You can find the challenge here on Instagram, 30 day Pagan journaling challenge
24. Do I regularly do shadow work? If so, do I record It? Why or why not?
The question is. do I do shadow work regularly? No, not always. Do I need to? Yes. As I said yesterday there is a lot to process when doing some shadow work- it’s not sunshine and rainbows. It can be very exhausting mentally! It is to me. However, some things have come to light that when I am able to, I need to do some in-depth shadow work! Do I record my work, not in ways that others would be able to use against me. Has anyone ever read, Sark? Her books for me, helped me get into my own personal shadow work. Plus her books are so creative; doodles, photos, exercises. Her creativity is what drew me to her books! So when I record my shadow work, it’s done creatively and no one recognizes what it is! A few have felt the emotions that I poured into the work. A good compliment on my creative work! 😉
As a therapist, I highly encourage people with traumatic experiences to please SEEK OUT PROFESSIONAL help to process!!
I thought long and hard during the night when I couldn’t sleep if I would share a personal experience or not? And then while writing this up, I decided no. Some things are too personal to share with others! So that is my advice to you, be careful of what you share with others, not everyone that listens cares, and may use that knowledge against you! I’ve been burnt more than once, so I give this advice as a learned experience to save you the same pain. Take it or leave it!
M'chelsMusings 
Oct 04, 2017 @ 22:56:17
What exactly is meant by “shadow work”? I’ve heard the term many times but wasn’t sure exactly what it means? Does it refer to working on aspects of yourself that are negative?
Oct 05, 2017 @ 02:26:02
It means working with your darker aspects, negative might fit too. I use the example of people that are angry all the time but do not realize that they are angry. They may not feel angry and may not even lash out at others. However, their body language and facial expressions appear to be angry. So for this person to do shadow work would be to find out where that anger is and what might have started it. Some people stuff things down and don’t want to deal with them. Why I suggest if someone has experienced a traumatic life event to process with a therapist. Ask them if they know what shadow work is, and they can help! Being a Wiccan and a therapist, I do know. But there are a lot of mainstream therapists that don’t. I’d be willing to communicate with them. 😉
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