Shadow Work for Beginners: 12 Journal Prompts That Go Deeper
The “shadow” is what we hide from ourselves. These prompts help you meet it gently, one page at a time.
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The idea comes from Carl Jung, who used the word shadow for the parts of the personality we disown. Shadow work is the practice of noticing those parts, often through what irritates us in other people, and bringing them into awareness without judgment.
Start with three prompts this week. What trait in others annoys me most, and where do I have it? What did I learn to hide as a child to be accepted? What would I do if I weren’t afraid of being seen as selfish?
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