Light and Shadow and the Whole You

In constructing our personas - so as to be socially acceptable to others - the dark, less socially acceptable side of our personas are repressed. However, our best and brightest qualities inevitably cast shadows. Our"shadow-self" - our "dark side" that we are taught by parents, peers, religion and the media to repress, excise and feel ashamed about - becomes part of our shadow-selves and is the price of becoming a social being.
In bringing our shadow side into consciousness and integrating it into our persona requires "fearless and searching honesty".  In doing so, we begin a journey towards greater spiritual maturity. Should we fail to integrate both sides of our persona, there can be little chance of deep, nourishing relationships or any true relationship to any divinity we might be striving for. In this address, Rob suggests ways in which we can recognise - and face up to - our darker side and integrate it into our persona as an essential part of our journey towards spiritual maturity.