Carl Jung refers to the “shadow” as the unconscious parts of your psyche. Your shadows are the “dark sides” of your personality, the parts you have repressed.
This is a blog I wrote for my personal blog, and it's a How-To Guide on how someone can start their spiritual and personal development journey through doing shadow work. This post goes in-depth about what shadow work is, where it began, how it's used, and what the advantages and disadvantages are of doing shadow work.