Yes, i agree. i have encountered my shadow self in dreams and in odd visions.....She is doing one thing and i another, mostly. Or i am watching her or she watches me. We have mutual respect for each other because we are one in the same, too. For me it becomes hard to really separate one from the other except in these dreams. I do accept the fact that i have had my issues with my shadow self, too...and have ignored her many times...but it is my issue alone to handle. It is a lesson of understanding oneself and the way we view and react in our world.Noctifera wrote:Dreamscape is one of the most powerful vessels for this kind of confrontation. Suffice it to say I, too, have encountered my 'shadow' here.. and one's shadow can manifest literally as a featureless/cloaked/concealed figure, an emotional instinct, or a direct and vivid vision of yourself in an unrecognizable, conflicting state.
The process of embracing one's shadow actually results a bit differently for everyone. All of us are considered 'DA' beings, but some of us are more darkly inclined and others have chosen a path of light - seeking a kind of energetic balance that lies 'without'.
You may meet your shadow, work with your shadow and utilize this as an empowerment of self control.. or you may come to absorb it and mold it or channel it into appropriate avenues.
You cannot escape it; all in all - sometimes it's a matter of mere acceptance, sometimes neglected or shunned..festering..devouring your sanity, some yet will want to dominate it, some will succumb.. and this affects who you allow yourself to be, what becomes of you, your outward and inward life.
Shadow is not inherently bad, though often constituting of vulnerabilities.. it's purpose and meaning is relative. The only option that will not nourish a genuine result is to ignore it.
Dionysos or Pan, the Baron Samedi, and Morpheus, are recommended deities to call upon for shadow work.
Some thoughts.
Best of luck in the shadows...
M.
