Shadow work is more than acknowledging the things lost in childhood. Shadow work hurts. Shadow work demonstrates to you the various ways that your soul is wounded, as well as how you are wounding others. It is about going into yourself, finding the pain caused to us directly along with the ancestral pain we have experienced or inflicted. Shadow work is not meant to be the only focus; there is the light work that helps to see how we can heal and benefit ourselves and those around us. However, this light cannot be seen until the shadow is uncovered. If all we see is the light in front of us, we are blinded to the darkness around and behind us. Be prepared to discover things within yourself that you were never prepared to see. Understand that confusion between the conscious and unconscious is a given, and shadow work is a constant process. You will never know, all at once, every inch of your broken self.
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