The shadow is that part of the unconscious in which we bury all the negative aspects of our personalities - that which we refuse to recognize.
And we project these negative traits onto others.
Anything which triggers an uncontrollable emotional reaction may well be an aspect of our own shadow.
Things like: prejudice, hate, jealousy, selfishness, envy, oppression, violence etc..
Most of these things are forms of fear.
But they are disguised as our demons.
One of these demons is blaming the victim.
It is common in our society to blame the victims of oppression and violence for their own misfortunes.
We must recognize these demons for what they are without justifying them or avoiding them out of fear.
We must have the courage to face them and deal with them.
We may have to adjust our behavior accordingly.
And modify our mentality.
The best tools we have in dealing with them are attitudes like: gratitude, admiration, generosity, sympathy, and forgiveness.
We must forgive ourselves for what we have done in the past and endeavor to do better in the future.
Only then will we overcome the demons of our shadow.
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