09/03/2019
From Toko-pa Turner ⚪️⚫️
“There is a magical thing that happens with shadow work which is the recognition that the lion’s share of our shadow is pure gold. There is so much creativity, life, vitality, and intelligence that becomes accessible to us as the shadow is integrated into one’s life. All the energy we once spent in avoiding, hiding, or performing is freed up for more creative purposes.
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There is a special quality of stillness in a person who encounters their shadow wholeheartedly. Your body may relax in their company because it understands, in the subtle communications of their presence, that nothing is excluded in themselves, or you, from belonging.
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Such a person, who has given up guarding against the shadow, who has come to wear their scars with dignity, no longer squirms from discomfort or bristles at suffering. They no longer brace in avoidance of conflict. They carry a deep willingness to dance with the inconstancy of life. They’ve given up distancing as a strategy, and made vulnerability their ally.”
One of the central tenets of dreamwork is to become curious about the scary, repulsive, ambiguous figures that appear in our dreams.
