Everyone carries a shadow, and the less it is embodied in the individu…

Carl Jung
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Everyone carries a shadow, and the less it is embodied in the individual's conscious life, the blacker and denser it is. At all counts, it forms an unconscious snag, thwarting our most well-meant intentions.
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