> This dark side of an inner being is sometimes called the shadow, a most > essential place to visit for those who pursue their creative art, or for > those who are compelled to do the inner work in order to discover what is > holding them back in life, in love, etc... > > I have NO idea if this makes any sense to you, in the place you are at > Mack...but this is what your post inspired me to write...
It makes perfect sense to me, Kate and it's something I've been aware of for a long time. I think it was Hermann Hesse's 'Demian' that first brought this concept to my attention. I was probably 19 or 20 when I read it. Mark E in Seattle