ulses. However these impulses may exist in a way that make them difficult to integrate them into normal life. The ego and shadow, indeed, although separate, are inextricably linked together in much the same way that thought and feeling are related to each other. The ego, nevertheless, is in conflict with the shadow in what Dr. Jung calls a battle for deliverance. in the struggle for primitive man to achieve consciousness. (Henderson 110) When an individual makes an attempt to see his shadow, he becomes aware of (and often ashamed of) those qualities and impulses he denies himself but can plainly see in other people-such things as egotism, mental laziness, and sloppiness; unreal fantasies, schemes, and plots; carelessness and cowardice; inordinate love of money and possessions-in short, all the little sins which they might have previously told themselves: That doesnt matter; nobody will notice it, and in any case other people do it too. (von Franz 174) In which case the shadow remains unconscious in the individual for an untold amount of time. The hero on the contrary, must realize the that the shadow exists and that he can draw strength from it. He must come to terms with its destructive powers if he is to become sufficiently terrible to overcome the [shadow]. I.e., before the ego can triumph, it must master and assimilate the shadow. (Henderson 112) This is seen in how Geds shadow although dark, and frightening had brought out admirable qualities in him: It has removed the pride from his head, had taken the hatred in his heart, and Ged became able to face his fears. In silence, man and shadow met face to face and stopped. Aloud and clearly, breaking that old silence, Ged spoke the shadows name and in the same moment the shadow spoke without lips or tongue, saying the same word: Ged. And the two voices were one voice. Ged reached out his hands, dropping his staff, and took hold of the shadow, of the black self that reached out to him. ...
