Moon & Moss🌑 Shadow Work & Inner Child Healing
The golden shadow: The gifts you haven't claimed
The shadow doesn't only hold difficult things. It also holds gifts: the qualities you admire so much in others that you never let yourself own.
Jung noticed that we hide good things too. The golden shadow is the confidence, creativity, playfulness or power we admire intensely in other people, without realizing it's ours as well.
If you find yourself idealizing someone, notice exactly what you admire. That quality is often already in you, waiting to be claimed.
Helps with
- Confidence
- Creativity
- Owning your gifts
Try this
Name three people you admire and the one quality you love most in each. Write one small way you could practice each quality this week.
Journal prompt
What do I admire in others that I've never let myself be?
This is deep inner territory. If you find yourself in real distress, please reach out to a mental health professional alongside your spiritual practice; the two work beautifully together. In the US, you can call or text 988 any time.
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