience is uncomfortable with what you're doing on an analytical or moral level

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[web_kitten]

So, if I'm right to assume, "The Shadow" could be for anything in your life, religious or not. 'I am so sick of every detail of this lifestyle, I am going to just 180 right now.' type of deal. Now... does the Shadow turn you... or did the shadow already have you and now you are letting go?

[kuranes]

I probably should have elaborated on that, but I was late for work. Jung says the biggest mistake we can make is to try and fight the Shadow, because it is, essentially, YOUR shadow, as in part of you. Like the yin and yang of Taoism, it exists as a kind of compliment to who you are. So, if, for example, a man who was really into being an evangelical Christian was a homosexual, and he ignored his sexual impulses because he thought they were sinful, his shadow would consist of his homosexuality. This doesn't mean that he isn't actually a homosexual, though, just that that facet of him is really repressed