So true!! I have been working on self discovery for over 40 years. Processing is an art and you should be open to whatever mediums you need to work through your lastest canvas. Each adventure asks for a different technique.
Here's the thing. I found my way back from childhood sexual exploitation. I wrote the entire adventure down in the hope that it might provide a roadmap of possibilities. I am dropping it in serial form right here on Substack.
Church helped but it did not work. The 12-Steps of AIcoholics Anonymous worked but did not solve the problem. The solution was discovered in a deep dive into my unconscious mind where I found three younger selves and two monsters. We were at war, each part with its own agenda. No part was aware what the other was doing, but the chaos surrounding us bore witness to the inner struggle. Today we function as one integrated unit. Will you visit my page and help me get the information out? Thank you! Here is a blurb from my About Page.
CAUGHT UP Truth and Metaphor | An Imaginary Tale…
…is an autofiction novel about a lifetime spent underwater struggling to find the surface. It is the journey of an unlikely heroine from childhood trauma to redemption. It is about a spiritual awakening and explores the intricate and often painful path to wholeness. The only way out is in.
Petra has no memories, and no one is talking. Like pieces of a puzzle, a tidbit of information here and an arsenal of misinformation there, she must reclaim her suppressed memories. Searching for freedom, she survives the perils of addiction, finds sobriety and takes a hero’s journey into the underworld of her subconscious mind.
It is a harrowing tale, shot through with unlikely humor and fantastical creatures. Finally, it is a story of triumphant redemption and the power of the human imagination to reclaim and reconstitute the repressed pieces of a splintered personality. It is a roller coaster ride from the depths of hell to triumphant success that finishes with a big Hollywood ending.
I call this process "Shadow Play," and I love doing it and sharing it. To face our shadow selves is a commitment. We decide to explore uncharted terrain within. But when your main tool is playful self-expression -- imagination morphs into art, song, dance, words, clay, anything. Mr. Jung created mandalas in his famous Red Book. Play can melt the fears that resist this vital task.
So true!! I have been working on self discovery for over 40 years. Processing is an art and you should be open to whatever mediums you need to work through your lastest canvas. Each adventure asks for a different technique.
Wise words!
Here's the thing. I found my way back from childhood sexual exploitation. I wrote the entire adventure down in the hope that it might provide a roadmap of possibilities. I am dropping it in serial form right here on Substack.
Church helped but it did not work. The 12-Steps of AIcoholics Anonymous worked but did not solve the problem. The solution was discovered in a deep dive into my unconscious mind where I found three younger selves and two monsters. We were at war, each part with its own agenda. No part was aware what the other was doing, but the chaos surrounding us bore witness to the inner struggle. Today we function as one integrated unit. Will you visit my page and help me get the information out? Thank you! Here is a blurb from my About Page.
CAUGHT UP Truth and Metaphor | An Imaginary Tale…
…is an autofiction novel about a lifetime spent underwater struggling to find the surface. It is the journey of an unlikely heroine from childhood trauma to redemption. It is about a spiritual awakening and explores the intricate and often painful path to wholeness. The only way out is in.
Petra has no memories, and no one is talking. Like pieces of a puzzle, a tidbit of information here and an arsenal of misinformation there, she must reclaim her suppressed memories. Searching for freedom, she survives the perils of addiction, finds sobriety and takes a hero’s journey into the underworld of her subconscious mind.
It is a harrowing tale, shot through with unlikely humor and fantastical creatures. Finally, it is a story of triumphant redemption and the power of the human imagination to reclaim and reconstitute the repressed pieces of a splintered personality. It is a roller coaster ride from the depths of hell to triumphant success that finishes with a big Hollywood ending.
SHADOW PLAY
I call this process "Shadow Play," and I love doing it and sharing it. To face our shadow selves is a commitment. We decide to explore uncharted terrain within. But when your main tool is playful self-expression -- imagination morphs into art, song, dance, words, clay, anything. Mr. Jung created mandalas in his famous Red Book. Play can melt the fears that resist this vital task.
This is a great layering, thanks for sharing!
Shadow work has been the most important part of my journey into higher experiences and expressions of love 💗✨🌙 Brilliant!