Do you believe that the brighter your "light" shines, the darker your "darkness" grows...?

Question

(This question relates to "Jungian" philosophy...Okay, GeeBob...?!?)

Answer 1

This would make sense to me in the sense that, if you are concentrating so much on finding your "light" and showing it to the world, then you are likely suppressing (or repressing) whatever darkness you have and, in the process, because you are not dealing with the "darkness", it ends up festering until eventually it overshadows the light.

Is this what you meant?

Ultimately, I believe we are all capable of evil (ie., we all have a dark side--some darker in others), but we are also capable of extreme good.

It seems to me that in order to avoid having our goodness overshadowed by our "dark sides," we should acknowledge and try to understand and deal with our flaws, evil thoughts/desires, etc. We must be self-aware, balanced individuals if we are to live healthily.

Somehow, though, I doubt very much that this statement is an absolute. Different people have different capacities for both goodness and evil. I suppose whether or not one believes in God also has much to do with the validity of this statement.

Or maybe I've completely taken this idea out of context ....

Answer 2

Is this based on a physical or mental state? I know that being a olive skinned person, I do get darker as it is lighter outside. I believe that the more enlighted you are mentally, the more deep you become and strangely possessed. I remember when Erica Jong wrote me a note in a book she gave me when I chose her to write about for my Master's thesis. We agreed on the Jungian philosophy and she said that I should always believe in Jungian majic. My professor at the catholic university where I was studying told me that Jong's photos in her book Witches looked as though she was possessed. I think at the time, I was a bit possessed as well and that's why the book I wrote was such a success. So, yeah, probably. Spooky isn't it.

Answer 3

No... I do not. Abscense of light is a constant and darkness doesn't get darker. It may seem that way as a result of the greater contrast. But when talking about our soul, it only gets collectively brighter if our light shines brighter.

Answer 4

I do believe this, it is a very hypothetical question. Light as to our happiness and the way it affects those around us, and darkness as to the people that want to ruin that light. People that are happy always have someone that would love to just take that away from them.

Answer 5

No, this is untrue. The light you "shine is merely the reflection of God, it does not emanate from you
When you personally do not emit light , you remain essentially the same as you are, only a bit more transparent than you used to be.

Answer 6

hello,,NO I don't believe it, but when you've basked in the light the smallest amount of darkness effects you. I prefer to call it " falling from the grace of GOD" when you've struggled to be so good in your life only to backslide away from the path the feeling of being surrounded by the darkness is depressing. no matter how small the darkness there is pain.

Answer 7

yes, but the brighter the light, the more the darkness tries to hide, its huddling together trying not to get caught... as long as the darkness is scared, the light will conquer

Answer 8

It is true. The evil forces attempt to capture the light for themselves. So far, I have kept free!

Answer 9

To me, when the light shines, the darkness is dispelled.

Answer 10

That's simply the law of brightness and contrast. Nothing philosophical about it.

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