GRGR (20) Special Topic: Is It OK to Be a Manichean?

[Paul Mackin]

On Tue, 15 Feb 2000 Lycidas at worldnet.att.net wrote:

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> 
> s~Z wrote:
> > 
> > In Jungian psychology, the Shadow consists of all aspects of the individual
> > personality which are unacceptable to the individual and which are disowned
> > by the conscious mind. While if you ask a person about such traits they will
> > deny having them, it is obvious to all who know him or her that they are
> > right there. The Shadow is an aspect of the personal unconscious, not the
> > collective unconscious, but it must be assimilated for an individual to be
> > strong enough to encounter the archetypal psyche. For about $125/hour you
> > can find a Jungian analyst who will help you believe all of this means
> > something. They are able to do this because they have assimilated the greed
> > which was in their Shadow.
> 
> 
> If $125/hour can assimilate the greed in the shadow of a
> Jungian at dawn strolling to his office or the shadow of a
> Freudian at dusk dragging herself home, image the fees
> required to assimilate the shadow cast at high noon by the
> pharmaceutical giant paring his fingernails with the
> Washington monument.


At these prices how is a poor p-lister supposed to go about improving
his personality.
		P.