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.
Carl JungScience has destroyed even the refuge of the inner life. What was once a sheltering haven has become a place of terror
Carl JungHow can I be substantial if I do not cast a shadow? I must have a dark side also If I am to be whole
Carl JungThe healthy man does not torture others - generally it is the tortured who turn into torturers.
Carl JungOur mania for rational explanations obviously has its roots in our fear of metaphysics, for the two were always hostile brothers. Hence, anything unexpected that approaches us from the dark realm is regarded either as coming from outside and, therefore, as real, or else as a hallucination and, therefore, not true. The idea that anything could be real or true which does not come from outside has hardly begun to dawn on contemporary man.
Carl Jung