Matt Licata: Shadow Illumination
To engage the work of the shadow, to travel along the descendent current into the unlit places, is a radical act of courage and kindness. [...]
To engage the work of the shadow, to travel along the descendent current into the unlit places, is a radical act of courage and kindness. [...]
The contradictory feelings of hope and hopelessness, meaning and flatness, anxiety and rest. The shakiness and uncertainty in the belly. The tightness in the throat. [...]
'Talk therapy' gets a bad rap these days, from caricatures of analysts and couches in cartoons to the shaming of 'one's story' by certain forms [...]
In a moment of activation, when our emotional world is on fire and we've fallen off center, an invitation arrives. An opportunity to choose something [...]
Some are put in the position of emotionally taking care of an adult early in their lives, at a time when they themselves need more [...]
One of the most important aspects of inner work is to illuminate the unconscious beliefs that shape the way we see ourselves, others, and the [...]
The next time you feel abandoned, feel it fully. Let it all the way in this time. Not the story of abandonment, but the raw [...]
Let us not forget the descendent current, flowing into the unlit places, the lower worlds, and the dark caverns of the psyche. The invitation here [...]
Falling apart, holding it all together. Then falling apart, then holding it all together again. Cycles of integration and disintegration. Chaos and ground. Stillness and [...]
Stay close to what is here now, even if what is here is flat, numb, confused, and devoid of hope. For these are special allies [...]