인간의 그림자를 드러내다: 억압된 다크사이드의 출현

### 그림자의 가면 벗기기: 숨겨진 어두운 면을 발견하고 통합하기
* 😶 사회는 우리에게 특정한 방식으로 행동하기를 기대하며, 그 결과 우리는 다양한 가면을 쓰게 되는데, 그 중 하나가 바로 **페르소나**입니다.
* 😈 바람직하지 않은 특성을 억압하면 많은 사람들이 인식하지 못하는 어두운 면인 **그림자**가 만들어집니다.
* 👥 그림자가 짙은 사람은 **자신의 억압된 결점을 다른 사람에게 투사**하는 경우가 많으며 지극히 비판적입니다.
* 🌍 제2차 세계대전에서 볼 수 있듯이 **무고한 사람들이 특정 상황에서 괴물로 변할 수** 있습니다.
* 🎭 우리의 행동에 영향을 미치는 숨겨진 의도인 배후는 **그림자의 일부**입니다.
* ♂ 칼 융은 개별화를 통해 **그림자를 통합**함으로써 우리는 진정한 자신의 모습이 된다고 믿었습니다.
* 💡 무의식을 억압하기보다는 **무의식을 의식화**하여 그림자와 함께 작업해야 합니다.
* 🌌 그림자를 인정하고 통합함으로써 우리는 불완전함 속에서도 **그 힘과 아름다움**을 발견할 수 있습니다.

자아상에 대한 사회적 강조로 인해 많은 사람들이 자신의 어두운 면을 억압하지만, 진정한 자아 발견을 위해서는 이를 인정하고 통합하는 것이 중요합니다.

It seems like in current society we are excessively
concerned with our self-image. But, even though we might think we’ve figured
ourselves out, is this really the case? Or are we just showing the world - and ourselves
- a mere reflection who we truly are? Could it be that we are repressing certain
parts of ourselves and that below the surface there hides a monster that might awaken someday? First of all, thank you Joe for you PayPal
donation. And thank you Edward, Sai Sai, and Alexander
for supporting me on Patreon. I appreciate very it much and it helps me
to continue this project. Now, let’s dive in. No matter where we go: we constantly define
and redefine who we really are, and at the same time we judge other people’s behaviors. In society we are expected to behave in certain
ways that are socially acceptable. How many codes of conduct and systems of
ethics do we have as a society, in workplaces

at home, in nightlife, in a restaurant, at
dinner parties, et cetera? The consequence is that we wear a number of
masks. These are sets of behaviors as well as beliefs
about ourselves and how we relate to the world. Such a mask is called the persona; which is
where the word ‘person’ comes from. A problem with the persona is that many people
present themselves in certain ways, while keeping many undesirable traits hidden in
the dark places of their minds. This happens consciously as well as unconsciously. Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung called these
dark places the shadow. What’s so tragic about the shadow is that
many people don’t really know that they have it. Especially those with a very strong attachment
to their persona, who believe that they are their persona and that there possibly cannot
be something else about them lurking in the dark. Yes, they might experience some thoughts and
desires that are quite inconvenient, so they

quickly repress them. But they more they do, the larger and uglier
the shadow becomes. I quote Jung: Unfortunately, there can be no doubt that
man is, on the whole, less good than he imagines himself or wants to be. Everyone carries a shadow, and the less it
is embodied in the individual’s conscious life, the blacker and denser it is. End quote. An example of this are the abuse scandals
within religious or spiritual communities. Certain positions, like those of a priest,
monk, holy man, and so on, often require behavior that is contra-natural to their own, along
with the social expectation that they behave in certain ways that are, you know, ‘holy’. Many walk this path successfully, but there
are some who haven’t been able to integrate their undesirable traits. After a while, these bubbles of repressed desires
start to burst, and the shadow that they’ve repressed for years or even decades comes
to the surface.

And not in a friendly way. People with dense shadows are often extremely
judgemental. They repress their flaws, and are often quick
to judge others for exactly those flaws. In reality, they see in others what they try
to hide themselves. By projecting our own darkness onto others,
we at least don’t have to look into the abyss of our own minds. But the mere agitation of seeing our own dark
sides in other people is a sign that we might have work to do. Even though we ought to behave as decent citizens,
that smile at the neighbours, go to work, abide by societal rules; somewhere deep inside,
there lurks an immense capacity for evil. World War II is a great example of how innocent,
regular people can turn into bloodthirsty killers. Because of a series of unfortunate events,
a monster arose from the German collective unconsciousness and mustered its forces. Its malice awakened other shadows all over
the world that has led to one of the largest

massacres in the history of mankind. As Jung stated: The change of character brought about by
the uprush of collective forces is amazing. A gentle and reasonable being can be transformed
into a maniac or a savage beast. One is always inclined to lay the blame on
external circumstances, but nothing could explode in us if it had not been there. End quote. We still have trouble comprehending this today;
probably because we have difficulties accepting our dark side, and rather see the horrific
crimes committed as an evil that isn’t human. In some religions, they blame outside forces
like spirits or the devil. But if the war breaks out tomorrow: are you
certain that you won’t become a monster? War is an extreme example, I know. So, let’s get a bit closer to home. If you think of yourself as a good, or even
great person, maybe even some sort of a sage; a person that can teach others how to live,
who radiates goodness, who’s always there

for their loved ones, gives money away to
charities, is celebrated by his or her environment for being such a wonderful person: have you
ever entertained the possibility that below the surface you might actually be an enormous
jerk? That behind the mask, there’s an ugliness
that you’ve been hiding for so long, and you’re not even aware of it? Or perhaps you are, but you refuse to see
it? Could that be the reason that it seems to
take so much effort to be that fantastic person - day in and day out - and the more you try,
the more internal conflict you seem to feel? Could it be that the priest is actually a
control freak? That the billionaire philanthropist is only
doing it for the fame? And that your favorite spiritual guru is only
in it for the money? Whatever we pursue, and the reasons we tell
people why we pursue what we pursue, we most likely have hidden intentions that we don’t
want to look at, and if they come to the surface

we’ll immediately push them back down. The Germans call these intentions ‘hintergedanken’. Philosopher Alan Watts spoke about this often. I quote: A hintergedanken is a thought way, way, way in the back of your mind. Something that you know deep down but can’t admit. End quote. The thing is that by being aware of our hintergedanken, we see that there’s something inside us that we do not show to the world, but heavily influences our actions. Also, by looking close at certain strong judgements about other people, we might identify the exact things we keep hidden in the shadow. Carl Jung believed that if we become aware of our shadow, and find a way to integrate it in our personality, we’re less likely to lose control over it. Carl Jung calls this process ‘individuation’, which is the reconciliation of all aspects of our personality, including the darker ones, so we become who we truly are.

Thus, to mitigate our dark side, we shouldn’t
repress it. What we should do is making the unconscious
conscious. The shadow doesn’t always contain negative
things. During the years, you may have repressed certain
aspects of yourself like creativity or sexual interests that society sees as taboo; things
that can be addressed only if we acknowledge them. When we’re brave enough to shed light onto
the darkness and look beyond the persona that we present to the world everyday, we
can begin to work with the shadow and even benefit from its power and see the beauty
in our imperfections. As psychologist Marion Woodman said, night
is as precious as is day. Thank you for watching.

The Shadow | Why We’re More Evil Than We Think

Einzelgänger

자아 이미지와 페르소나의 복잡성

사회는 특정 행동과 윤리를 기대하기 때문에 사람들은 다양한 '가면' 또는 페르소나를 쓰게 됩니다.

이러한 페르소나는 종종 무의식 속에 "그림자"라고 알려진 바람직하지 않은 특성을 숨기기도 합니다.

많은 사람들이 자신의 '그림자'를 인식하지 못하고 공적인 페르소나에 강한 애착을 가지고 있습니다.

억압된 욕망이 인간 행동에 미치는 영향

어두운 면을 억압하면 더 깊고 어두운 그림자가 드리워져 타인을 판단하고 비판하는 행동으로 이어질 수 있습니다.

특히 종교적 또는 영적 지도자의 경우 바람직하지 않은 특성을 억압하면 결국 이러한 억압된 욕망이 폭발할 수 있습니다.

자신의 어둠을 타인에게 투사하는 것은 억압된 욕망을 해결하고 자신의 그림자를 통합하기 위해 노력해야 한다는 신호입니다.

역사상 학살은 종종 개인을 변화시키는 집단적 힘의 급증에 기인합니다.

사람들은 겉으로 드러나는 선함과 모순되는 숨겨진 어두운 면을 가지고 있어 내적 갈등을 일으킬 수 있다고 제안됩니다.

숨겨진 의도와 내적 갈등의 개념은 긍정적인 페르소나를 유지하기 어렵게 만드는 원인이 될 수 있습니다.

심리학에서 배후와 그림자의 중요성

내면이란 철학자 앨런 와츠가 말한 것처럼 우리의 행동에 영향을 미치는 숨겨진 생각을 말합니다.

칼 융은 개별화를 통해 성격의 '그림자' 측면을 통합하면 성격에 대한 통제력을 잃지 않을 수 있다고 믿었습니다.

심리학자 매리언 우드먼에 따르면 우리 자신의 억압된 측면을 인정하고 해결하면 불완전함의 힘과 아름다움을 포용할 수 있다고 합니다.