5/5/2023 0 Comments Shadow work journal ideas![]() ![]() And how ironic that the difficult times we fear might ruin us are the very ones that can break us open and help us blossom into who we are meant to be. “How strange that the nature of life is change, yet the nature of human beings is to resist change. You did the best you could with the information and coping skills that you had at that exact time. Remind yourself that any decision you made or any painful experience from the past was all a part of your personal process. If there is shame, guilt, embarrassment, or anger directed at your past, allow yourself, over time,to let it go. A shadow work journal can help you explore your thoughts and feelings in a safe, private space and act as a record of your progress over time. Shadow work is the process of identifying and acknowledging the traits we suppress and reintegrating them into the psyche in a healthy way. It has instilled you with the wisdom you currently possess, and it has chiseled you out of stone into art that is alive. To look at and accept your darkness, know this everything that you’ve been through, good or bad, has made you the unique being that you are. Without looking at and accepting your darkness for what it is first, shadow work is simply not possible. A woman standing within the shadow of a facade of herself. ![]() Whether this darkness is your deepest, realest fears, your less than desirable personality traits, or your deep-seated traumas, your darkness is undeniably woven into the fabric of your being. Critics, and even the ideas originators, question its value. ![]() Shadow work, in its purest essence, starts with facing the aspects of yourself that you consider dark. Trust that the light and darkness are inseparable.We can’t have one without the other, and it is only with both that we can embrace our full reflection.”- Chloe Elgar Sometimes I’ll even get a feeling of ‘centeredness’ in the pit of my stomach. For example, when I do shadow work I get a nice feeling in my arms and legs. Somewhere along the way, we will become aware that everything that has happened to us, has been for us- good, bad, dark, light.Trust that there is a balance coming together. Spiritually speaking, shadow work can help clear out old energies, including those stemming from past lives or other experiences that we may have even repressed. The purpose of these journal prompts is to stir your unconscious mind until you feel sensations in your body. ![]()
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