In this episode, Bernhard and Laura discuss how we can face the collective shadow material coming up in the world with an open heart, the interrelationship between the personal and collective shadow, and they give suggestions on how to engage in the necessary shadow work.
Some relevant questions:
What is the personal and collective shadow?
Denial of our shadow and external projection
The interrelationship between personal and collective shadow
The shadow projection of the Woke and the shadow of the USA
The shadow dance between the vaxxed and the unvaxxed and the importance of not losing our humanity
The infectious nature of shadow projection and “shit-talking” on social media
The feeding frenzy from an occult perspective when groups of people engage in shadow projection
The importance of striving towards wholeness instead of the perfect image we have of ourselves
The necessity for a mirror and doing shadow work with others since we all have subjective blind spots
Withdrawing projections is easier said than done
The trap of intellectualizing shadow work without embodiment and somatic work
The red flag of looking for “advanced” knowledge and modalities and dismissing basic psychological work
The healing power of group work
The difference between “unnecessary” [mechanical] suffering and “necessary” [conscious] suffering
The shadow of our own narcissism – ego identification
The shadow and normalization of cosmetic surgery, botox, lip fillers, etc. in very young women
The shadow of the US: Distorted image of beauty, the obsession with youth and the physical body
Aging gracefully, facing and accepting your mortality
Reflection questions in light of shadow work