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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Introduction to Shadow-Work
Our Stories
Connie’s Story: A Tale of Shadow-Work
Steve’s Story: A Tale of Shadow-Work
Chapter 1. Me and My Shadow
Meeting the Shadow: Abusers, Abandoners, Addicts, Critics, Thieves
Romancing the Shadow: King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
Tracing the Roots of the Shadow in Personal Psychology
Defending Ourselves with Shields: Power, Sex, Money, Addiction
Tracing the Roots of the Shadow in Culture
The Shadow as Redeemer: Finding Gold in the Dark Side
Chapter 2. The Family Shadow: Cradle of the Best and the Worst
The Missing Ingredient: Family Soul
Sins of our Fathers and Mothers: Shame, Envy, Depression, Anxiety, Addiction, and Self-Hate
Family Secrets: The Sacrifice of Authenticity
Shadow Sisters/Shadow Brothers
Sexual Shadows: Incest and Initiation
Money Shadows: Inheritance, Self-Worth, and Greediness
Leaving the Family Home: Cultivating Individual and Family Soul
Chapter 3. A Parent’s Betrayal as Initiation into Shadow
The Father’s Son: Reclaiming Feminine Shadow
The Mother’s Son (the Puer): Reclaiming Masculine Shadow
The Mother’s Daughter: Reclaiming Masculine Shadow
The Father’s Daughter: Reclaiming Feminine Shadow
Reclaiming Masculine and Feminine Soul
Chapter 4. Looking for the Beloved: Dating as Shadow-Work
Shame and the single person
Single Women and the Shadow
Single Men and the Shadow
An Archetypal Perspective on Dating
Dating: the Shadow’s Search for Shelter
A Story of Dating as Shadow-Work
Sex, Money, and Power Shadows
Sexual Shadows: Erotic Intoxication and Risky Behavior
Money Shadows: Success Objects and Successful Fathers
Power Shadows: Victims and Victimizers
Introducing Crises of Commitment
Crisis of Commitment: When to have Sex
Chapter 5. Shadow-Boxing: Wrestling with Romantic Partners
Meeting the Other: Projections Hit Their Targets
Compensating the Other: Two Parts Make a Whole
Partners as Parents: The Psychology of Love
Partners as Gods: The Archetypes of Love
The Breakdown of Projections: Meeting the Witch and the Tyrant
Power Shadows: Shaming, Deprivation, and Entitlement
Sexual Shadows: Demanding and Withholding Intimacy
An Archetypal Perspective on Romance
When Relationships End: The Shadow’s Moving Target
Redefining Successful Relationship: From Shadow-Boxing to Shadow-Dancing
Chapter 6. Shadow-Dancing Till Death Do Us Part
The Third Body: The Soul of the Relationship
Meeting the Beloved: Taking Projections Home
French and Turkish: The Art of Conscious Communication
Crisis of Commitment: Moving in, Becoming Engaged
The Ex-Spouse Complex
Crisis of Commitment: The Shadow Marriage
Power Shadows: Anger and Depression, Withholding and Witchiness
Sexual Shadows: Compulsions, Affairs, and Demon Lovers
Money Shadows: from Dating to Commitment
Crisis of Commitment: Having a Child
Relationship as a Vehicle for Soul Work
Chapter 7. Shadows Among Friends: Envy, Anger, and Betrayal
The Loss of the Loyal Friend
Soul Friends/Shadow Friends
Meeting the Other: Friends as Parents, Friends as Gods
An Archetypal Perspective on Friendship
Women and Men as Friends: Dangers and Delights
Sexual Shadows: Triangles and Loyalty Wars
Power Shadows: Superiority and Inferiority
Money Shadows: Shame, Class, and the Myth of Equality
Racism and Addiction Between Friends
Redefining Successful Friendship: A Vehicle for Soul Work
Chapter 8. The Shadow at Work: The Search for Soul on the Job
The Loss of Soulful Work: The Myth of Sisyphus
The Promises of Shadow-Work: Nurturing Soul on the Job
A Portrait of the New Employee: A Sufi Tale
Meeting the Shadow of Workaholism: Overcoming the Inner Tyrant
Meeting the Other in a Company Hierarchy: Healing Family Patterns
Meeting the Other in a Collaboration: Taking Projections Home
An Archetypal Perspective on Work
Power Shadows: Denying Power, Abusing Power
Sexual Shadows: Corporate Harassment and Sex in Therapy
Money Shadows: The Mistaken Grail
Redefining Successful Work as Soulful Work
Chapter 9. Midlife as Descent to the Underworld and Ascent of the Lost Gods
Meeting the Shadow at Midlife: The Promise of Renewal
Midlife as the Emergence of New Priorities: Steve’s Story
Midlife as Descent to the Underworld: Connie’s Story
The Call of the Self: Inanna’s Story
The Changing of the Gods: Reimagining Midlife Depression
Bodily Symptoms as Shadow Speaking
Reclaiming the Unlived Life: The Resurrection of Lost Gods
Epilogue
A Shadow-Work Handbook
Who’s Who in Greek Myth: From Aphrodite to Zeus
Notes
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
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