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The Shadow

Jung's term for the disowned parts of us, usually formed in childhood when a need wasn't met; Ian equates it with Watts's 'devil' and argues suppressing it costs more energy than bringing it into the light.

Where it appears 3

  • love has no dark side

    The Jungian idea of a hidden, darker side of the psyche, which Tamir likens to a reactor that can power a life or 'nuke a city'. He asks whether love has a shadow; Sheela answers that love was never dark for her.

  • merchant of masks

    The Jungian repressed side of the psyche. Tamir suggests a missing or faulty integration of it lies behind people who wreak havoc, whether locally or through extremist groups.

  • how to win at pinball & life

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