If you happen to be a man, King, Warrior, Magician, Lover by Robert Moore and Doug Gillette might be helpful. It describes the four masculine archetypes in the title, along with the "boy" versions of each that are appropriate in childhood, but become inappropriate in manhood, and how the shadow version of each archetype is often due to the boy archetype failing to develop the maturity needed to express as the adult archetype. It includes some active imagination exercises for working with each archetype (short version: address one of the archetypes at a time and have a conversation with it via journaling). What I found helpful about this is that it gives a bit more of map than just "the shadow," and instead suggests specific experiences, behaviors, ways of thinking and so forth that might be a part of your shadow and not expressing healthfully.
I also recently came across a recommendation for Feeding Your Demons by Tsultrim Allione as a good book for shadow work (it was recommended by Cat Heath in Elves, Witches, and Gods), but I haven't checked it out yet, so I'd be interested if anyone here has an opinion on it.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
branchandroot
(no subject)
Date: 2024-01-15 07:23 pm (UTC)If you happen to be a man, King, Warrior, Magician, Lover by Robert Moore and Doug Gillette might be helpful. It describes the four masculine archetypes in the title, along with the "boy" versions of each that are appropriate in childhood, but become inappropriate in manhood, and how the shadow version of each archetype is often due to the boy archetype failing to develop the maturity needed to express as the adult archetype. It includes some active imagination exercises for working with each archetype (short version: address one of the archetypes at a time and have a conversation with it via journaling). What I found helpful about this is that it gives a bit more of map than just "the shadow," and instead suggests specific experiences, behaviors, ways of thinking and so forth that might be a part of your shadow and not expressing healthfully.
I also recently came across a recommendation for Feeding Your Demons by Tsultrim Allione as a good book for shadow work (it was recommended by Cat Heath in Elves, Witches, and Gods), but I haven't checked it out yet, so I'd be interested if anyone here has an opinion on it.
Hope these help, and good luck,
Jeff