Meeting the Shadow

by Connie Zweig, Jeremiah Abrams

Overview

In this insightful exploration of the human psyche, Meeting the Shadow by Connie Zweig offers practical guidance for embracing the hidden depths of our personality.

Drawing from Carl Jung's concept of the "shadow," this book delves into the forbidden and unacceptable feelings and behaviors each of us experience. By sharing her personal journey of confronting her own shadow, Zweig provides readers with powerful insights and tools for self-discovery and growth. From the concept of the personal shadow to the influence of family dynamics, this eye-opening book sheds light on the hidden aspects of our inner worlds.

Perfect for those interested in psychology, psychotherapy, and understanding the depths of the human soul, embrace the shadow and embark on a transformative journey with Meeting the Shadow.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780593329986
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	07/07/2020
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	368
Sales rank:	399,268
File size:	817 KB

About the Author

Connie Zweig, Ph.D., is a Jungian-oriented counselor and non-denominational minister in Los Angeles. She is the coauthor of the bestselling Meeting the Shadow and Romancing the Shadow. She has taught nationwide about human spirituality, religious abuse and disillusionment, and shadow-work.
Jeremiah Abrams has worked for the past twenty years as a Jungian therapist, dream analyst, writer, counselor, and consultant. He is currently the director of the Mount Vision Institute, a Center for Individuation, in Sausalito, California. He lives with his wife and two children in Northern California. He is author of the collected volume Reclaiming the Inner Child.

Editorial Reviews

Zweig, former executive editor of Brain/Mind Bulletin, and Abrams, a Jungian therapist, offer a provocative collection of more than 60 brief pieces (most of them extracts from longer works) exploring the ``shadow,'' the part of the unconscious self that a conscious mind sees as undesirable and tries to define as the ``other.'' Christine Downing considers how a person might project the shadow self onto a same-sex sibling, while Maggie Scarf describes the ways in which husbands and wives can do the same thing: one spouse, for instance, expressing anger for the spouse who shuns the hostile feelings, turning an ``intrapsychic problem'' into ``interpersonal conflict.'' Jerome S. Bernstein looks at this phenomenon in collective terms: the U.S. sees its darker self in the Soviet Union and vice versa. Many of the contributors note the dangers of ignoring one's own shadow, and the volume concludes with texts that discuss ways of coming to terms with it. Ken Wilber suggests that people should try to recognize and play out aspects of their rejected selves in order to heal ``the split between persona and cap is correct/pk Shadow.'' (June)

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