To be a woman: The birth of the conscious feminine

Connie Zweig

Mandala

"One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light but by making the darkness conscious." --C. G Jung Within each woman and man, the dim cavern of the unconscious holds our forbidden feelings, secret wishes, and creative urges. Over time, these "dark" forces take on a life of their own, forming an intuitively recognizable figure--the shadow. A recurring theme in literature and legend, the shadow is like an invisible twin, a stranger that is us, yet is not us. When it acts out in the public domain, we witness our leaders, like hero-villains, fall from grace in scandal. Closer to home, we may feel overcome with rage, obsession, and shame or succumb to self-destructive lies, addiction, or depression. These appearances of the shadow introduce us to the Other, a powerful force that defies our efforts to tame and control it. Steve Wolf, Ph.D., and Connie Zweig, Ph.D., innovators in the use of shadow-work in psychotherapy, have helped hundreds of clients in their encounters with the dark side. Seeing it--meeting the shadow--is a first step. Learning to live with it--romancing the shadow--is a life-long challenge. It means reading the messages encoded in the events of daily life in such a way that we gain consciousness, substance, and soul. In fact, shadow-work is soul work. With shadow-work, we cultivate a deeper self-knowledge and authenticity. When we identify family shadow patterns, we move toward cultivating family soul. When we untangle romantic projections, we begin to build the soul of a relationship. When we face descent at midlife and meet the underworld shadow, we reclaim the unlived life of the soul. And when we retrieve our lost vitality and creative fertility--the gold in the dark side--we nurture the hungry soul. The authors weave together the rich perspectives of Carl Jung and James Hillman, timeless Greek myths, and universal archetypal images with insightful contemporary stories from their clients' lives. They show that the shadow is not an error or a flaw; it is part of the natural order of who we are. And it is not a problem to be solved; it is a mystery to be faced. It has the power to connect us to the depths of our own imaginations. This book, breathtaking in scope and eloquent in style, is a landmark investigation of the personal and archetypal dimensions of the soul's hidden face--the shadow.

Romancing the Shadow: Illuminating the Dark Side of the Soul

Self-Help

Steve Wolf

Relationships

Ballantine Books

This book goes in depth into the idea of the shadow as explained by Dr. Jung, and how accepting and embracing the shadow can help people to have more productive and fulfilling lives.

Romancing the Shadow: How to Access the Power in Our Dark Side

HarperCollins Publishers, Ltd

The Holy Longing: The Hidden Power of Spiritual Yearning

In every mystical tradition, saints & poets speak eloquently of the soul's search for the divine, its yearning for the gods, its longing for heaven. This universal yearning lies hidden at the source of our life stories. This obscure object of desire calls us to follow it, & we respond, even unknowingly. In this way, a life story unfolds, invisibly shaped by the object of our longing. If you feel a gnawing yearning beneath your other yearnings no matter how many desires you satisfy; if you feel disillusioned with traditional religions but seek spiritual values & practices elsewhere; if you or a friend or family member suffer from religious abuse but long to rekindle the flame of faith, then this book can guide you from spiritual innocence through loss to spiritual maturity.

Religion & Spirituality

New Age & Spirituality

Jeremy P.Tarcher

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