e knew he was worth more than such a fate. Not accepting this criticism also causes the shadow to form both psychologically, and in mythology as Geds pride wouldnt let him accept that Jasper is as powerful, or more powerful than he is. The more his pride filled him the more...hate and rage were gone, replaced by utter certainty. He need envy no one. He knew that his power...was greater than it had ever been, filling him till he trembled with the sense of strength barley kept in check. He knew that Jasper was beneath him...no rival but a mere servant of Geds destiny. (LeGuin 59) The pride in his own heart, set the shadow loose upon the world, and he has only himself to blame as Ged is told what the shadow is, and where it came from by Archmage Gensher. You summoned a spirit of the dead, but with it came one of the Powers of unlife. Uncalled it came from a place where there are no names. Evil, it wills to work evil through you. The power you had to call it gives it power over you: you are connected. It is the shadow of your arrogance, the shadow of your ignorance, the shadow you cast. Has a shadow a name? Although humbled this criticism is still not accepted, and is manifested again when Pechvarrys son is sick and Ged, ...seeing the trust Pechvarry had in him, Ged did not know how he could disappoint them. He mistrusted his own judgment, and thought perhaps the child might be saved, if the fever could be brought down. (LeGuin 80) This time his pride had built an image in Pechvarrys mind that Ged could do anything, and Ged, against his better judgment let that image persuade him to try to save the boys life. It is these criticisms in the that if left hidden or repressed can create a negative shadow in the unconscious.The shadow appears to be only a negative, and destructive force psychologically, but just as the ego contains negative and destructive attitudes, the shadow may contain good qualities, such as normal instincts or creative imp...
