Welcome to Spirit Jim. Most of us spend enormous energy building a shiny, likable persona,

while stuffing the darker, inconvenient aspects of ourselves into an inner closet we desperately pretend doesn't exist.

The problem with this strategy is that closet has terrible locks. And at some point, the door swings wide open and

everything falls on your head at once. And yet, if your shadow is so dark, why does Carl Jung,

one of history's greatest minds, call it 90% pure gold? Most people who talk about a shadow work

operate from two dangerous assumptions.

One, that the shadow is something you eventually eliminate, and two, that the ego is something

you kill. As Paul shares in this episode, both of those ideas will not only fail you, they may

break you. Join Paul as he uncovers what the shadow

actually is, why it's not the villain of your story, and why the ego, far from being something

to destroy, is actually the part of you keeping the lights on while you do the deeper work.

He also introduces a concept you may have never encountered,

hyperstition, and explores how the stories you're telling yourself right now are quietly,

but powerfully creating the life you're living. The myth you tell is simultaneously telling you.

But before we dive in, we'd like to say thank you for listening, as this podcast would not be possible without you, our subscribers and followers.

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Whether you're brand new to shadow work or years deep into your healing journey.

This episode will change the way you see yourself and everything around you.

Welcome to exploring shadow work for inner healing, an introductory lesson with me, Paul

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Hello, ah, ho, here we go, baby.

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