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Hi Durwin,
Great question, especially if we look at denial as one of the defences we and our clients use as a means to reduce internal anxiety. If our defences serve as a way of coping with anything which threatens our ego (at whatever stage of development), then perhaps it's important to remember that they serve us as well, and do not only fulfill the function of hindering our growth. Denying the golden shadow could be seen as a healthy defence if the inner and outer conditions necessary to support the emergence of our higher/deeper/wider potentials are not available. Without these supports, even the golden shadow's emergence can be highly disequilibrating.
I smiled with recognition when I read your self-imposed injunction about “not being in denial”. Seen from my current perspective, I ask myself which part of my/your ego was issuing this injunction, and for what purpose? It certainly served to increase anxiety in my case, which then activated more defences!
Is having the awareness that ever-present Spirit is ever-present always a denial of Spirit? Or is it simply the very human incapacity to hold that gnosis in the forefront of our awareness in our day-to-day interactions with the relative world? Slipping into “forgetfulness” seems to be an inevitable part of the process of growing towards ever-increasing “remembering” of our essence. The question for me is how do we address that forgetfulness in ourselves and our clients via skillful means appropriate to the levels of development of our/their self-related lines.
Vivian.
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