The Shadow Knows
Jun 22nd, 2005 at 8:56 pm by Susie
Now, you know I loved this:
We could say that George W. Bush, because he has literally become taken over by the Unconscious, is a living embodiment or incarnation of the Unconscious in human form. In other words, Bush is a living, breathing symbol, in full-bodied form, of the state of being unconscious. To recognize that George W. Bush is a symbol reflecting back to us our own unconsciousness is to begin to get insight into and integrate this unconscious part of ourselves.
George W. Bush is a mirrored reflection of the part of ourselves that is unconscious. The inner meaning of the word ‘mirror’ is ‘shadow holder.’ Bush is the embodied reflection, or incarnation, of our own unconscious shadow in living, breathing color.
To quote Jung, “The future of mankind very much depends upon the recognition of the shadow.� This is to say that the future of humankind depends upon enough of us recognizing the shadow that is being revealed to us through the figure of George W. Bush. Recognizing our shadow as it is reflected through Bush is the very act that inoculates us from the negative effects of the collective psychosis. To quote Jung, “If we could see our shadow, we would be immune to any moral and mental infection.�
Susan,
The writing in the piece you’re linking to is awful, but the message is right in line with my own suspicions. I’ve actually started to use the term “mass psychosis” at Newsfare.
As you might guess, my prior exposure to that term comes from having read, many years ago, some of the postwar work of C. G. Jung and Wilhelm Reich.
An incident like the recent Durbin statement, followed by the Senator’s otherwise incomprehensible apology, leads me to believe that “mass psychosis” may not be an overstatement now… much as I hate to say so.
I mean, it’s a phenomenon that’s difficult to credit without seeing it in action with one’s own eyes. I had hoped to miss that particular experience, assuming that “mass psychosis” would remain as an interesting but barely plausible idea in my mind.
No such luck.
I’ve just explored the Durbin apology further at
http://newsfare.com/permalink/?seqno=937
where I relate it to a painful incident in my own life.