Ep. 7 Jessica Ballantyne and Shadow Work

"The shadow is a moral problem that challenges the whole ego-personality, for no one can become conscious of the shadow without considerable moral effort. To become conscious of it involves recognizing the dark aspects of the personality as present and real. This act is the essential condition for any kind of self-knowledge."— Carl Jung, "Aion" (1951)Artist and Therapeutic Art Facilitator Jessica Ballantyne discusses the alchemy of Chaos her curious, creative approach to Jungian shadow-work and active imagination practice. As something that can sound so scary to some, Jessica has discovered playful ways to experience once-rejected elements of Self and, in the process, has found more health in her body and joy in heart. Please check the following links for more about Jessica's work...and the illustrations we discuss in this episode.Create Calm Crew⁠⁠Jessica's Facebook Page⁠⁠⁠Jessica’s Instagram Page⁠⁠⁠Robert Fludd Illustrations⁠⁠⁠⁠Rick Rubin's Book Cover⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Swans Reflecting Elephants⁠⁠⁠⁠HeartMath Institute: Global Coherence⁠⁠Allison’s Art Website⁠Allison’s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts, please subscribe. Unedited video versions of episodes are available for paid subscribers. Thank you for supporting my work. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit artandalchemylab.substack.com/subscribe