Shadows

IF YOU HAVE THOUGHTS LIKE~
 I am concerned about ______. I am afraid ______ will happen.
IT PROBABLY WILL. Lesson 26 ACIM

You HAVE to be congruent. The ‘persona’* that you project to the outside world can’t have any ‘shadows’* within otherwise you have a conflicted mind. You have to look at conflicting beliefs, thoughts and actions.

·         Are you ‘lovey dovey’ at church but a screamer at home.

·         Do you want money but you think people with money are crooks.

·         Do you want to do xyz but you think there’s a lot of competition doing xyz.

·         You want a relationship but you think all the good ones are taken or you’ll end up with someone with baggage. *Carl Jung Quotations: The Shadow and Persona

Surprisingly, the Christian New Testament may offer subtle insights into how the shadow can be detected and integrated. Jesus, during his famous sermon on the mount, asks,