Romancing the Shadow: Break Unconscious Patterns and Create Conscious Relationships with Shadow-Work
Language: English
Published by Random House USA Inc, 1999
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Beneath the social mask we wear every day, we have a hidden shadow side: an impulsive, wounded, sad, or isolated part that we generally try to ignore. But as therapists Connie Zweig and Steve Wolf show in this landmark book, the shadow can actually be a source of emotional richness and vitality, and acknowledging it can be a pathway to healing and an authentic life. Romancing the shadow -- meeting your dark side, accepting it for what it is, and learning to use its powerful energies in productive ways -- is the challenging and exciting soul work that Zweig and Wolf offer in this practical, rewarding guide.Drawing on the timeless teachings of Carl Jung and compelling stories of men and women whom they have helped in their clinical practices, Zweig and Wolf reveal how the shadow guides your choices in love, sex, marriage, friendship, work, and family life. With their innovative methods, you can uncover the unique patterns and purpose of your shadow and learn to defuse negative emotions; reclaim forbidden or lost feelings; achieve greater self-acceptance; heal betrayal; reimagine and re-create relationships; cultivate compassion for others; renew creative expression; and find purpose in your suffering.The shadow knows why good people sometimes do bad things. Romancing the shadow and learning to read the messages it encodes in daily life can deepen your consciousness, imagination, and soul. …
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- Title
- Romancing the Shadow: Break Unconscious Patterns and Create Conscious Relationships with Shadow-Work
- Author
- Connie Zweig
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc
- Publication year
- 1999
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0345417402
- ISBN 13
- 9780345417404
The classic, provocative bestselling guide on shadow-work that "enables you to peel away the layers of your soul and get in touch with the purity of Being that lies within you" (Deepak Chopra, M.D.).
"My guiding light . . . The wisdom within its pages served as both an anchor and a compass, guiding me toward a deeper understanding of the greater human experience."--Keila Shaheen, author of the bestselling The Shadow-Work Journal
Beneath the social mask we wear every day, we have a hidden shadow side: an impulsive, wounded, sad, or isolated part that we generally try to ignore. But as therapists Connie Zweig and Steve Wolf show in this landmark book, the shadow can actually be a source of emotional richness and vitality, and acknowledging it can be a pathway to healing and living an authentic life. "Romancing the shadow"--meeting your dark side, accepting it for what it is, and learning to use its powerful energies in productive ways--is the challenging and exciting work that Zweig and Wolf offer in this practical, rewarding guide.
Drawing on the timeless teachings of Carl Jung and compelling stories of men and women whom they have helped in their clinical practices, Zweig and Wolf reveal how the shadow guides your choices in love, sex, marriage, friendship, work, and family life. With their innovative methods on shadow work, you can:
- uncover the unique patters and purpose of your shadow
- learn to defuse negative emotions
- reclaim forbidden or lost feelings
- achieve greater self-acceptance
- heal betrayal
- reimagine and re-create relationships
- cultivate compassion for others
- renew creative expression
- find purpose in your suffering
The shadow knows why good people sometimes do bad things. Romancing the shadow and learning to read the messages it encodes in daily life can deepen your consciousness, imagination, and soul.
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About the Author
Connie Zweig, Ph.D., author of the award-winning book The Inner Work of Age: Shifting from Role to Soul, co-author of Meeting the Shadow and Romancing the Shadow, and author of Meeting the Shadow on the Spiritual Path: The Dance of Darkness and Light in Our Search for Awakening, and a novel, A Moth to the Flame: The Story of Sufi Poet Rumi. Podcaster on Dr. Neil's Spiritual Awakening to Non-Duality with her husband. Available on all podcast platforms.
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