
While part 1 (Episode 9) of our Integration Series covered why integration is important and why we become fragmented from our true selves, this part 2 (Episode 10) gets into the nitty gritty of what our shadow self is, what shadow work (shadow integration) is, what dark and light polarity are in the universe and within ourselves, how excess hijacks our dopamine systems and creates a feedback loop of a desire for more consumption (leading to addiction), and why having an integrated and healthy balance of our dark and light sides is essential for living a fulfilling life of integrity. It's about accepting and loving all parts of ourselves like they are a family, so they don't feel neglected and act out, and so we can remain in integrity with our values and the people we care about.
(00:00:55) Relationships are Key to Becoming Aware of Ourselves
(00:04:18) Trauma and It's Role in Becoming Aware of Ourselves
(00:08:13) Psychedelics / Plant Medicines and their role in Healing Trauma
(00:14:10) The Shadow Self
(00:20:05) Should We Actively Seek Out Our Shadow Self?
(00:24:49) How the Self Becomes Fragmented: Compartmentalizing, Lying, and People-Pleasing
(00:26:36) Demons and How it Feels like the Shadow is a Demon "Possessing" Us
(00:27:20) Excess, Drugs, Porn, Dopamine, and the Shadow Self that Results from Excess Indulgence
(00:32:04) Shadow Work
(00:33:27) Integration = Befriending Your Shadow
(00:34:10) Awakening, THEN Integrating; Becoming Aware of What's Inside, then Integrating it Into a Cohesive Sense of Self
(00:35:40) Carl Jung's Outlook on The Shadow Self
(00:36:36) Guilt vs. Shame
(00:37:55) Why We Repress and Suppress
(00:40:52) Dark and Light Polarity
(00:48:29) The Power of Intention
(00:50:48) Changing our Brains: Neurogenesis vs. Neuroplasticity
(00:53:15) Jordan's AI Endeavors
(00:58:20) Dark & Light Aspects of Self Need Balance
(01:04:49) Unifying Duality into Oneness, through Integration
(01:07:50) Integration vs. Assimilation
(01:10:30) Integrating All Parts of Yourself like they're One Big Family
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