Shadow Work.

[Wildchildx11]

I guess this is primarily a thread about generalized shadow work topics. Do you consider shadow work to be an essential part of working with the occult?

I'm currently working with the The Shadow Work Journal: A Guide to Integrate and Transcend Your Shadows by Keila Shahee, which I've been posting about in my journal. I'm trying not to get too personal outside of my journal.

Any good things you do to utilize shadow work? Is there a way to deal with repressed emotions, I realize I've repressed excitement and do the emotions become unrepresented as you acknowledge them and do shadow work?

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I guess something else I have difficulity with, how do you accept that you are very manipulative and learned to manipulate others to get your needs met, and while I don't have Borderline Personality Disorder my mother did have it and I do have traits.

I had trouble with sleep and woke up at 2:30am and realized I was restless after doing shadow work, is doing it right before bed not recommended? Would there be a better time you would advise such as in the morning? What can you expect, psychologically, physically, etc when you start doing shadow work, especially when you repress a lot?

 

[ghoulish]

I wouldn't say shadow work is essential, necessarily, but it's certainly widely advised from what I've seen. I've dabbled in it a bit, so here's what I tend to do: I journal (physically, but digitally works too) in a free-form way, writing down events and occurrences that stick with me, why that is, how I felt then and how I feel about it now. Acknowledgement of repressed emotions is a very freeing experience, though in my case they aren't exactly un-repressed afterwards. I kind of... fake-it-til-I-make-it, I suppose (but that has more to do with my default experience being apathy, so ymmv).

Of course, take this with a grain (or mountain lol) of salt; I've not devoted much of my time to this area (though I really should).

 

[KjEno186]

I know that John Michael Greer always tells people to 'journal' about their unresolved issues and see what comes of it. Conditions of mental un-wellness stem from thoughts and feelings that get 'buried', thus we should go through the sometimes un-pleasant task of digging them out. Group therapy under the supervision of a psychologist is a good way since it helps those involved avoid self deception and puts problems into perspective. However, I think personal work is helpful and useful to deal with the day to day issues that we all experience, as long as one doesn't create mountains out of molehills or minimize truly dangerous issues.

I practiced the self-forgiveness ritual found in Aiden Wachter's book, Six Ways.

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[Wildchildx11]

I know that John Michael Greer always tells people to 'journal' about their unresolved issues and see what comes of it. Conditions of mental un-wellness stem from thoughts and feelings that get 'buried', thus we should go through the sometimes un-pleasant task of digging them out. Group therapy under the supervision of a psychologist is a good way since it helps those involved avoid self deception and puts problems into perspective. However, I think personal work is helpful and useful to deal with the day to day issues that we all experience, as long as one doesn't create mountains out of molehills or minimize truly dangerous issues.

I practiced the self-forgiveness ritual found in Aiden Wachter's book, Six Ways.

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I have a therapist that specializes in trauma that I see in home once a week. I think was Isreal Regardie who advised everyone who gets into the occult to see a therapist. It may be better if she took a jungian perspective, but she can probably study more into it, especially if I start bringing up Jungian theories.

I don't even change out of my pajamas, it's nice to be able to hop right out of bed and have therapy from home. I've been using the journal on this site and I think by doing shadow work, I'm starting to feel emotions more, which is positive and negative, but it does I am going to bring some of what I wrote in my journal in therapy.

What did it for me and brought a lot out is an exercise about the type of wound you have and placing your behavior to the categories.

 

[KjEno186]

Someone who has done the work of Bardon's Initiation Into Hermetics would be better able to discuss it in detail, but the general practice of 'the mirrors' can be found in a lot of comprehensive courses for beginners to magic. Whether it is Kraig's Modern Magick or Webb's How to Become a Modern Magus, they use the study of the elements to explore feelings both positive and negative in order to bring the magician into awareness of why one thinks and feels the way that one does. This 'awakening' is of utmost importance for the development of The Will, therapeutic benefits aside. The 'mirrors' must be balanced, as light balances shadow.

 

[Aeternus]

I consider shadow work as a good and important practice that can be used to tap in the much more shadowy aspects of your psyche / astral body.

One should be able to master both light work and shadow work.

Shadow work is also used in healing, both spiritually and psychologically.

So, yes, I consider shadow work an important practice in the occult

 

[Wildchildx11]

I consider shadow work as a good and important practice that can be used to tap in the much more shadowy aspects of your psyche / astral body.

One should be able to master both light work and shadow work.

Shadow work is also used in healing, both spiritually and psychologically.

So, yes, I consider shadow work an important practice in the occult

I'm stopping shadow work and the occult. I was using Magick to try to deal with myself psychologically and heal myself and I was advised to stop trying to process or handle myself, so I'm going to wait for another life.

 

[Aeternus]

I'm stopping shadow work and the occult. I was using Magick to try to deal with myself psychologically and heal myself and I was advised to stop trying to process or handle myself, so I'm going to wait for another life.

You don't necessarily need to wait another life for Magick. That is only my suggestion.

You can search for your Guardian and try to contact him in order to heal.

I am sorry to hear that you are going through psychological problems. It happens a lot to me also.

But one encouraging word won't hurt a little, and that is: "You are a warrior, and whatever is problematic, it will certainly go away within time" Patience and perseverance is key

 

[Wildchildx11]

You don't necessarily need to wait another life for Magick. That is only my suggestion.

You can search for your Guardian and try to contact him in order to heal.

I am sorry to hear that you are going through psychological problems. It happens a lot to me also.

But one encouraging word won't hurt a little, and that is: "You are a warrior, and whatever is problematic, it will certainly go away within time" Patience and perseverance is key

I was working on taking advice and I want to do Magick safely. The fact of the matter was I had trauma, I'm not afraid of dealing with uncomfortable emotions, but I was subjecting others to my trauma as I processed them, which I was working with protection Magick to try to build self confidence.

I felt panic when I did the LBRP, it was slightly uncomfortable, I asked about it and I was given the advice to stop practicing Magick, I then worked on repressing my emotions, realized I want to do Magick safely. If I have to let go of my ego and wait for another life to work on myself, that is what I have to do.

I don't know my path, but I was feeling slightly uncomfortable emotions, I worked on repressing them back, no longer have anxiety. I didn't respond well to Magick because it did cause me to have to handle uncomfortable emotions, which I was able to handle, but I'm letting go of my ego and will quit focusing on spiritual or psychological pursuits this life.

 

[Aeternus]

I was working on taking advice and I want to do Magick safely. The fact of the matter was I had trauma, I'm not afraid of dealing with uncomfortable emotions, but I was subjecting others to my trauma as I processed them, which I was working with protection Magick to try to build self confidence.

I felt panic when I did the LBRP, it was slightly uncomfortable, I asked about it and I was given the advice to stop practicing Magick, I then worked on repressing my emotions, realized I want to do Magick safely. If I have to let go of my ego and wait for another life to work on myself, that is what I have to do.

I don't know my path, but I was feeling slightly uncomfortable emotions, I worked on repressing them back, no longer have anxiety. I didn't respond well to Magick because it did cause me to have to handle uncomfortable emotions, which I was able to handle, but I'm letting go of my ego and will quit focusing on spiritual or psychological pursuits this life.

I've just read the thread about LBRP and now I understand more about your choice.

I hope it will go well and, yeah, when you don't handle it well, it is best that you stop doing Magick.

Stay safe and healthy

 

[Wildchildx11]

I've just read the thread about LBRP and now I understand more about your choice.

I hope it will go well and, yeah, when you don't handle it well, it is best that you stop doing Magick.

Stay safe and healthy

I don't really want to stop, because if I do stop, it's probably going to be lifelong and I do want to be able to heal from my trauma and trauma responses instead of waiting for another life to dive into the psyche or focus on spiritual pursuits because there is a part of me that is lacking and needs to understand or find some kind of meaning.

If I'm not supposed to heal myself and it's not healthy to, then what is the point? I'm trying to restructure my belief in a God that just punishes someone for the sake of punishment to make it easier to accept.

 

[KjEno186]

I think the WF team has been accommodating to your issues. However, there comes a point where it's really a bit much to post about yourself in every thread you start or reply to. This thread could have been a general discussion of shadow work, its purpose, practice, and benefits. Instead, it becomes about you. I'm going to just start locking these threads until you put your personal work in your forum journal and allow the rest of the forum to discuss magic. If you have a problem with that, feel free to take it up with @SkullTraill .