#CarlJung #TheShadow #ShadowWork
Carl Jung was the first psychiatrist to propose that our minds are split into two very different archetypes: the persona and the shadow self. The persona is derived from a Latin word that means ‘mask,’ meaning the person we present to the world, the person we want the world to think we are. The persona is rooted in our conscious mind, and it represents all the different images we submit to society. The shadow self is an entirely different beast. In fact, we are not even aware of it. As we grow up, we quickly learn that certain emotions, characteristics, feelings, and traits are frowned upon by society, and as such, we repress them for fear of negative feedback. Over time, these repressed aspects become our shadow selves and are so deeply buried that we have no notion of their existence.