Shadow Work Through Archetypal Astrology: Mapping the Psyche Beyond Light and Dark

Basics

When people talk about “shadow work,” they often reduce it to a pop-psychology slogan: your shadow is just your triggers. But anyone who’s walked deeper into either astrology or Jungian psychology knows that the shadow is far more than a collection of irritations or embarrassing traits.

It’s an entire ecosystem of archetypes, namely unconscious forces, mythic patterns, and raw psychic material, that shapes our lives beneath the surface.

Astrology offers one of the most powerful maps for exploring this hidden terrain and I will show you a few ways how in the article below. Note: It is not an astrology article for those novice to astrology.

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