Creative Shadow Work

"The Shadow describes the part of the psyche that an individual would rather not acknowledge. It contains the denied parts of the self. Since the self contains these aspects, they surface in one way or another. Bringing Shadow material into consciousness drains its dark power, and can even recover valuable resources from it. The greatest power, however, comes from having accepted your shadow parts and integrated them as components of your Self." - from John Elder

The Creative Shadow Work page has a collection of articles pertaining to the Shadow. It is well worth looking through this site, and considering some of what is said regarding the Shadow, and why it is so important to actually work through the Shadow processes as part of one's own personal evolution.