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Shadow & Inner Conflict

Projection, complexes and self-sabotage — the forces that stay out of view.

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The Shadow Concept

The Shadow in Jungian Psychology

The Shadow is Jung’s name for the parts of ourselves we find difficult to see or accept. These might be feelings we dislike, such as anger or jealousy, but also strengths and abilities we have learned to hide.

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Defense & Self-Sabotage

Psychological Projection

Attributing your own unacknowledged feelings or traits to someone else. Described by Freud as a defense mechanism and later developed within depth psychology; it remains an influential, though debated, model — not a diagnosis.

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