Summary of Robert A. Johnson's Owning Your Own Shadow

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 The civilizing process, which is the brightest achievement of humankind, consists of culling out those characteristics that are dangerous to the smooth functioning of our ideals. We all are born whole, but somewhere early on, we eat one of the fruits of the tree of knowledge and begin the shadow-making process. #2 The process of becoming an adult is to develop a clearly defined ego and shadow, a system of righ