"One of the most challenging parts of the critic in the Shadow is the inner critic.
“When your inner critic has completely taken over, and you don't have the clarity to trust yourself, this becomes a significant spiritual crisis." Caroline Myss (from her video on The Critic below).
(Photo: Rachel Weisz as twin gynecologists in Dead Ringers. This image reminded of how disparaging and dismissive our inner talk can be.)
Caroline Myss comments:
"The shadow has many definitions. I think the best one, one of the most effective ones is to think of the shadow as the parts of yourself that you don't know much about that circumstances in life activate so that you can find out a lot about [them] … The shadow is neither good nor bad.”
Why bother to learn about our Shadow Self? Caroline Myss explains.
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This podcast includes excerpts from The Sacred Path of the Shadow video series.
Producer Sounds True summarizes:
“Join world-renowned spiritual teachers Caroline Myss and Andrew Harvey for a FREE three-video teaching series on the psychological and spiritual implications of investigating those parts of yourself that you have buried, abandoned, or disavowed.
“Have you ever had a pattern of falling in love with the same type of person, over and over again, even though the relationships seemed doomed from the start?
“Or wondered why certain events were triggering for you, seemingly out of proportion to the events themselves?
“Or had a sense that there was some creative endeavor wanting to be born through you that you couldn’t quite name, as if it were hidden on the very edge of your awareness?
“All of these experiences are indicators of the Shadow at work. The Shadow is that part of us that is unknown, yet influences every aspect of our lives.
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Caroline Myss - The Critic (The Power of Archetypes)
Myss comments:
"Hi, Everybody - It's time for another archetype video. This week, I am doing the critic, a cousin to the judge, but not quite; it has its own characteristics.
“When you hear critic, the tendency is to think of being critical or someone who criticizes. The greater aspect of the critic is to be discerning and clear in your evaluation of something beyond any personal bias.
“However, when we are critical by nature, by archetypal pattern, it has many drawbacks. It can limit your capacity to understand another person more deeply or be open to new ideas and places.
“One of the most challenging parts of the critic in the shadow is the inner critic. When your inner critic has completely taken over, and you don't have the clarity to trust yourself, this becomes a significant spiritual crisis.
“You won't recognize how we are all in this together, that compassion is the opposite of criticism, and that the simplest acts of kindness make all the difference in the world.”
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Related course:
Facing Your Shadow - A Journey to Know Yourself and Bring Light to the World By Caroline Myss, Andrew Harvey
Producer Sounds True:
“The Shadow is that part of us that is unknown, yet influences every aspect of our lives. What if you could become more conscious of your Shadow?
“And most importantly, what if you could begin to make wiser choices and bring your greatest gifts to the world? This is why we created Facing Your Shadow... to guide you through the process of illuminating the unconscious forces that drive our lives.”
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Books - (each author has many more titles, also listed on Amazon)
Anatomy of the Spirit by Caroline Myss
Radical Regeneration: Sacred Activism and the Renewal of the World by Andrew Harvey, Carolyn Baker
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