Owning Your Own Shadow Understandingthe Dark Side of the Psyche

Owning Your Own Shadow Understandingthe Dark Side of the Psyche: Nazareth is now holy to us , the birthplace of the Savior; but in biblical times it was the wrong side of the tracks and the least likely place to fmd an epiphany of the spirit. Many people fail to find their God-given living water because they are not prepared to search in unusual places . It is likely to turn up in Nazareth again-and be as ignored as before. One such unexpected source is our own shadow, that dumping ground for all those characteristic s of our personality that we disown. As we will see later, these disowned parts are extremely valuable and cannot be disregarded. As promised of the living water, our shadow costs nothing and is immediately- and emb arrass ingly-ever present. To honor and accept one’s own shadow is a profound spiritual discipl!ne . It is whole-making and thus holy and the most important experience of a lifetime.  ~Robert A. Johnson, Owning Your Own Shadow Understandingthe Dark Side of the Psyche, Page, vii-x