Carl Jung spent time thinking about how to prevent another world war. He analyzed what happened in WWII and he saw that it could happen again.
What did he recommend? When a single person seems tiny compared to masses of people? How do you as an individual make a difference?
Face your shadows: your judgements, your anger, your sadness, your power, your weakness–whatever you have repressed or denied.
He said that is how we avert another war, to face the wars inside of ourselves.
Let’s start with where you judge yourself. Lately I am looking at the judgements holding back my deepest, powerful, giddy, happy inner child self. She is in my shadow and she is powerful, but she gets blocked from helping me shine because a judgemental part of me holds her back to protect her.
For me negotiating between these two parts of me is very powerful and it has ripple effects that will change the world. Because as I integrate my shadow, I become more powerful and I can do the things I need to do to create broader change.
Where are you in judgement?
How can you create a dialogue between the two parts at war and find more peace or integration?
