Michelangelo
Sculptor, Painter, Architect, Poet
"The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection."
Shadow Work quotes
Shadow Work
8 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Carl Jung
Psychiatrist, Psychoanalyst
"Shadow work is the path of the heart warrior."
Carl Jung
Psychiatrist, Psychoanalyst
"Everyone carries a shadow, and the less it is embodied in the individual's conscious life, the blacker and denser it is. At all counts, it forms an unconscious snag, thwarting our most well-meant intentions."
Carl Jung
Psychiatrist, Psychoanalyst
"The Shadow is a moral problem that challenges the whole ego-personality, for no one can become conscious of the shadow without considerable moral effort. To become conscious of it involves recognizing the dark aspects of the personality as present and real. This act is the essential condition for any kind of self-knowledge, and it therefore, as a rule, meets with considerable resistance. Indeed, self-knowledge as a psychotherapuetic measure frequently requires much painstaking work extending over a long period of time."
Connie Zweig
Author, Psychologist
"The rewards are profound. Shadow-work enables us to alter our self-sabotaging behavior so that we can achieve a more self-directed life."
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