
Romancing the Shadow
Break Unconscious Patterns and Create Conscious Relationships with Shadow-Work
Ballantine Books Inc. (Publisher)
Published on 2. February 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
374 pages
978-0-345-41740-4 (ISBN)
Description
Beneath the social mask we wear every day, we have a hidden shadow side: an impulsive, wounded, sad, or isolated part that we generally try to ignore, but which can erupt in hurtful ways. As therapists Connie Zweig and Steve Wolf show in this landmark book, the shadow can actually be a source of emotional richness and vitality, and acknowledging it can be a pathway to healing and an authentic life. "Romancing the shadow"--meeting your dark side, beginning to understand its unconscious messages, and learning to use its powerful energies in productive ways--is the challenging and exciting soul work that Zweig and Wolf offer in this practical, rewarding guide.
Drawing on the timeless teachings of Carl Jung and compelling stories from their clinical practices, Zweig and Wolf reveal how the shadow guides your choices in love, sex, marriage, friendship, work, and family life. With their innovative method, you can uncover the unique patterns and purpose of your shadow and learn to defuse negative emotions; reclaim forbidden or lost feelings; achieve greater self-acceptance; heal betrayal; reimagine and re-create relationships; cultivate compassion for others; renew creative expressions; and find purpose in your suffering.
The shadow knows why good people sometimes do bad things. Romancing the shadow and learning to read the messages it encodes in daily life can deepen your consciousness, imagination, and soul.
Drawing on the timeless teachings of Carl Jung and compelling stories from their clinical practices, Zweig and Wolf reveal how the shadow guides your choices in love, sex, marriage, friendship, work, and family life. With their innovative method, you can uncover the unique patterns and purpose of your shadow and learn to defuse negative emotions; reclaim forbidden or lost feelings; achieve greater self-acceptance; heal betrayal; reimagine and re-create relationships; cultivate compassion for others; renew creative expressions; and find purpose in your suffering.
The shadow knows why good people sometimes do bad things. Romancing the shadow and learning to read the messages it encodes in daily life can deepen your consciousness, imagination, and soul.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Random House USA Inc
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
457 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-345-41740-4 (9780345417404)
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Additional editions

Connie Zweig | Steve Wolf
Romancing the Shadow
Break Unconscious Patterns and Create Conscious Relationships with Shadow-Work
E-Book
02/2009
Wellspring/Ballantine
€14.99
Available for download
Persons
Steve Wolf, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist who developed shadow-work and offers psychotherapy in Los Angeles.
Connie Zweig, Ph.D., author of the award-winning book The Inner Work of Age: Shifting from Role to Soul, co-author of Meeting the Shadow and Romancing the Shadow, and author of Meeting the Shadow on the Spiritual Path: The Dance of Darkness and Light in Our Search for Awakening, and a novel, A Moth to the Flame: The Story of Sufi Poet Rumi. Podcaster on Dr. Neil's Spiritual Awakening to Non-Duality with her husband. Available on all podcast platforms.
Connie Zweig, Ph.D., author of the award-winning book The Inner Work of Age: Shifting from Role to Soul, co-author of Meeting the Shadow and Romancing the Shadow, and author of Meeting the Shadow on the Spiritual Path: The Dance of Darkness and Light in Our Search for Awakening, and a novel, A Moth to the Flame: The Story of Sufi Poet Rumi. Podcaster on Dr. Neil's Spiritual Awakening to Non-Duality with her husband. Available on all podcast platforms.