Shadow Work vs. Positive Focus
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- Shadow work is nothing more than the process of making the unconscious conscious and the unacceptable, acceptable. And the integration of unconsciousness leads to complete and total awareness. Even so, shadow work is popular with some spiritual teachers, psychologists and life coaches and very unpopular with others. Even channels and spiritual guides disagree on the subject of shadow work.
The top arguments against shadow work are “If you focus on your shadow all you will get is more shadow” and “If you focus on needing to clear yourself of your shadow, all there will be is more shadow to clear.” These arguments come from a very limited and elementary understanding of consciousness, resistance and The Law of Attraction. In this episode, Teal explains what shadow work is and also explains not only why it is important to do shadow work, but also why it is in alignment with the law of attraction.
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"Shadow that is exposed to the light of Consciousness, ceases to be shadow" - Powerful stuff.
This just cleared up all of my damn hicks confusion. I agree with Teal, you can run from shadow work, but you can't hide. I'm uninterested in positive focus, I'd rather be authentic.
+Kendra Justine I've listened to and read AH for many years, but have never felt that they encouraged anyone to ignore their shadow feelings or thoughts/beliefs. In fact from what I've heard, they've always said that the shadow is the flip side of the coin and to understand it allows one to see what it is that they want to create. In my experience with deep meditation and self inquiry over the years, I've seen that where we concentrate our focused attention, we become more and more aware of the qualities of that thing. It's called Samyama in Sanskrit, in the Yoga Sutras. To use self inquiry to discover core negative, self defeating beliefs is not in contradiction to the methods AH teach about raising one's vibration and creating what we want from the place of our bigger, broader desires. I'm sure much more could be said, but this is my humble input. I only respond because I've come across many responses on various videos about AH misleading them and them having to recover from it. I'm wondering if it's more of a deal where we are healing from our perceptions of the information we heard? I know that the less the belief in a self, separate from the Whole, arises within "my" Awareness, the less division I find between the teachings of AH, Byron Katie, Teal Swan, Tony Parsons, etc.
Bhuman Ishaya Hello, thanks for sharing your input. I agree with you completely. I was premature in my process when I posted that comment. I stopped listening for AH for months and just went about life. When I let go of trying so hard, everything began to fall in place. I now listen to AH daily, because the message is so true. I've realized that a lot of what AH says cannot be understood from outside the vortex. Now I see that I was outside of the vortex when I made this comment. The teachings of Abraham Hicks are truly authentic and I am blessed for them. All of these teachers have assisted me in my evolution. Love and light
What a beautiful response... what a beautiful vortex you've created and share with resonance!
I would say shadow work is what Abraham call "making peace with what is".
"..and ACCEPTANCE is the Answer to all of my problems." Only then can we change anything. "What you resist, persists." AVOID creates a Void. (nature abhors a vacuum. hmm, do I Know that's true, or just something I'm repeating? like grandma's meatloaf recipe...-great example.
I'm totally purging right now. I've started shadow work since the beginning of this summer. It was easy at first, but that merely got rid of the lighter problems. The "lighter" shadows spoke to me. It was easy to surface them. But there were deep rooted sadness I could not explain. That "emptiness" that a lot of people have? That. It took me a while and it took a lot of courage, but I rammed straight into it in my meditation. I've been having "hangovers" for the past few weeks without even drinking alcohol and I literally threw up a few times. For me, opening "pandora's box" feels like hypothyroidism but it isn't. I -know- all my physical symptoms are merely reflecting what's about to leave. There were days where I let myself naturally sit and do nothing and say nothing and be easily triggered to cry. It looked a lot like depression. True strength shines when you let yourself knock down that brick wall you've built to look strong. Of course, I'd give myself "anti-spirituality" days to give myself a break. Shadow work is fucking exhausting. I'd bingewatch netflix and distract myself with other worldly things so I can surface and breathe after diving in for so long. And that's alright. It doesn't mean you're abandoning your process. It doesn't mean you're starting all over again. Once you've started shadow work, you'll plunge back into the darkness more often because something about the dark calls you into it. It could be through random inspiration or a reminder from a physical manifestation. Whatever it is, it pulls you back and tells you your break time is over. You'll throw tantrums and won't care who'll see it. You'll curse and wish ill upon the ideas of others. You'll hate your parents. You'll hate yourself. But all in all, you won't truly identify with these emotions anymore. Once you've found awareness, you'll "observe" these emotions moreso. Once you've found self-love, you'll be compassionate with whatever ugly feelings arise out of you. I'm in a really funky place right now with funky dreams and feelings of darkness that likes to show itself but not speak with words but give me massive migraines every time I approach it. The last few minutes of Teal's video synced in perfect timing to let me know "keep going, you're doing a great job".
Don't be afraid to toss and turn into every corner. Don't be afraid to scratch the shit out of that emotional itch. Get angry, get frustrated, get upset, get annoyed, get super bitchy. Ask a lot of "dumb" questions and don't force yourself to "turn the other cheek" when someone says something nasty to you. Let it all out because shadow work is very dirty but you will find yourself once you've cleared the grime. You're letting your soul to finally breathe after all these years. Inner peace should be natural, not forced.
VenusVoice hi there. I’m going in real soon and this short account really inspired me to dive as deep as I can. I wanna be free, you know, I’m doing whatever it takes. Thanks.
@@VenusVoice Thank you so much for sharing your experience❤️ It really does inspire me to do the Completion process ❤️❤️
go girl, you are clearing generations of emotional repressions. You are brave and an inspiration to others.
Nov 2018 now, how'd it go?
I FRIKKEN KNEW IT!
I FRIKN KNEW SOMETHING was up every time some one tells me,
"Focus on the positive...think positive thoughts...get rid of the negative, and focus on the positive.."
They always pisst me off when they tell me that!
Why?
Because it didnt make sense to me. Something about their arbitrary commands did not befit me. I was always triggered and frustrated by their robotic shallowness.
I AM LEARNING about my shadow.
I DO wish to face her and love her and make amends w her!
so enlightening. wow. to have her grace this earth is like a cheat code in this game of life. flawless insight.
Flawed insights.
yes...and she looks hot...lol
@@whocares3842 Not flawed.
Haha, it almost feels to easy. If there is something that is unclear. I always seem to find a video of the topic in her videos 😍♥️😂😁
A light code vehicle human being❤️
Depending on your situation, level of commitment, etc., most of the videos Teal produces can be severely life-changing in the long term. It is so easy to overlook any given one, and you cannot always determine by the title what is contained in each one - or what it will do for you. I suppose in the end, you are led to your own salvation and will end up watching the ones you need to see.
Good observation.
And we can do a little hunting and increase the chance of being exposed to very helpful information. But we're most able to take in that information when we've had experiences that make us open to it (ready for it).
I agree
Approximately 43 years ago I started looking for answers to the question "Why am I the way I am?" and the question "Why do I do the things I do?" and that put me on a path in life that had me doing a lot of shadow work. I didn't know I was doing shadow work though. I didn't know until watching this video. Now I know. Thank you for posting this video.
This just happened to me. I tried to use positive focus to avoid dealing with something that I knew I had to deal but thought I could kill it with positivity. But now that I faced it and dealt with it I am finally relaxed and I am past it. And what I learned was it wasn't a big deal and for next time (if there is a next time) I know to just deal with it and everything will be fine.
her voice is soothing and heals, especially since she's not talking about people but attributes.
I did positive focus on my 20’s and wow did I use it to justify and hide my fears. It really helped on one level. I felt great. But almost killed me on another. I was able to justify my addiction. And other things I didn’t want to see. I really pulled a number on myself. Past year I have been digging deep. My gawd it’s excruciating. But I see it as being vital for my freedom
I agree with all of this. I am a true Abrahamster. Appreciate and love Jerry and Esther totally and completely. Listen to Abraham everyday. I had a traumatic event in 2018. A little over a year later I developed a kinda of mild version of PTSD. I was having flashbacks and becoming triggered. Very depressed, outbursts of pure rage. On certain occasions I would try to listen to and think better feeling thoughts and it would help in those small moments BUT I realized what was happening. I realized I had to do some deep deep shadow work. Because all I wanted was to feel good again I did not try to hide from my emotions, I didn’t try to distract myself, I would just start writing everything out. All the pain and hurts from childhood. I would speak it all out loud as well. I live alone so it was easy. Even the slightest little verbal hurt from anyone and everyone in my life. Changing this false beliefs I created in my childhood based on what someone else may have said. I would find songs that resonated with the hurts and sing them loudly and proudly, imagining certain people standing in front of me. I can’t imagine how I could possibly have created so many tears. Mine lasted about 9 months, then I was finally reborn to my true me. Oh, I always have more to do, it’s not all done but I think the very worst is over. The thick heavy cloud that had no been over my head all that time, is now gone. It broke apart and blew away just last August, 2020. I had it in the middle of a pandemic, so I wasn’t too focused on the pandemic. I’m not making light of the pandemic by any means!!
Once you realize you need to do it then try not to avoid it. I avoided a lot of it the majority of my life. It took that one major emotionally traumatic event to spur it all on so I could spew it all out. I believe in positive focus, but I also believe and know to be true that it is best to get deep down in it and get it out as best you can. You can find even more happiness. I will continue to work on myself for the rest of my life when needed. Peace and love to everyone! 🕊🌻🕊
Deepak Chopra with Debbie Ford and Marianna Williamson have a book together named "The Shadow Effect: Illuminating the Hidden Power of Your True Self". It is an excellent book if you want to do shadow work and reveal to yourself your true-self. I'm currently reading it myself and am doing the work. It is liberating my friends. Everything Teal says is true. Working on the shadow does not bring more shadow, it does the exact opposite and it makes you whole and at peace with yourself.
Debbie says, "We worry that shining a light on this darkness will cause us to feel great shame or, even worse, to act out our worst nightmare. We become scared of what we will find if we look inside ourselves, so instead we bury our heads and refuse to face our shadow sides. But this book reveals a truth…that the opposite of what we fear we will experience is what actually occurs. Instead of shame, we feel compassion. Instead of embarrassment, we gain courage. Instead of limitation, we experience freedom. If left unopened, the shadow is a Pandora’s Box filled with secrets that we fear will destroy everything we love and care about. But if we open the box, we discover that what’s inside has the power to radically and positively alter our lives. Then we will step out of the illusion that our darkness will overtake us and instead we will see the world in a new light. The compassion we discover for ourselves will ignite our confidence and courage as we open our hearts to those around us. The power we unearth will help us tackle the fear that has been holding us back and will urge us to move powerfully toward our highest potential. Far from frightening, embracing the shadow allows us to be whole, to be real, to take back our power, to unleash our passion, and to realize our dreams."
It is also true that if you do not do the shadow work, your shadow will pop up in again and wreak havoc on your life. Debbie Ford says, "And although ignoring or repressing our dark side is the norm, the sobering truth is that running from the shadow only intensifies its power. Denying it only leads to more pain, suffering, regret, and resignation. If we fail to take responsibility and extract the wisdom that has been hidden beneath the surface of our conscious minds, the shadow will take charge, and instead of us being able to have control over it, the shadow winds up having control over us, triggering the shadow effect."
Namaste friends. Here's to healing the shadow! Peace and love
Thanks for this.
Give thanks!
i was just checking reviews of this book and people said it just talks shadow work but does not show any real method to fix the problems is that true? also how would you say shadow work has affected in these 3 years?
Sitting with my crap feelings and shining light on them has really, really helped. I initially didn't realize that I was avoiding the crap feelings. I believe this was why I rode a positive/negative rollercoaster for most of my life.
Yeah.. Only shadow work allowed me to heal. Then the next step for me is just to completely love myself and everything that enters my attention. It doesn't mean to like it, not at all. Likes and dislikes are a product of the mind, but consciousness loves. So you just acknowledge everything, admit it, being present with it, saying "I love you" to it.
That leads to complete integration I believe. You just go crazy with love, knowing that all is divine and all is one. Acknowledging all the feeling negative and positive, all the thoughts, being present with them. The tougher your life situation is the more you become present and loving towards yourself, instead of abandoning yourself.
Matt Kahn - spirituality 2.0 in a nutshell)
It was good to revisit this video again. I believe that one of my biggest shadows is rejection... which I now know that I cannot "positive focus" my way out of :-)
I'm just trying to understand this shadow work stuff, but I have a question for you: Aren't the shadow parts of yourself the parts you've alienated? So, if you've been affected by rejection in the past then wouldn't the shadow side be the idea that you are worthy of being accepted? So the shadow isn't rejection, it's acceptance? I resonated with your two year old comment.
How did you work through this - rejection? That's one of my biggest shadows as well. Maybe it's a lot of humanity's issue.
Finally one of these modern gurus dare to really bring people out of their comfortzone in the name of enlightenment!!! Just recently came across this wonderful woman, very interesting, thoughtprovoking and beautiful videos!!! Namaste;)
Kinda like someone blackmailing you and you live your life in fear that the truth will come out when you should tell the truth yourself and live with the consequence and you can finally live a full life
Yeah but how to i start the shadow work?
seems like a debt that is unpaid and hidden from and run away from every time there is a knock at the door... its like being on the run from debt collectors.... it would seem... and the parable says if you do not settle the debt, you will be handed over to the tormentors... and indeed are under the bondage of the jailer...
Love her clear logic and sense, with no spooky fluffy stuff that gets in the way of understanding the reality of the truths.
@@prakashdesai534 You start by being honest with yourself and others about ugly truths. About what/who you truly feel, what you truly like or hate, and don't be held back by societal conditioning, like "I shouldn't feel this way about my mom/dad because....". It could be related to anything.
Find out what is not working in your life, where you feel most numb/unhappy, but not sure why. Or you self-sabotage, like you keep messing up a job even though you think you really want the job but deep down you really hate it.
You don't have to admit it to anyone first, but you have to start with admitting to yourself. Sometimes it's also most liberating when you tell someone you don't like them, and very often.... to let yourself feel weak, sad, and cry it all out...
Carl Jung's understanding of the shadow is also very intriguing.
Love this video. Touches a lot of bases.
Thank you.
This is so true! Positive focus brought me nowhere for years since I got into the energy work, and after starting to do shadow work - things started changing WASTLY. And I am a big fan of Abraham and it always bothered me why I have so much resistence and also Jerry’s passing, it just didn’t sit right. And whenever I did the shadow work, even though most of the time I felt lost, there’s was always eventual peace of mind.
I am so happy to find the explanation for this after YEARS! Julian brought me here. And it’s like maybe the 3rd video I am watching with Teal, and I am so excited to explore more. I feel like I was brought where I had to be 🔥
your messages have always felt the most genuine to me because you know shadows inside and out from first hand experience. i had also went through a phase where i thought if i kept my focus on only positive things, nothing will hurt me, and boy was i ever wrong LOL!!! and lately i have been drawn to do more shadow work. also i can't seem to stop listening to nine inch nails so maybe that's why i feel like theres a lot of work to be done because that kind of music triggers a lot of unstuck emotions i thought were healed.
This question was indeed bothering me about shadow work vs positive thinking. Thanks for clarifying Teal!! Great video!
Can you just make a video of you laughing and giggling for 30 minutes straight? It can probably cure cancer.
ahahaha, made ma day luv... XD
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I second this!!! Hahaha so adorable
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There are 111 likes. I love that so just know I like your comment even though I didn't thumbs up it. Just didn't want to change the number. 🙂
Thank You, thank you Thank You! ! ! !
17:44-18:00 Because of your video, especially this part 18:00 I now relize why I have been feeling the way I have. Before today, I didn't even know about Shadow work. I watched one of your other videos that mentioned this one.
Now I know why I've been such and 'itch to those around me. Thank you for the enlightenment! :-D And healing.
Teal this is one of the best videos you have done. The Hicks teach a vitally important lesson "Care about how you feel" which seems simple but it is a big problem for some people. But once you know how you feel and what you feel then there needs to be a next step. In some cases, the next step is just focusing on the positive. Like if I go outside and see my neighbor adding new garden trolls to her already junky yard, rather than get upset and go with that vibe, I would chose to notice that the baby blue jays are calling to me telling me how proud they are that they can fly now. But if my father calls me and tells me that he is thinking about buying a house for my sister who has no job and has sponged off of him her whole life, and I have a gut reaction to this, looking at blue jays will not do sh#$. Self soothing will not work. I need to address the feeling and figure out it's true name and where it started and tell that little girl who was me what really happened and that everything is ok. Then I come to realize that my father was a narcissist with a personality disorder who had a golden child and a scapegoat. Abraham teachings changed my life but saying not to revisit the past always felt wrong to me. Thanks, Teal.
I've had so many of these New Agers tell me to be more positive and focus and INTENT. But, I've got this trauma in my vibration that needs to be dealt with and thanks yo you and sharing your wisdom - I feel vindicated. Positive thinking can only do so much. Please keep being excellent at what you do.
The most effective way to bring light to the shadow is by applying a positive focus to the shadow work itself. Being open to what is, without resistance is being in a positive focus The whole concept of shadow vs. positive focus is just a projected metaphysical version of duality. Once the shadow work is cleared, wouldn't one naturally assume a positive focus. . .
And if that is the case, then couldn't the people that are judged to be "too positive" be individuals who have just cleared their shadow? Since, in the physical, we cannot truly know where a person is on their spiritual journey; any judgement that"another" is too positively focused, is really a projection of your own resistance to your own personal shadow work.
interesting did she say that? i know she pointed to those who use positive focus to avoid things
I am just getting used to the integration with you speak of. It resonates so well. It doesn't make sense to ignore a crying baby, that being yourself. I'm so glad that you find this teaching to be accurate because it is becoming more accurate in my life every single day. Us humans need to be validated and the more we resist our own validation the more negative and dangerous we become.
I also love her laugh. I especially love the way she says "Have a good week". The production quality of these videos is just fantastic, coupled with the content Teal delivers, these are worth more than a lot of paid for videos....
I’m glad she mentions about Abraham because I’m reading that book and because of it I thought that if something bad happens that reflects my childhood emotions I have to immediately ignore the bad feeling and shift towards good feelings. Thanks for this Teal it’s really helpful
Good job. Bashar has an interesting take on shadow work. Basically he says that the personality construct (also called the physical mind or ego) is designed to perceive, not conceive (higher mind's job) and that the ego is incapable of "strategies". He recommends making a deal or contract with the ego so that the shadow doesn't feel left out. Also, Shinzen Young has a meditation technique called "turn towards" (the unwanted thought or image or talk) and yes, that feels counterintuitive but watch "Forbidden Planet" (the 50s movie) to see what happens to a repressed shadow. Nice take on Jerry, that takes guts (from my point of view). Calling humans on their bullshit in a loving way is quite the high-wire act that only the higher mind can balance and I am inspired by courage.
So this is why i get angry every time people say "think positive :D". NO i hate that so much, let me fucking feel.
It’s time for my authenticity. My shadow work begins NOW! Thank you Teal Swan! Blessed Be and Namaste!
Oh, Teal! This is one of my favorites of your videos!! You are so good at explaining things, and I hang on and devour every witty and wise word you speak! I'm so glad you said the things you said in this video out loud! I'm doing shadow work, too. I am awake, but 54 years old. I've got some work to do. I'm helped all along the way, though. Beautiful, beautiful stuff! Thank you! You're beautiful, and I thank you again and again!
I have much gratitude for your comment! Thank you. It just keeps getting better and better, right? So much to devour and love about experiencing this dimension now! I'm having the very best time. All the good feelings are being sent back to you, friend. :~)
Oh, u made my day.
Im student 24 years old and have been strugling with thoughts about my family. Should i try to make them aware of their actions(emotional manipulation). Both now and in my childhood. And i always thought that they would have been so defensive coz they are too old (52) and that they would have tried to resist everything , and it would only make things worst.
But your coment make it seem possible :)
I think what we call aging and the decline in health of elderly people is actually just the festering wounds of these unhealed shadow aspects. I could be wrong, but it's just something to think about ; )
Alex Kozlowski Wow, that makes so much sense to me. I may investigate that further :)
Alex Kozlowski very good observation I am 63 I have been doing this kind of work sense I was 15 I'm not on any meds I live in South America and hike far into the Mountains often with men half my age that cannot handle it as well as I do . I believe you can live a very long time as long as you keep your spiritual quest alive. Teal Swan is the most amazing teacher i have ever known in all my years things that have been hidden to me have been exposed this Lady gives very Good teaching
Bill Lanphar WOW that is awesome Bill great to hear! And yes she is a fantastic teacher probably my favorite of all time at least in the top three.
Yes!! Totally agree with this man
+Alex Kozlowski I think aging is fine and often desired on some level but I agree that the excessive and painful decline in health is the unhealed shadow.
You literally just helped me break through babe cause the hicks teachings, which I strongly agree with- this just, I should say, you integrated these views so perfectly and so helpful. I seriously forgot about the shadow work and at first, was put off my other speakers because it seemed so dark, which is not my style. It's amazing when souls find eachother!!! I am so grateful for your authenticity and love 💗🐾💗
Teal I love it when you speak of Shadow Work. I never knew what to call it but I have been doing Shadow work starting in my 20's and now I'm in my 50's.
I totally agree with you on how Shadow work works. I felt Pandora's Box open several times. As soon as I started to feel good I would do on or the other. Shut the box or say, okay, whats next.
I would love to hear about our shadow work being part of healing our families hurts. I feel that is what I am also doing when I go through my own healings and then I receive a larger understanding of my families hurts.
Thank you. Compassionate Spirit ♡♡♡
There always needs to be a balance between shadow work (emotional cleaning) and getting some life = doing what you enjoy doing (positive creation).
This explains sooooo much. I've never heard an explanation of how shadow is formed. I have a LOT of work to do. Can hardly imagine all these amputated pieces coming back home. Thank you, Teal. Again, you go where few dare to venture!
This was one was truly speaking to my soul this week. It's like you knew exactly what I am struggling with to a T. Excellent message as always. Time to put in that work.
Hey Kara! :-)
Hey Nick Johnson. Lol- Have you seen Teal's work? She is amazing. Been following her for years. It has made a huge difference in my life. Enjoy.
Yes Tish and I have been following her work for about a year. She is amazing.
Kara Cannavo doesn't that video fit "exactly" to everybody?
HOW AM I JUST NOW FINDING THIS?! this difference has been literally driving me crazy the past 3 years. Ugh thank you!!!!!
What an absolute incredible soul Teal is.....she is one of the most amazing spiritual guides I have ever come to experience, her insights and compassionate way of sharing those insights, has reached my heart and soul on so many levels....and in providing the awareness of how shadow work actually works, she has taken all the fear away of any 'negative' experiences one might have, for she has provided the truth in regards to that 'negative' experience, she helps you realize, that the experience you are having, is there only for your integration...Teal provides the truth, the light, the way...reaching your heart, she guides you through the shadow deep within, and gives you the understanding that these shadows are there for integration, and for personal transcendence....
I love you Teal! I don’t know what I would have done without you
Thank you for pointing me to this video after my search on shadow work. Now I know why my positive thoughts always brought me back to my addictions. Time for some shadow work.
I really like the idea of the Shadow Work. This never ending positive focus and affirmations propaganda gets on my nerves.
Thank you Teal. Once again (7:24), you explain very well what I was doing in my early age, at night: nightmares used to frighte me very strongly... until I decided to face the monsters that inhabited my nights. Once I did it a few time, I realized that it was me who was creating these monsters. So I started to play with them in a way that made them ridicule. Then they just desappeared for ever... I know understand what I had done these nights. Thank you for this light.
I appreciate you more than words can say. Thank you for consistently opening my eyes to myself.
Finally someone who ties the ends all together! Thank you Teal! Thank you that you brought this up! This is very important. Much love.
Ahhh, so it's about uncovering and transforming the unconcious beliefs so we can see them from a new positive or neutral perspective. Whilst denying it makes it more challenging to transform! Nice teal, exactly what I needed. Ideas come to you when they are needed/your ready, blessing to you and everyone who reads this message. Love xx
I went away from you for a little while because you were going in a different direction than I needed. I came back just in time for you to be on my needed path again! Spirituality 2.0 is exactly where I need to be. I've learned that I can be positive and I needed to know that. But, all through my life I've known the shadows are where my freedom lies. I have a great deal of work to do in the shadow world, but finding the time to fall apart is very challenging. Baby steps, baby steps. Thank you for being the light in my dark night.
AMAZING video! Perfectly explains the balance.
"...when we try to avoid something, the thing we are trying to avoid gets worse. And things are trying to avoid are the premium content of the Human Shadow." Reeeeally needed to hear that. Beautifully said.
This is such an important lesson, delivered so clearly. Teal is such a blessing.
You blow my mind every time Teal Swan 🤯💟
All these others who are preaching positive anything, w / o teaching further.
Let's just say, I've learned that the new way, and the right way, is your teachings.
I haven't listened to any since I've found your site.
You're absolutely right, they make you focus upon negative thoughts
Play on words, to the mind.
But, you teach, not brain wash
the truth of this brings tears of joy to my eyes. Teal thank you for wanting to do this.
Her laugh is lovely😍
Thank you Teal. You always help me a lot!
Teal, the way you navigate words around complex matters of the human psyche will always be treasured by me
I have to say that after listening to Abraham Hicks for months on end I simply couldnt just “choose” to be happy but also dissect my u happiness, misery and the rest of the stuff so here you are with a more holistic message, thank you Teal 🥰😊🙌🏼sending love and blessings
I just love the way she explains things. Sometimes I have to go back and listen to her message again when I need to hear it to fully understand how to apply it.
I love to "see" someone whom is a shining example, of the topic to which they speak. Thank you.
She is MESMERIZING.
Unconditional love (forgiving attention) on shadow aspects makes them into light ones! Thank you, Teal.
Omg i love abraham teachings but when i heard that he died of cancer( only 2 days ago) i was shocked and confused. Now i know why. I asked and the answer came . Thank you Teal ❤️
Just want to really thank you for sharing your insight. It's been transforming but more than that a ray of hope and support for me. It has shown me a way ahead of perceived dead ends. Thank you so much Teal, you've been the light at the end of many tunnels for me.
This is great! I've been hearing the Abraham Hicks lessons and I do feel that I used to be very negative and I'm finally more at peace, so It helped along other positive affirmations to gain control over my state of feeling and putting things in a new perspective but I keep getting flashbacks and resentment of my childhood first thing in the morning and I started feeling guilty for getting those flashbacks, as if I can create the same hell again and frankly I feel more empowered to continue, knowing I can observe them and release them.
like a mixing board, our dials state and harmony can be allowed naturally❤❤rise up all💝. 🙏❤🕊☮thankyou for these messages Teal
you could'nt have picked a better time to make this one. you rock teal. you inspire me in many ways.
This video answered a pending question, the purpose is to fully accept who or what we are
Thank you for creating and sharing these videos. They are truly life-changing. Grateful !!
I cannot thank you enough for sharing this!!! Your clarity on the insights are beyond helpful and remove any stigma or fear in approaching this aspect to healing. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Eye love the thoroughness of explanation & calm with which Teal x'presses with their vernacular
I'm reading Romancing the Shadow right now and this video is GOLD and gave me so many epiphanies on what my dreams have been trying to tell me.
Thank you sooo much Queen!!! I experienced 28 years of abuse at the hands of my birth father. I now view this trauma as has happened for me. Now, it is my mission to assist as a doula for others who have experienced sexual trauma from a relative. I know it is a process and I have been trying to figure out why it appears their is blockage with me moving on in certain areas of my spiritual path. This video is helping me to remove more of the haze that has impeded my vision. Namaste Queen Teal💚🙏💚
Explained incredibly accurately. A true master of the mind.
Brilliant explanations Teal. I'm a clinical psychologist who does incorporate shadow work and love your overview - if only more people of the 'new age' had more of this knowledge and awareness.
Oh this came exactly at the right time. Have been watching a lot of the Ester Hicks channeling. I was getting a little confused. THANK YOU TEAL🙏
I came across this video when I was searching for. I started my shadow work and thought it's never ending. Also, I no longer suppress my painful feelings. I embrace it . I used to be this positive happy go lucky self before or 'I was trying all time' . But , lately I realized no I do have miserable, disappointed, sad and all sorts of feelings. I just have never got aware of those just ignored them as I do not want to feel them.
This Really resonated with me, especially the part about how one aspect of our lives could be resonating with a vibration of joy and another aspect of our lives could be attuned to a vibration of despair, there is so much truth in this. Thank you for your empowering work!
Thank you for explaining that brilliantly as usual!
I learned the hard way integration is key & learned to pick parts of LOA that works. It was interesting to me that after 10 years of searching I came back to what I knew very early on:
ying & yang.
I think that was why religion was never fulfilled me. Doing shadow work is so freeing!!!! Afterwards.
Scary to look at monsters under the bed but once you dare, you find only paper tigers.
Resistance to the fear of "infinite dirty dishes" is a major anchor weighing us down. It requires an unfathomably huge leap of faith to trust it's possible to finish the dishes-- that others have clean sinks who weren't born with clean sinks, haha-- when I have kept busy for so long avoiding even being in the damn kitchen.
That multi dial was an AHA moment for me. Thanks a lot for the video.
I love this video thank you - I’m among the many Abe students who probably misunderstood their teachings enough to use them to “happy face sticker” -to Judge our “ negative” feelings as les-than or a sign that we are failing. I think if their Emotional Guidance Scale had been presented as a Circle rather than a List - I would have uncovered and embraced my shadow far sooner. The Abe teaching of resistance provides a wonderful doorway to understanding that those heavier emotions aren’t where the pain lies- the pain is in the Resistance itself.
There's a moment when analysis and analogy are simply let go; when steps and methodologies and labels cease; and acceptance of self is all there is. This is the pure point of awareness, of conscious creation; residing within the breath of existence itself.
This is so well put. When I started therapy for MST, I was in really rough shape because I had spent the previous 7 years with the belief that if I just waited and worked on myself then, when I was ready, I could enter into relationships again with much more positive results. All it meant was that I had a better view of myself, which was good, but it made ill treatment in romantic relationships that much harder to handle, like all the work I had done was useless in the scheme of relationships because, to the prospective partner, it was invisible. And when I started therapy, things got worse for a bit because I had to open the door and anger, resentment, loneliness, betrayal, and despair came pouring out and it felt like they ran me over. While I was trying to deal with that, the company I was at downsized and I lost my job. It was very tempting to just close the door. But I've been struggling through it and I am in such a better place now: more compassionate, more open, more conscious of where I need boundaries and how to express them.
Entendí perféctamente ésta clase de "Trabajo de Sombra versos Enfoque Positivo" trataré de practicar. ¡Thank you Teal!
Yess!! I found this to be true! When I was in alignment, I had some friends we would encourage all emotions, it’s like when you make those negative emotions ok, it expands and diffuses ❤
So true. I was doing shadow work without even realizing it. I think it is essential to true healing.
Thanks Teal, that was very helpful. Bill W (of AA) was a wise man and incorporated 'shadow work' in the healing process as the 4th Step (a fearless and searching moral inventory). The great thing for all to know is that you can be as honest with yourself as you can be at that time, and as you heal, you can go deeper yet again next time. I'm working my 4th Step for probably the 6th or 7th time, and more is being let go (revealed). This is in alignment with your discussion. Blessed be.
Thank you for all your vids. This one in particular is helping me now - another crisis point in life. Now to turn around and look at those shadows!
wow this is exactly what Anita Moorjani said in her book about her NDE she saw that it was her always trying to be positive and the negative energy had no outlet and in manifested as cancer. She say's now, it's more important to be yourself then to try and always be positive
Holy crap! This video clears up a lifelong struggle I have had about "positive thinking". I could never understand how I could be so focused on something positive, only to have it turn into a disaster. If positive thinking and law of attraction are true, then how can things go so wrong when I really believed they were going to be wonderful? Here Teal explains that the subconscious is running the show, so if you are being positive on a conscious level, but your subconscious is tired of repressing something, then that negative repression is going to surface - because it wants to come to the light and integrate. Something like that. Anyway, this ends the agonizing mystery of why the law of attraction or positive thinking do not seem to always work.
People try to attack you because you are a positive narssisist, same as me. We need a lot of love, everyone of us and I'm gattering all the love I can from my inner core. What people say about me on the outer side doesent mater.🙏
Well put together Teal. I have been following Abraham hicks for the last 5 years and you are so right about jerry. I love shadow work as it clears all the things we resist and it is the only way we can develop to a positive level by addressing it .Recently I have unconsciously been avoiding a negative part , and this video just reminds me to pay attention to it. Thank you Teal this is priceless.
I have been doing shadow work lately and i am understanding your videos more! Than when I started watching
I love your teachings Teal, they raise as much conscious awareness as they feel true and right.
So powerful. Thank you for speaking the truth about uncomfortable issues. Bringing light into the dark corners of the mind.
Teal is such a great speaker and very good at what she does. Gifted.
i couldn't help but laugh to myself while watching this video. I recently started an online journal where I write about any shadow work I do. In several parts of this video you use the exact same terms I have used to describe what I went through when I first successfully attempted a very big session of inner childwork with myself. You even described the after effects exactly how I felt! These syncronizations are a relief and just fill me up with joy. At least now im a little more confident that I am taking the right path, no matter how difficult it can be.
You are changing my life !
Just what I've been wondering about when I feel compelled to do my own and especially humanity's shadow work but then I start questioning if I'm just bringing more crap into life! It's all about the emotional integration. Thank you!