The Only Place You Can Confront Evil | Jungian Psychology

Welcome kindred souls. There are forces moving in the collective unconscious we cannot control. We won’t defeat evil by striking its surface. The most effective work is inner - meeting the shadow and our complexes, making conscious anima/animus as guides, and cultivating a living relationship with the Self. When we refuse the shadow, the psyche projects it outward. We feel righteous fighting “evil” outside while, inside, a split-off part gathers power like a thief testing a window at night. Addiction and compulsion are signs of this takeover - a kind of possession by our own shadow. The way forward is to stop scapegoating and turn toward the rejected parts within, accepting that we are limited and hold both light and shadow. When someone truly walks individuation - confronting darkness, grandiosity, selfishness, and regression - it radiates. Like one candle lighting others. Like contagious laughter. Jung, CW 10 §583: “Anyone who has insight into his own actions and has thus found access to the unconscious involuntarily exercises an influence on his environment.” ~~~~ If you would like companionship on the path of individuation, I invite you to join one of the small groups I hold space for or meet for a depth conversation. https://thejungianaion.com/meetingind... https://thejungianaion.com/groups/ If my videos help you reflect, remember, or orient yourself more truthfully in life, you are welcome to support the work. https://thejungianaion.com/support https://ko-fi.com/thejungianaion Subscribe to my archive channel for restored lectures and rare materials:    / @thejungianaionarchive   Join my newsletter: https://thejungianaion.kit.com/newsle... 00:00 Introduction 04:15 Marie in Interview #marielouisevonfranz #psychology #shadow #shadowwork #evil #individuation #carljung #jungianpsychology