The dark side of the light chasers : reclaiming your power, creativity, brilliance, and dreams / by Debbie For those interested in shadow work, “Games People Play” is a helpful resource for identifying patterns and behaviors rooted in our shadow selves. The Shadow Work Workbook: Self-Care Exercises for Healing Your Trauma and Exploring Your Hidden Self by Jor-el Caraballo, LMHC. Whether you are new to the concept of shadow work or have been practicing it for some time, we hope that this list will provide you with valuable insights and resources to support your journey. Debbie Ford, bestselling self-help author of 'Dark Side of the Light Chasers' dead at 57". The Washington Post. February 19, 2013 . Retrieved February 20, 2013. [ dead link]

Debbie Ford, author of 'The Dark Side of the Light Chasers,' dies". The Christian Science Monitor. February 19, 2013 . Retrieved February 20, 2013.Life is constantly reflecting this information to us — but it’s a cryptic code. In a nutshell, you will only be able to see it in another person if that is a quality you have rejected in yourself but that which is still in you.

Penguin Group (Australia), 250 Camberwell Road, Camberwell, Victoria 3124, Australia (a division of Zealand (a division of Pearson New Zealand Ltd.) Penguin Books (South Africa) (Pty.) Ltd., 24 Sturdee Ultimately it teaches that we are part of each other. What’s in me is in you because we are human. I am all things. You are all things. Owning Your Own Shadow 8. The Shadow Effect: Illuminating the Hidden Power of Your True Self by Deepak Chopra, Debbie Ford, and Marianne Williamson. By performing this herself, she was able to add a personal dimension that helped me better understand not just the concepts that she was trying to explain, but also the emotional context that inspired them and gives them power.The book provides practical exercises and tools for exploring the shadow self, including journaling prompts, guided visualizations, and meditative practices. Some of the books explore the shadow in the context of Jungian psychology, while others draw on different spiritual and philosophical traditions. The publisher does not have any control over and does not assume any responsibility for author or third- Right now, within each of us there are two voices fighting to be heard: the voice of reason, good conscience, and the good of the greater whole; and the voice of fear, shame, and selfishness. The voice of our higher self versus the voice of our lower self. This is the dilemma, the inner struggle between the dark and the light aspects of our humanity. One voice is relaxed, trusting, and stable, while the other is fearful, nervous, and calculating. One holds the promise of serenity, peace of mind, and an innate knowledge that things are as they should be, while the other echoes the fragmented uncertainty of the unknown. One tells us to do the right thing, not to worry if our neighbors have more than us, and the other tells us to work harder, to find a way to get, collect, and win the prize for having the most toys. One tells us that we are in an abusive situation and should get out, while the other minimizes the destruction, saying, “You’ll never find better than this.” One says, “You are perfect as you are,” while the other insists, “You’re not pretty enough, smart enough, thin enough, or successful enough.” One urges, “Get help, it’s OK, we all have struggles to overcome,” and the other taunts, teases, and humiliates us, constantly warning us that if we speak up about our dark thoughts, insecurities, and fears, we will be shunned, punished, or abandoned.” It's changed the way I view people in a way I never thought possible. I now see people I dislike as my teachers - people who are brought to me to show me parts of myself I need to accept. And that has had a profound and completely amazing effect on my relationship with those people. All of a sudden, the tension lifted... and we got along better.

For example, could you turn into a bully if you were yourself bullied? Could you be a murderer? It turns out I could. I will happily kill spiders! So there's an aspect of my personality that thinks it's acceptable to kill—as long as the victims are eight-legged and creepy looking. Look in the mirror The crux of the book is that we play a different roles depending on our ego state we’re operating in. This book aims to help us see these games for what they are and break free of them. In this article, I’ve compiled a list of books on shadow work that cover a range of topics, from the psychological theories behind the concept of the shadow to practical exercises and techniques for exploring and integrating the shadow. In this profound book, Debbie Ford systematically outlines the steps to wholeness and transformation.”A Letter from Heaven: God's Gifts to a Mother, Through the Death of Her Daughter, with Allen Guyer. Morris Pub., 2003. ISBN 0974088706.