Humbowl - Spirituality, Personal Growth, Meditation, Higher Consciousness

Shadow work is an important part of spiritual evolution and your journey to higher states of consciousness. Learning to accept and love the shadow within unconditionally is fundamental in accepting and loving others unconditionally. The shadow self, the way I have experienced it, is simply a part of your psyche that is pushed down, judged as wrong, suppressed, unwanted and does not serve you in your spiritual endeavors. Traumatic experiences, embarrassments, insecurities, hatred, addiction, doubts, worries. For me, these were the pieces that made up the shadow within.  Think of the shadow like a dark room in your home, a room that you never visit. You toss garbage in there, broken things, old food and so on. But you've never seen what the room looks like, you simply open the door, throw things in there, shut it and move on with your life. Soon you begin to smell something rotten in your home, you buy air freshener and the problem is solved. Until you see a couple rats scurry under the door of this