Hello Darkness

About this episode

Rev. Christopher explores the concept of the Shadow self and how embracing our hidden parts can lead to personal growth during times of struggle.

There is more to us than we know. These hidden selves live in the part of our psyche known as Shadow. In a time of deep struggle, Shadow may offer hidden treasure. In this sermon, Rev. Christopher asks, What if we respond to our pain and struggle not by trying to fix it, but by growing bigger and stranger? What if finding the pleasure our Shadow selves already enjoy unleashes something deeply needed? The conscious self wants to avoid pain, and keep its attention averted from the parts it has rejected. Yet doing the opposite is what moves us from the breaking point to something far wilder.

People in this episode

Host: Rev. Christopher

Topics covered

• Shadow self
• personal growth
• pain and struggle
• self-acceptance
• psychology

Keywords

• Shadow
• personal growth
• pain
• psychology
• self-acceptance
• hidden selves
• struggle

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