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Kile M. Ortigo, "Beyond the Narrow Life: A Guide to Psychedelic Integration and Existential Exploration" (Synergetic Press, 2021)

New Books in Psychoanalysis

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The Importance of the Shadow in Psychological Awareness and Psychological Growth

The shadow is probably the single most important aspect of the adult phases, so to speak, of the individuation process. Jung described the shadow in a variety of ways and it could be seeing the shadow is the parts of ourselves that we're unaware of. It is also the parts of themselves that we do not like, we undervalue, we judge,. And by default is projected onto other people or even groups of people.

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