Toolbox » Shadow Practices (Psychodynamic)

Seth’s Shadow Practices
Elias’ Shadow Practices
Kris’ Shadow Practices

The Toolbox is a framework to organize the practices available from Seth, Elias, Kris, Rose, and the world's wisdom traditions. There is overlap between every module, so some practices listed here may be used in other modules. The idea is to settle upon four practices that synergize body, mind, spirit, and shadow and tailor as our goals change.

What is the shadow?

Derived from Freudian and Jungian depth psychology, it is the term for those aspects of self we’ve disowned, buried, and repressed that we then project onto others. They are often unpleasant aspects we’ve deemed unacceptable or unlovable. However, they are sometimes the best aspects we don’t feel worthy of or willing to own. For example, Elias’ acceptance 101 (self) and 102 (others) is a core shadow module to help “notice, identify, and address to” habitual unconscious thoughts, emotions, and feelings by making them objects of conscious awareness, where we can finally reown and neutralize them.

Examples:

• Shadow work: emotional release, assuming responsibility, reversing projections, 3-2-1 process.
• Dream work: remembering dreams, dream journal, interpretive approaches.
• Internal dialogue: recognizing inner monologues, journaling, speaking as the shadow.

 

Seth’s Shadow Practices

The “Unknown” Reality, Vol. 1, 2, Amber-Allen, (1997)

Practice Elements for Exploring the “Unknown” Reality: 1. Probabilities: sensing mental and biological doorways [#687, p.81-3] 2. Probabilities: changing viewpoints [#695, p.147-8] 3. Probabilities: self-photo, sensing related probabilities [#695, p.148] 4. Probabilities: self-photo, comparison of probable directions [#695, p.148-9] 5. Probabilities: self-photo, representing the species within its habitat [#695, p.149-51] 6. Probabilities: past, present, future family members as simultaneous “countries” [#695, p.155-7] 7. Probabilities: group photo, emotional connections to choices made or not made [#697, p.167] 8. Probabilities: conscious awareness as a path [#701, p.188-9] 9. Probabilities: focusing intent, exploring “roads not taken” [#707, p.294-5] 10. Probabilities: reliving yesterday and tomorrow [#708, p.306-8] 11. Clarity and attention; tuning the physical senses [#716, p.395-7] 12. Altered states: mobility/changing focus, learning to tune your “mental radio” to other stations [#716, p.397-400] 13. Visualization: imaginary photo, expanded world view [#719, p.421-3] 14. Dream State: mental camera, dream photography [#719, p.423-5] 15. Dream State: expanding inner space [#721, p.439-41] 16. Dream State: expanding dream time [#721, p.442-5] 17. Language patterning: spontaneous words, sounds to break molds [#723, p.460-4]

Elias’ Shadow Practices

·       acceptance 101

·       acceptance 102

·       pay attention to self (automatic responses)

·       noticing automatic responses: comparisons

·       noticing communications, thinking, and doing

·       notice, relax, and do not judge and do not compare

·       pay attention (noticing, identifying, recognizing, addressing to...)

·       noticing exposure (vulnerability)

·       blow bubbles

Kris’ Shadow Practices

·       Triple A (AAA)

·       Heart AAA

·       Tuning into Inner, Meaningful Time