Shadow Self Quotes

“A man is whole only when he takes into account his shadow.”
― Djuna Barnes

“The shadow escapes from the body like an animal we had been sheltering.”
― Gilles Deleuze, Francis Bacon: The Logic of Sensation

“When we are aware of our weaknesses or negative tendencies, we open the opportunity to work on them.”
― Allan Lokos, Pocket Peace: Effective Practices for Enlightened Living

“The shadow is needed now more than ever. We heal the world when we heal ourselves, and hope shines brightest when it illuminates the dark.”
― Sasha Graham, Dark Wood Tarot

“If you don’t accept yourself, you can’t transcend yourself and the world: first, you need to increase your awareness, then you need to accept what you learn, then you need to take action.”
― Oli Anderson, Shadow Life: Freedom from Bullshit in an Unreal World

“Your Shadow is all of the things, 'positive' and 'negative', that you’ve denied about yourself and hidden beneath the surface of the mask you forgot that you’re wearing.”
― Oli Anderson, Shadow Life: Freedom from Bullshit in an Unreal World

“Why are you running? You know he won’t be there. You KNOW he won’t be there. If you forgot, check your pocket. Pull out your phone and look at the last message in your inbox. What does it say? Oh yes, it says ‘I won’t be there’."

"Fantastic timing for you to become the voice of reason, Shadow," I pant. "Are you trying to make me change my mind?"

"Not at all, this is a thrill for me. I just didn’t know there would be running involved. Can I change your mind about that?”
― Aura Biru, We Are Everyone

“The Ego is the ‘thing’ that you’ve created to keep hiding from your Shadow, convinced that it’s all the ‘light’ or ‘good’ things about you – when in reality, the ego is neither ‘good’ nor ‘bad’ because it’s totally unreal.”
― Oli Anderson, Shadow Life: Freedom from Bullshit in an Unreal World

“Our work is to integrate and eventually transcend darkness and light altogether by holding them equally in a state of interconnection.”
― Sasha Graham, Dark Wood Tarot

“Now is not the time for a fanciful dip into our shadow because it is sexy or fashionable. It is essential, now more than ever, to bravely gaze into the darkest chambers of our hearts. It is only with an honest appraisal of the seat of our souls that we can mend ourselves individually and collectively.”
― Sasha Graham, Dark Wood Tarot

“The Shadow Life is real life but it can only be for those who don’t deny the truth about themselves, the world, and reality by becoming AWARE, cultivating unconditional ACCEPTANCE, and talking real ACTION.”
― Oli Anderson, Shadow Life: Freedom from Bullshit in an Unreal World

“All celebrities that tell you to wear masks are feeding the system of fear. All celebrities that wear masks are hiding their shadow self, the side that hires sex workers for their hidden sexual satisfaction while acting married and monogamist or single and celibate.”
― Deborah Bravandt

“I knew that the return trip is the real journey, when it floods the days that follow, so much so that it creates the prolonged sensation of one time getting lost in another, of one space losing itself in another.”
― Michèle Lesbre, The Red Sofa

“No friend can love you like your shadow.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Song of a Nature Lover

“Your Ego and your Shadow are in constant conflict.”
― Oli Anderson, Shadow Life: Freedom from Bullshit in an Unreal World

“The most powerful, dangerous and damaging skill of the Internal Critical Parent is its tactical ability to disguise itself as the voice of expansion.”
― Markus William Kasunich

“There's a great feeling of relief and catharsis when you manage to get something that's been buried or hidden out onto the page. And such a process, whether or not it eventually results in a poem, helps to integrate that part of the self.”
― Kim Addonizio, The Poet's Companion: A Guide to the Pleasures of Writing Poetry

“At times you got to find the untouched parts within yourself to be able to discover the true you a deeper level.”
― Etheria Divine

“But there is another part of you. Your shadow self. And it has power.”
― Lexi Ryan, These Twisted Bonds

“I am inspired by people who are willing to confront the shadows of themselves and find light.”
― Brittany Burgunder

“Shadow work is the way to illumination. When we become aware of all that is buried within us, that which is lurking beneath the surface no longer has power over us.”
― Aletheia Luna, Mindful Shadow Work: Exercises For Befriending Your Dark Side, Healing Trauma, and Finding Joy

“By doing shadow work, we learn that every single emotion and wound that we possess has a gift to share with us. Even the most obnoxious, ugly, or shameful parts of ourselves provide a path back to Oneness.”
― Aletheia Luna, Mindful Shadow Work: Exercises For Befriending Your Dark Side, Healing Trauma, and Finding Joy

“In reality, those traversing the spiritual awakening journey are particularly susceptible to the emergence of the shadow self, as the ego (the light side of the shadow) loves to drape itself in robes of light and bliss, appearing special, untouchable, and enlightened.”
― Aletheia Luna, Mindful Shadow Work: Exercises For Befriending Your Dark Side, Healing Trauma, and Finding Joy

“To really free ourselves and live our Shadow Lives, we have to be able to not just remove the mask we’ve been wearing but to look at the monster that hides beneath it and learn to love it.”
― Oli Anderson, Shadow Life: Freedom from an Unreal World - Reclaim Your Hidden Self, Practise Unconditional Self-Acceptance, and Live Real

“Your Shadow isn’t a ‘thing’ or even a ‘place’ but a relationship that you have with certain parts of yourself that you’ve hidden. By improving this relationship, you can improve your life.”
― Oli Anderson, Shadow Life: Freedom from an Unreal World - Reclaim Your Hidden Self, Practise Unconditional Self-Acceptance, and Live Real

“Skipping Shadow Work is like skipping "Leg Day".”
― Martin O'Toole, How To Die Happy: Curated wisdom, stories, and utilities for the art of living.

“Every single part of you is worthy of love and acceptance, even the scars you kept hidden until now.”
― Stefanie Ruth, Your Sacred Journey: The Ultimate Guidebook to Align Your Mind, Body, & Spirit

“so just linger, boy,
keep on lingerin’.
hang on by the rope
you wrapped
around your neck
and don’t forget
to breathe

don’t sweat,

just try your best
to hover in the air
as toes gently touch
the grey
dry
and lonely land

you go

a
a-a-
a-a-a —

stutter
trip and giggle
in the face of who you have become.

make it bearable to live
in this unbearable existence

cram another
piece of cake
down your closing throat

quickly!

before gravity
pulls you down and
finally snaps your neck.

click, click

goes the clock hanging on the wall

click, click

goes your neck hanging by the rope.”
― Elliott Black, The Buzz

“Becoming conscious of our own darkness dispels our sense of being better (or worse) than anyone else. This recognition connects us with the rest of humanity—as we are all recognized to be in the same boat.”
― Paul Levy, Wetiko: Healing the Mind-Virus That Plagues Our World

“Perhaps this all sounds too simple and happy-go-lucky. Well, snap out of it! No thing has dominion or power over you unless you give it that power. Stand your ground. Take three deep breaths. Be willing to see into what something truly is. Be willing to take the time and ask questions. Be willing to Play.
This is what we are inviting you to do here.
Imagine your new life of being free from all fear. Imagine a life where fear is being used as an empowerment through you. Yes. Own your power.
Every moment.
This is You!
Make your choice.”
― Gwen Juvenal, Our New Story: Guides in the Garden Volume 1