Overview

• Explains how your shadow develops and how your reactivity to specific people and situations reflects the ways you project your shadow onto others • Presents a wide variety of shadow work tools, emotional intelligence exercises, and self-inquiry practices to help you identify your shadow and heal and release any shadow-related traumas • Explores the concept of collective shadows, including online shadows and relationship shadows, and reveals how to free yourself from shadow projections THROUGHOUT OUR LIVES we deny the parts of our authentic selves that our families, peers, and the world told us were wrong or unlovable, and from this repression our shadow is born. By the time we reach adulthood, much of our authentic self is shadow, and we no longer feel vibrant and enthusiastic about life. Yet the shadow is composed not only of the trauma and darkness we have experienced but also the light we have yet to absorb. In this practical and trauma-informed guide to deep shadow work, Mary Mueller Shutan explains how to find compassion for your dark side, reconnect with the repressed and abandoned parts of yourself, and reclaim the resiliency and joy of your authentic, whole self. A wide variety of intuitive, emotional intelligence, and self-expression exercises support you in identifying your shadow projections and teach you how to safely and skillfully work with the difficult emotions that may arise in the process of exploring the less illuminated places within. Learn how to acknowledge and free yourself from society’s collective shadows, such as online or relationship shadows, in order to promote personal as well as collective well-being. Offering a self-directed process for healing trauma and reclaiming the eclipsed light of your shadow, this guide shows how shadow work allows you to move beyond the restrictions you have placed on yourself and others and see the beauty inherent in the dark places of your soul.

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Author:   Mary Mueller Shutan ,  Aura Paige
Publisher:   Simon & Schuster
Imprint:   Simon & Schuster Audio
Edition:   Unabridged
ISBN:  

9781797166391

ISBN 10:   1797166395
Publication Date:   02 April 2024
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Downloadable audio file
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Part 1 Meeting the Shadow 1 Understanding the Shadow 2 The Self and the Ego 3 Defense Mechanisms of the Ego 4 The Benefits of Shadow Work 5 Helpful Tools Part 2 Working with the Shadow 6 Developing Emotional Intelligence 7 Emotional Intelligence Tools 8 The World as Mirror 9 Understanding Our Play 10 Casting Roles 11 Recrafting Our Narrative Part 3 Collective Shadows 12 Archetypal Figures 13 Animus and Anima 14 Loops 15 Understanding Collective Shadows Part 4 Embracing the Other (Essays and Contradictions) 16 Embracing Our Full Continuum 17 The Power of Being Ordinary 18 The Myth of Perfection 19 Moving beyond Forgiveness 20 Rediscovering the Child Self 21 Releasing the Shame of the Body 22 Recapturing Voice 23 Engaging the Deep Wild 24 Our Online Shadows 25 Fear of Death, Fear of Life Afterword: Seeing the Beauty in the Dark Further Reading About the Author

Reviews

“Shadow Work for the Soul is practical, experiential, and will be of great assistance to individuals seeking self-realization.” * Peter J. Smith, M.D. * “Mary is down-to-earth and an excellent conceptualizer of complex ideas. She can put into words things that seem ineffable. I highly recommend her work on self-inquiry and the shadow.” * Lawrence Wan, acupuncturist * “I find myself a bit lost for words in terms of what depths Mary’s work has taken me to and what it has given me. For me, Mary captures the grit and backbone of shadow work. The essential essence of something gifted to us with respect and understanding.” * Kim Leyland, shamanic teacher and practitioner * “This book is extraordinary—each paragraph is just bursting with information and insight. It is a culmination of Mary’s vast knowledge that no one else could have ever written.” * Kathy Tajik, entrepreneur, CEO of Tajik Home *

Author Information

Mary Mueller Shutan is a spiritual healer and teacher with an extensive background in Chinese medicine, energy work, and somatic bodywork. The author of The Spiritual Awakening Guide, Managing Psychic Abilities, and Working with Kundalini, Mary lives near Chicago, Illinois.

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