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starwomyn 70F
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1/15/2022 12:25 am

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Higher Self, Shadow Self, Magick & CRYSTALS
The Higher Self and Shadow Self are terms that I've heard and used but never attributed them to Jung. I decided to research Jung and found a video comparing Jungian Archetypes to the different tarot card. That's interesting.

Tarot is simply tapping into intuition which we all have.

Jung talks about the Self which is what folks present to the world. The Shadow Self is what folks keep hidden - sometimes even from themselves.

I've always seem them as the Angel and Devil that sit on opposite sides on each shoulder. "Taking the High Road is the right thing to do" thus says the Angel. "But the Low Road" is so much more satisfactory" thus says the Devil on my shoulder.

The struggle is real!!!!!

Magick is defined as influencing the course of events using mysterious or supernatural forces. Personally, I don't think it's all that supernatural. It is simply the affirmation and visualization of a desired outcome. It goes out into the cosmos - and sometimes it actually works. People do it all the time. If I chant something while holding a crystal it just makes for a stronger visualization.

Abracadabra
starwomyn 70F
8871 posts
1/15/2022 12:26 am
Abracadabra


MrsJoe 76F
17370 posts
1/15/2022 6:30 am

 I don't need to articulate my beliefs, you are aware of them. To each their own.
Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.


starwomyn 70F
8871 posts
1/15/2022 11:38 am
    Quoting MrsJoe:
    I don't need to articulate my beliefs, you are aware of them. To each their own.
Amen! I also don't feel a need to justify my beliefs but I was curious about Lulu's suggestion that the terms "Higher Self" and "Shadow Self" came from Jung. I decided to research. He wrote about "Ego" and "Self" but there was no mention of "Higher Self." Actually his definition of "Shadow Self" is not that much different from the way Destiny, you, or I define it. I stand by the "First Amendment" Nobody else including the Government has the right to dictate someone else's religious and spiritual beliefs.
Abracadabra


Koffla 68M
12198 posts
1/16/2022 2:13 am

Talking about these things is like speaking French to me, I have no idea what is being discussed.



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starwomyn 70F
8871 posts
1/16/2022 3:36 am
    Quoting Koffla:

    Talking about these things is like speaking French to me, I have no idea what is being discussed.

When I was researching on Jung, it felt like I was reading French.
Abracadabra




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