Jung’s concept of “the Shadow”, or “Shadow work” is a highly relevant term for the spiritual path in that it is an excavation of that subconscious aspect of ourselves (Freudian) that we choose to repress. Our attempts at adapting to a societal construct defined by mainstream culture create this quality of both intentional and unintentional ‘mask-wearing’. We hide away certain aspects of ourselves and emphasize others. This is the ego’s specialty.
