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I Betrayed My True Self In A Way That Hurt Me So Bad I Could Not Forgive Myself For Twenty-Two Years
youtube.comDo not seek to eradicate pain. Seek to have a better relationship with it by not fearing it (by recognizing the wholeness of all things).
Healing yourself doesn’t need to be so painful.
alchemy has placed the death experience at the heart of the alchemical process. Without entering into the nigredo and undergoing the mortificatio experience, no transformation is possible.
Dr. Stanton Marlan • The Black Sun: The Alchemy and Art of Darkness (Carolyn and Ernest Fay Series in Analytical Psychology Book 10)
In Christian theology, kenosis (Ancient Greek: κένωσις, romanized: kénōsis, lit. 'the act of emptying') is the "self-emptying" of Jesus. The word ἐκένωσεν (ekénōsen) is used in the Epistle to the Philippians: "[Jesus] made himself nothing" (NIV),[1] or "[he] emptied himself" (NRSV)[2] (Philippians 2:7), using the verb form κενόω (kenóō), meaning... See more
Kenosis
To become aware and then integrate the shadow into one’s personality is a difficult and sometimes a heroic endeavor. But failure to do so can create chaos in one’s life.
Andy Travis • Your Shadow Is Your Superpower
‘heroic endeavor’
If you only do what the majority considers ‘reasonable,’ you’re unlikely to be tapping into your ‘dark side.’
Eight ways to explore your dark side (and tap into insane energy)
“Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better to take things as they come along with patience and equanimity.” — Carl Jung
7 Carl Jung Quotes That (If Applied) Will Make You Feel Unstoppable
“Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people” — Carl Jung