The first piece of writing that I did about sexuality and the shadow was very focused on you. I firmly believe that that’s where you have to start because when you’re with a partner, you really do have two shadow selves that can be at work in your joining. That complicates things, and hopefully, you […]
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A lot of people have this pristine version of spirituality stuck in their heads. They somehow think that it’s the option to the cleaner, safer version of life. A lot of that is just avoidance. It’s a way to avoid the crappy parts of us, and ironically enough it’s a way to get stuck in
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As I continue to delve into the shadow and ways to look at it, it’s important to look at what we’re up against. Namely, that’s the ego. In the broadest non-psychological strokes that I can use, the ego is typically all the socially acceptable (or perhaps personally acceptable) traits that we display in the world.
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It’s time for another sex chat. It’s fun. It’s a charged issue for everyone, so let’s get cracking. Shadow Self: The Trunk of Avoided Issues I’ve already talked about the shadow in an earlier blog, but for a brief re-cap, it’s essentially all those repressed feelings and issues that you don’t feel you’re allowed to
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I’ve really kept the tone of this blog fairly upbeat and on the lighter side of the coin, but now, I think it’s time to bring in the shadow. The shadow is a scary thing to most people, and that’s part of how it gets his or her power, depending on who you are. It
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