vics ── .✦

{1.3c3} the body as a shadow

topics:

{1.5b} the personal unconscious is projected upon the body.
emotional regulation helps build tolerance and minimize emotions like shame, rejection, and abandonment.
- some helpful tools to develop this regulation are automatic writing and physical exercise; see 2025-09-21 original into the shadow brainstorm.
“the body is the symbolic vehicle for learning how to mature psychologically” (pg. 55).
- e.g, developing perseverance, moderation, groundedness.
- symbolizes eros and a commitment to fully engaging with your life.
being in our body humbles up and teaches us to accept our human limitations.
the more attuned to our body we are, the less compulsively we act and the easier it is to develop a healthy relationship to pleasure.
but also {7.1} the body as a means of control.

created: 2026-07-03-12-57 ✻ modified: 2026-07-03-13-02 ✻ tags:

✻