The mere use of words is futile if you do not know what they stand for. This is particularly true in psychology, where we speak of archetypes like the anima and animus, the wise old man, the great mother, and so on. You can know about all the saints, sages, prophets, and other godly men, and all the great mothers of the world, but if they are mere images whose numinosity you have never experienced, it will be as if you were talking in a dream, for you do not know what you are talking about. The words you use are empty and valueless, and they gain life and meaning only when you try to learn about their numinosity, their relationship to the living individual. Then only do you begin to understand that the names mean very little, but the way they are related to you is all important.

— Dr. Carl Gustav Jung, The Undiscovered Self, paragraph 590, pg 137


The archetype of the Shadow comes to us all — in unexplained moods, in forgetfulness, in slips of the tongue, challenging relationships or situations that repeat, etc. etc. but often the symbols will also come in poetry, essays, and art coming up from the unconscious personally and what we hear or see out in the collective. There are movies, novels and musical lyrics that portray the Shadow side of life. We all have real life experiences of seeing our Shadow. If you have a favorite poem, essay, piece of art or comment or description on a particular movie that you would like to submit for this page, please send to: rebeca@shadowdance.com

ART:

1) Holding the Tension Between the Opposites by Lyndon Crowson

2) ARTWORK by Tiziana Pantaleoni
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ESSAYS:

1) Musings on the Way by Mary Brandejsky Creighton

2) 911 America, The Healing of America by Jimmy Langkop



EMAILS of interest:

1) An Email Dialogue with Dorsey Cartwright


MOVIES:

1) Chocolat

2) The Story of Us

3) Me, Myself and Irene

4) Monster Ball

5) Fight Club


POETRY:

1) Most People Are Not Like Us by Angela Snyder

2) The Wolves Within author unknown

3) Way More Than Adequate by Jacques B. Nichols

4) Playfully by Lalla

5) BLOOD Comment to Psyche by Tiziana Pantaleoni

6) The Escape of the Heart by Tiziana Pantaleoni

7) BLOOD Broken Hermaphrodite by Tiziana Pantaleoni

8) Dance Comment to Alcor by Tiziana Pantaleoni

9) Goodbye Father You Were the Best - by Tiziana Pantaleoni


MUSIC:

1) I’m Looking Through You sung by the Beatles and written by Lennon-McCartney

2) Bitch sung by Meredith Brooks and written by M. Brooks/S. Peiken

3) Who I Am sung by Jessica Andrews and written by

4) Forty Six & 2 by Tool

5) I Am A Mirror by Alan Parsons Project