Carl Jung - Shadow projection
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If people observe their own unconcious tendencies in other people
this is called a proyection
political agitation in all contries is full of such proyection.
just as much backyard gas of little groups of indivuals
proyetions of all kinds
and there's an additional disadvantage in proyecting our shadow
if we identify our own shadow
a part of our own personality
remains in the opossing side
the result is that we subconciously or involuntarily,
do things behind our won backs
that supports this other side
and thus we should our enemy
if in the contrary we realize that proyection
can discuss matters without fear or hostility
dealing with the other person's sensibely
then theree's a chance of mutual
understanding
or at least of a truth
weather the shadow becomes our friend or enemy
depends largly upon ourselves
the shadow is not necessarily always an oponent
in fact he is excactly like any human being
with whom one has to get alone
sometimes by giving in
sometimes by resisting
sometimes by giing love
whatever the situation requires
the shodow becomes hostil only when he is ignored
or misunderstood
sometimes , though not often
and individual feels impale to leave out the worse side of his nature
and to represe his better side
in such cases the shodow appear as a possitive figure
in his dreams
but to a person who lives out of his actual emotions and feelings
the shadow might appear as a cold and negative intelectual
it then personifies posones judgement
and negative thoughts
that has been held back
so whatever form it takes
the function of the shodow
os to reepresent the opposite side of the ego
and to embody just those quaalities
ht one dislike most in other people
it would be relatively easier of one could integrate the shodow
into the concious personality
just by attempting to be honest
to one insights
but unfortunately such an attemptdies not always work
there is such a passionate drive within the shadow and part of oneself
that reason may not prevail against it
a better experience ocming from the outside
may ocasionally help