May 13 was the "no shadow" day. On this day, at 12 noon, our shadow, supposed to follow us throughout our life, vanishes! How is this phenomenon explained? Exactly at noon, the sun is exactly above head. As the sun is directly overhead (at zenith) at local noon, the shadows fall directly underneath objects, hiding hence the shadows.
Gone is the physical shadow! Explained is the phenomenon logically, rationally, scientifically. How about the other shadow which, forever, doggs our very existence? Yes, I am referring to the Jungian notion of the shadow.
What Freud called the "id", Jung chooses to call the shadow. Just as Freud talks about the sublimation of the id, especially as by the artists, Jung, too, talks about 'integrating' the ' shadow.
Why so? The "shadow" refers to the unconscious, repressed, or disowned aspects of the personality—the "dark side" containing traits deemed unacceptable, both by the ego and/or society. Anger, selfishness, or forbidden desires can be considered examples of the 'shadow work'.
Integrating the shadow is crucial for individuation, as it holds hidden potential and prevents destructive projections. In other words, there can be 'no shadow' day psychologically, too! Indeed, some hope!!!
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