When was the last time something slipped out of your mouth before you knew what on earth was happening and you didn't even know where it came from?

In this episode I'm talking about dealing with the shame of these outbursts or slips and offering that instead they might be offering the treasure of self knowing.

In Jungian psychology slips or outbursts are often seen as opportunities for growth. By examining what they reveal about our unconscious, we can integrate disowned parts of ourselves and move closer to individuation—the process of becoming whole.

There's a lot of muscular armoring around the voice that comes from the school of "If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all." So exploring the unconscious material or shadow, with an experienced guide can open your voice and self expression in ways you simply might not have expected.

Practice: think of a recent incident when you really wished you could have walked those words back into your mouth before you said them. Were you feeling defensive, insecure, protective? What was underneath the impulse that might be calling for your attention?

"One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious." — Carl Jung

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