Theos-Talk Archives (December 2006 Message tt00622)

Re Meeting the other Within


    Silva's post of Levy's article on 
the "Shadow-side" in Jungian psychology 
is full of truths, and not inconsistent 
with Theosophy.   See for instance the 
section in the MLs on probation and chela-ship. 
"Human nature is dual" says the teacher 
in the MLs.  Its interesting while using 
Jung, Levy is also a Tibetan Buddhist.  


     One of the mistakes the Jungians 
make, I think, is that of assuming this 
"shadow-side" is a stasis.  It changes 
too, and the whole process of evolution 
is this constant change centered around 
a center in the whole psyche which 
becomes stronger, which is not the work 
of a single life-time.  Say for instance, 
10 incarnations ago one was a thief, 
and had the urge to steal when ever one 
could.  After fighting and ignoring this 
urge for incarnations, it gradually 
disappears from the shadow-side, ignored 
into non-existence, and now the thought 
of stealing almost never enters one's 
mind.  Of course it is not all so simple.  
A hedonist for 10 incarnations who 
decides to live an ascetic life, will 
find eventually he just cannot do it.  
His whole psyche will disintegrate, as 
the previous center of his psyche, and 
the skandhas developed, is somewhere else.  
So the only solution becomes one of 
moderation and progress.  Etc. etc. A 
Theosophical teaching is that the Dhyan 
Chohans, or "gods" used to be human, and 
passed through our stage.  What became 
of their "shadow side?"


          - jake j.

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<9. Meeting the other within
    Posted by: "Cass Silva" silva_cass@yahoo.com </ym/Compose?To=silva_cass@yahoo.com&YY=17255&y5beta=yes&y5beta=yes&order=down&sort=date&pos=0> silva_cass
    Date: Tue Dec 12, 2006 3:53 pm ((PST))

<Long but worth the read
Cass

<MEETING THE OTHER WITHIN
 > By Paul Levy...................

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