# Meeting Shadow on the Spiritual Path With Connie Zweig
URL:: https://share.snipd.com/episode/5d3900b8-1462-417d-9fd9-47902ee55d69
Author:: This Jungian Life Podcast
## Highlights
> Meeting the Shadow on the Path: A Common Misperception in Spirituality
> Key takeaways:
> - The shadow is encountered on the spiritual path, contrary to common misconception.
> - Spirituality includes facing and embracing the darker aspects of oneself.
> - In various traditions, encountering the dark night of the soul is a common experience on the path.
> Transcript:
> Speaker 1
> We meet the shadow where on the path and the common misperception is then we're off the path. Why? Because we have this naive conception of spirituality as all sweetness and light. You know, oh, if I meditate, everything's going to be great. Or if I go into analysis, everything's going to be great. All my problems will be solved. Or if I do my prayer and go to church, it will all be good. No, meeting the shadow in all kinds of different ways is part of the path. And if you read the myths in every tradition, or you read the teachings in all the mystical traditions, you find the dark night of the soul, the vianegetiva. Thank you for catching my use of awry. It feels like it's gone awry. But actually, it's a different aspect of being on the path. ([Time 0:07:02](https://share.snipd.com/snip/f433671e-0d83-41c1-8d29-5e58224553ce))
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Title: Meeting Shadow on the Spiritual Path With Connie Zweig
Author: This Jungian Life Podcast
Tags: readwise, podcasts
date: 2024-01-30
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# Meeting Shadow on the Spiritual Path With Connie Zweig
URL:: https://share.snipd.com/episode/5d3900b8-1462-417d-9fd9-47902ee55d69
Author:: This Jungian Life Podcast
## AI-Generated Summary
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## Highlights
> Meeting the Shadow on the Path: A Common Misperception in Spirituality
> Key takeaways:
> - The shadow is encountered on the spiritual path, contrary to common misconception.
> - Spirituality includes facing and embracing the darker aspects of oneself.
> - In various traditions, encountering the dark night of the soul is a common experience on the path.
> Transcript:
> Speaker 1
> We meet the shadow where on the path and the common misperception is then we're off the path. Why? Because we have this naive conception of spirituality as all sweetness and light. You know, oh, if I meditate, everything's going to be great. Or if I go into analysis, everything's going to be great. All my problems will be solved. Or if I do my prayer and go to church, it will all be good. No, meeting the shadow in all kinds of different ways is part of the path. And if you read the myths in every tradition, or you read the teachings in all the mystical traditions, you find the dark night of the soul, the vianegetiva. Thank you for catching my use of awry. It feels like it's gone awry. But actually, it's a different aspect of being on the path. ([Time 0:07:02](https://share.snipd.com/snip/f433671e-0d83-41c1-8d29-5e58224553ce))