The Shadow

If anyone feels the Shadow is not really a force to be taken seriously, the recent London Riots should disprove that.

The Shadow self can arise when those of us who haven't acknowledged our lawless impulses are overwhelmed by those feelings. Yes, Lawless impulses, and who doesn't have them?  Go on.  I know you did 40 in the 30 zone…  and so we find them welling up.

The Shadow surges forward when we feel disregarded, undervalued, and as if real fairness doesn't exist for us. Living in England as an under-employed person, perhaps a minority, and seeing the sly, disciminatory corruption that keeps the wealthy wealthy, well, who wouldn't feel that way? And then the Ego says, Hey: what about ME?

The Shadow takes a while to emerge, but when it does it's not a pretty event. This is true for each individual going through this process, and for the mobs that cave in to the Shadow's rumblings.  In short, it's true for us all.

[To read more about the Shadow, look at: The Path of Synchronicity]