Once you uncover the history of this pattern and trace its roots, you will see that your reaction in the present moment is really a reaction from the past, a shadow character's attempt to protect you from reexperiencing an old emotional wound, which instead sabotages you in the present.

Shadow-making happens in families and makes us who we are. It leads to shadow-work, which makes us who we can become.

There is an enemy-maker in each of us. We make enemies of the people we love the most and the people we know the least.

The rewards are profound. Shadow-work enables us to alter our self-sabotaging behavior so that we can achieve a more self-directed life.

To sin is to be off the mark, that is, to inhibit development, contracting backward into regression rather than expanding forward into growth.

As each layer of shadow is mined from the darkness, as each fear is faced and each projection reclaimed, the gold shines through.

Once you uncover the history of this pattern and trace its roots, you will see that your reaction in the present moment is really a reaction from the past, a shadow character's attempt to protect you from reexperiencing an old emotional wound, which instead sabotages you in the present.