Owning Your Own Shadow: Understanding the Dark Side of the Psyche - Hardcover

Johnson, Robert A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0062504223 ISBN 13: 9780062504227

Publisher: Harpercollins, 1991

Synopsis

Explores the Jungian notion of owning one's own shadow, discussing what the shadow is, how it originates, and how it interacts and is made through the process of acculturation

About this title

About the Author:

Robert A. Johnson, a noted lecturer and Jungian analyst, is also the author of He, She, We, Inner Work, Ecstasy, Transformation, and Owning Your Own Shadow.

From Library Journal:

The shadow in Jungian psychology is the unconscious dumping ground for undesirable characteristics of personality. "Owning" the shadow--accepting it as part of one's self--is seen as the first step toward wholeness. Using examples from history, mythology, and religion, Johnson, author of Inner Work ( LJ 7/86) and Transformation ( LJ 8/91), offers a tour of the shadow, showing its origin and features, and demonstrating how and why it bursts into consciousness when least expected. Returning to the subject of his earlier work We ( LJ 2/1/84), the author reveals how experience of romantic love may lead to awareness of both positive and negative aspects of the shadow, and how integrating the shadow into one's personality can be a challenging religious experience. This clearly written, thought-provoking work is recommended for academic and public libraries.
- Lucille Boone, San Jose P.L., Cal.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harpercollins
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0062504223
• ISBN 13: 9780062504227
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128