Great shadow work video brother. For me personally as a formerly severely depressed person, the ego death had to come before shadow work, I had to get a grip on true reality first. I had to dissolve all that I thought was me and gain a more accurate grasp, then I began to work on the more superficial or shallower aspects of myself, such as attachments and personality or emotional ties. Otherwise like me you'll end up frustrated and pestered by the same "demons" needing exorcism, never able to complete the shadow work. I just don't want anyone else to make the same mistake. Creator bless the I Am

@JoshRueff

6 ай бұрын

Thanks brother, I'm glad you like it, and thank you for the comment! That makes good sense

@geemail369

5 ай бұрын

Same here - after everything came down, i had to "sift through the debree" first, looking for useable "bricks". Slow process indeed, but delivering profound results. Keep it up! 🌱

@savannahlopez3370

3 ай бұрын

I have a question, how do you get that “ego death”

@TOGAB

3 ай бұрын

Simple, don't just understand, don't just know on an intellectual level, but KNOW in your soul that YOU aren't "Savannah Lopez", you aren't a daughter, sister, mother, worker, or ANYTHING else that you have ever been labeled or called since your birth. Those were just tags and descriptions given to you by society and others. The actual you is NONE of those things. You're not rich or poor or good or bad, popular or an outcast, you're not brown, black or white. Those are just roles you are playing in this lifetime. You're not even human sister. The REAL you is amazing and indescribable to behold, you are Creator Love at your essence, a fractal of the One Creator, an eternal multidimensional being of light just playing the role of a human in order to gain the experience. ALL of the above descriptions of what you THINK yourself to be, what you've been told, must be dissolved. It is a hard pill to swallow, but it must be, because that is truth. What you think you are in this life is the LEAST of what you are. And like I mentioned in my original comment, until you grasp this, all of the crap surrounding those limiting identifications will keep coming up as shadow work. You are nothing and your are everything. You are the wave upon the ocean and the ocean itself. See? You are part of the One Consciousness, the I Am, the Everything. And you can't be everything and still be little ol' Savannah Lopez the human female who lives on planet Earth, in this country, in that state, in that city, who is this that and the all the other things that people AND yourself, tell you that you are. You don't return to Creator as Savannah Lopez, you return to Mother/Father/Creator as what you are, part of the I Am, pure consciousness, pure Light and Love. THAT is what you really are with your ego and EVERY label ever placed on you, including human, dissolved. Once the ego and the silly human labels are gone, and the shadow work associated with those labels and perceptions is done, then you should never have to address it again. For Pure Consciousness, and eternal beings of Light don't require shadow work, as there's nothing there TO accumulate or foster false perceptions and the pain that comes with them. For example; I'm a beat up, tired, multiple traumatized, scarred human male in this life. I have fought men, rejected women and lived alone on purpose. And as an environmental professional I cleaned up rivers and mountains all around this planet. I've been shot, stabbed, married, had kids, and have been near death several times. And yet NONE of those things happened to "Me". I thought they did, and I have created a very tough intelligent and independent avatar around those incidents, I created a "me". But it was never me, it was just a story within one lifetime. Understand that, realize the "characters" you've played in this life, dissolve them first, dissolve the ego which is associated with any label, and then dissolve the shadows attached to them. You're Spirit sister, and pure spirit doesn't have shadow attachments, it's impossible. That's why you should dissolve ego first, then the shadows around it are easy. Good luck@@savannahlopez3370

@ishmamnaveel2198

2 ай бұрын

That's something I've been wondering too. Suspend the lower self fix using psychological methods and go directly to the source, the higher self, and everything else will dissolve as the illusion that it is. It's just a bit difficult with a mental disorder like BPD where you have no sense of self and its all dumped into the unconscious. Still working on a more concrete solution

This is a criminally under appreciated channel. Thanks so much for your excellent work.

@JoshRueff

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome! And thank you Tito, I really appreciate that.

@pabloospinazamudio

Жыл бұрын

Wildly under appreciated

@true_plays_games

11 ай бұрын

Also the volume is criminally loud.

@Kirancheenu

11 ай бұрын

soulsparkresonance.blogspot.com/2023/07/unveiling-individuality-self-discover.html

I am currently doing the very difficult job of understanding shadow work. Your video has clarified a direction to move forward with. I am very grateful for your succinct explanations and questions. Great work!

@JoshRueff

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Lady E! Sorry for taking so long to get back to you, I fell behind on comments and I'm just now catching up. I'm very glad it was helpful (:

Takes me back to my early Recovery work in 12 step groups where I did a lot of PAINFUL self examination to face & change much of the unhealthy conditioning given to me by my shame-based parents & others. I haven't done much self-examination work in a long time so some of my dysfunctional shame behaviors have RETURNED!!! I still remember how to do self-examinations so there's still hope for some more Recovery. Guess I just got lazy or cocky??? 😂😂😂

@JoshRueff

5 ай бұрын

Haha, maybe! Or maybe you forgot or didn't know you needed to keep up on it, etc? The mind really is like a garden in that sense. Thanks for the comment Jim, I hope your "weeding and watering" work out well for you! (:

Questions: What would i do if i knew i could not fail What advice would i give someone in my exact position What do i need to say no to. Who do i need to say no to What would i do if i knew i could not fail What specific fears hold me back from doing those things? What simple or specific name would you give to that fear? Fear=excitement The feeling is usefully excitement, it’s energy Who am i still angry at? What have i change my mind on? What seemed important to you that just doesn’t matter anymore? What or who has hurt you? How do you feel about it? How has this bitterness changed your life? Can you name the shadow trait that needs to be integrated? What triggers you? What are your pet peeves? What upsets you? Why does this bother you so much? Is it possible you fear becoming like that, or are that, or wish to be more like that?

@danobryan1963

8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for listing the shadow work questions 😃

This is such a great channel ,I am sure this channel will get its boom soon ,so that more people can learn from these valuable lessons

Nicely done. I like it because it points to a practical way for introspection. Cleaning our own house first, then inviting guests to join. ✅

@JoshRueff

Ай бұрын

Thank you, and you got it 💯

This, for me, is probably the most helpful yet. Great work as ever, all the best.

@JoshRueff

Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it Tom, and thank you! I'll have to keep making videos like it, seems like more practical = more helpful, in many/maybe most cases. All the best to you as well.

I can tell these are potent questions to dig into. Thank you for relating them in such a clear, palatable, non-intinidating earnest way. 🙏

Thanks, this is authentic and really high quality content😊

You have one an amazing job my friend - you and your Channel has helped me immensely. I share your videos with as many people as I can and when I am in a better place myself I aim to help others. Jordan Peterson is in New Zealand next month and I’m looking forward to seeing him, even more so after your videos. Keep it up. Kia Kaha (Be strong)

@JoshRueff

Жыл бұрын

Hi Arokiin, thank you very much for that, means a lot! I'm very glad these videos have helped, that's the most important thing to me by far, so it makes me very happy to hear that. And thanks a ton for sharing these videos, I know that helps grow the channel, and a lot - thanks to you and others here, the algorithm is starting to notice the channel, and it's really picking up traction. And that's awesome, let me know when you do, I'd love to check out your work and support your videos. Good things to come! Oh man, I'm jealous - I really want to see JP someday, hopefully soon. I'm very glad for you, hope you have a great time and get the most out of it! Kia Kaha

Great start for anyone to do shadow work.💗❤😃

These videos are truly original and insightful!

@JoshRueff

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Barry, I appreciate it - glad they're helpful!

Amazing. First and only video I've seen of you so far, but you've earned yourself a new subscriber

@JoshRueff

2 ай бұрын

Thank you, I appreciate it - and glad to hear it, welcome!

This is so helpful. Such an indepth explanation.The questions are really thought provoking and it sets clarity in mind. Thankyou🙂

@JoshRueff

11 ай бұрын

You're very welcome! And thank you for the comment Manveen, I appreciate it (: (And sorry for such a delayed response, I like to answer comments sooner but fell behind, playing catch up.)

This is so good. It's what I need to hear right now. Thanks for your work!

@JoshRueff

Ай бұрын

You're welcome, glad to hear it!

Thank you; great video, especially the last half!

Well said and well put together.

@JoshRueff

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Instant subscription. I asked myself earlier : what questions I need to ask to dig into deeper sides of my undiscovered self?.. here you are!

Great questions ...thank you. Shared with my people as well

I was just thinking of starting to journal and these prompts are really helpful. Thank you!

@JoshRueff

9 ай бұрын

You're welcome, I hope you did! It can be life-changing for sure, with consistency especially

I really enjoyed these shadow questions. Thank you.

i'll enjoy working with these questions. thank you💭🌀

Thank you very much for making this video.

This will be so helpful during my shadow work journey. I keep thinking I’m done, then it boomerangs back around. Much love!

@JoshRueff

11 ай бұрын

I'm glad! And I know the feeling haha. Thanks for the comment Annie (:

Thanks for this wonderful piece of work!

@JoshRueff

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome, thank you for the comment Marcus!

Thanks, these were great questions

I need to start working on my shadow again. Thanks for the nudge. Great instruction.

Thank you for this video! I have begun the process of shadow work (from a Jungian perspective) and cannot find a book of prompts that do not sound inane and surfaced. I am also a writer who deplores journaling, but from great prompts have come great promise and growth. Keep up the great work!

@JoshRueff

11 ай бұрын

You're welcome, and will do! Thank you for the comment Xtina, much appreciated (:

that was a beautiful reflection of my own self, thank you brother. So many questions that I haven't asked myself in so long. So many reminders that my therapist of what my therapist told me a few months ago. thank you!

@JoshRueff

29 күн бұрын

Welcome! Glad they were helpful ( :

Thank you very much, this has helped a lot 🙏 you earned a new subscriber

Thank you so much for the video ❤

Such a helpful exercise! Thank you 😀

Great stuff. I like the style -- casual, but piercing at the same time. Well done :)

@JoshRueff

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Stephen, I appreciate that! (:

Great questions for inner work, thanks

@JoshRueff

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome Marcos, and thanks for the comment, I appreciate it.

Very very helpful video ❤️

I do not know why do you have so less followers and so less comments. I am so influenced by what you said in this video. fatigue, my own shadow, my fears! I am going to start my inner work from here! I affirm this will work for me. :)

@JoshRueff

Жыл бұрын

I agree! With consistent actions that eventually build new and powerful habits, I'm sure it will. And I also agree with the first part haha - with consistent actions and habits they'll come though (:

Thank you for sharing your knowledge, i am currently working on my 'shadow side' so this is very valuable for me and I'm sure many others.

@JoshRueff

Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful, thank you for the comment! They really help the channel grow, so thank you.

thanks for making this, I found it quite helpful

@JoshRueff

11 ай бұрын

You're welcome Aziz, and thank you for the comment, I appreciate it

Holy shit dude. I was about to give up on shadow work, but I am picking up what you’re puttting down. Let’s goooo

Great and clear, thank you!

@JoshRueff

3 ай бұрын

You're welcome, thank you for the comment (:

GREAT VID!

This is gold

@JoshRueff

4 ай бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad it's helpful for you!

Thank you! Very good content

@JoshRueff

9 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful Steven, and thank you!

This episode is recommendes at the right time.

@JoshRueff

Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it!

Thank You 🙏💜

lots of great points in your video. will re-watch. thanks.

@JoshRueff

5 ай бұрын

You're welcome! Thank you for the comment, I appreciate it.

Thank you!

@JoshRueff

2 ай бұрын

Hi Angie, you're welcome! Thanks for the comment (:

Thank you❤

Great info

Thanks boo!

Amazing work thank you

@JoshRueff

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome, and thank you for the comment Giscard, I appreciate it!

This video is what I’m needing so bad right now to do my shadow work.

Awesome video !

@JoshRueff

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thank you so much

@JoshRueff

Ай бұрын

You're welcome (:

Well done.

@JoshRueff

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jennifer, I appreciate it (:

Great video!

@JoshRueff

Жыл бұрын

Thank you H Lucia! (:

Nice work

Great questions.

@JoshRueff

3 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Great video. Great intro.

@JoshRueff

4 ай бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it! Welcome to the channel (:

Awesome video dude

@JoshRueff

6 ай бұрын

Thanks man, I appreciate it

Thanks, friend. ❤

@JoshRueff

9 ай бұрын

You're welcome, and thank you for the comment! (:

Thank you

@JoshRueff

Ай бұрын

Welcome ( :

Great video :)

Just wanna say thank you man

@JoshRueff

4 ай бұрын

You're welcome, glad it was helpful!

thank you

@JoshRueff

2 ай бұрын

Welcome (:

So glad I found your Channel funny enough I was looking up existential crisis and you popped up LOL

@JoshRueff

18 күн бұрын

Haha that's great XD

Thank you for creating your KZread channel and videos! ✊😃💖 In this video you mentioned one question pulled you out of depression. I have felt depressed for more than a few months. Was the question you asked yourself "what would I do if I knew I could not fail?" And was your answer, "I would not be depressed"?😢 What exactly did you do? Affirmations? Shadow work around depression?

Thank you great place to launch from.

@JoshRueff

2 ай бұрын

Np, glad it was helpful!

Just found this❤❤ thankyou for really cleat pointers

@JoshRueff

6 ай бұрын

You're welcome, glad it was helpful! (:

Thanks a lot ❤

@JoshRueff

5 ай бұрын

You're welcome (:

good job

@JoshRueff

4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Thanks

@JoshRueff

2 ай бұрын

Np!

i’m inspired.

good shit

engagement for the algorithm

I writed all theses questions and all how aply this questions, because i loved ur video so much and i will exercise this questions. Good job and u have a new subscribe! ❤ (Sorry for my english I'm brazilian)

@JoshRueff

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Regiane, I'm so happy this video helped you! It's funny, I was worried this video would be my worst one even though I knew these questions helped me a lot. It's great to see these questions helping others as well, it really makes me happy. And welcome (:

You're making great videos man

@JoshRueff

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Undone, that means a lot - I always hope they'll be helpful/useful, but you never know until you know. I'm very glad.

@Undone545

Жыл бұрын

@@JoshRueff Honestly man keep going. I don't even know how I stumbled on your channel. Watched a few videos on integrating the shadow (as I have returned to shadow work and starting therapy for the first time). Your content is brilliant. I am actually surprised the amount of subscribers you have for the quality. But the subs will come I'm sure. You're doing great work.

@JoshRueff

Жыл бұрын

​@@Undone545 ​Thank you Undone, it's great to hear that - knowing these videos are doing what they're supposed to is very motivating. And I'm glad to hear you've returning to shadow work, I wish you the best on your journey and expect you have great things waiting for you down the way! I absolutely will - and I agree, the algorithm's only just started picking up these videos properly, but it's starting to grow much more quickly, which is great. Lots to look forward to!

@JoshRueff

Жыл бұрын

​@@Undone545 Thank you Undone, I definitely will - I'm glad to hear that you've returned to shadow work, I expect there's both great challenges and truly fulfilling successes waiting for you on that journey! It's great to hear that these videos are doing what they're supposed to be, it's very motivating, and like you said, I'm sure subs will come as well. The algorithm has very recently started picking these videos up properly, and that's very exciting - in no small part thanks to you and people like you watching/interacting/sharing etc - and I've seen a few spikes of growth back to back, so that's good to see. Great things to come!

Excellent! Thank you very much! New subscriber from Mar del Plata, Argentina ❤

@JoshRueff

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the comment Lixx, I appreciate it! I'm glad you liked it. And welcome! (:

@lixx6350

5 ай бұрын

@@JoshRueff Thank you🤗

thanks bro

@JoshRueff

11 ай бұрын

Welcome!

Thank you. 😊👍🏻

@JoshRueff

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome, and thank you for the comment Yan Dan (:

@yandan7010

Жыл бұрын

Great content. I'll be back 😊👍🏻

@JoshRueff

Жыл бұрын

@@yandan7010 Glad to hear it! See you around Yan Dan (:

Love it

@JoshRueff

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Ilia

Awesome video! Thank you. New su💖

Interesting concepts

@JoshRueff

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve, glad to hear that - with some of my videos sometimes I wonder if I'm one of a tiny fragment of the population that finds this stuff interesting, so that's always good to hear

@stevesyncox9893

Жыл бұрын

@@JoshRueff we are all ONE. So any fragment is the whole. Your work has value. Thank you.

Only just discovered this channel ❤❤❤❤❤❤

@JoshRueff

9 ай бұрын

Glad you're here, welcome!

Very good video. (see algorythm, I commented! Make this person famous)

Excellent video very useful,but i would like to add one more thing about forgiveness,above everyone else you should start to forgive yourself,it doesn't just happen in a day Or two but you need a serious of sessions with your shadow,allowing yourself to understand better and more precise, every time giving you an extra information which was burried. Once you start to forgive and understand yourself better you tend to slowly let go of things and my confidence improved like rocket. I no more fool myself into faking confidence. I let my shadow be my confidence facing my insecurities and fear. Like Jordon Peterson says you should use your aggression in such cases in a constrictive manner which can work in your favour instead of against.

Thank you for sharing your own vulnerability- so many do not Blessings

@JoshRueff

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome Kerin, and thank you for the comment. Blessings to you as well

This video felt really insightful and I appreciate the list of prompts. Thank you for sharing🌱😊

@JoshRueff

11 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for letting me know Dee, I appreciate it (:

Maybe the best way to roll is to just assume that out there anything "bad, weak, evil, annoying, violent and unjust is also inside of me , you and any projection is just a cracked mirror....feed fatten up then eat your shadows..or be eaten.

If u started a podcast I'd listen to it all day

@JoshRueff

6 ай бұрын

Thank you Kritagyayadav, I appreciate the kind words - I might do just that!

ThankU👍Appreciate this/these. Well i'm glad i'm old. Being young was thaat hellacious, this is a picnic. Re depression. For me it turned out to be flashbacks. Flashblacks i call 'em. No visual, pure kinesthetic. Since age 5 i was suicidal. Found great help in therapy, & 12 step. The Arts! Art is where we learn transformation. When i first heard about amnesia, i thought "Oh, that would never happen to me, cuz i remember everything".... 🤣🤣🤣🤯🎃 yep. Could say tons

@JoshRueff

3 ай бұрын

Haha, I hear you (:

Now after finding your shadows what to do with it. For example if you find you hate manipulators cause youve been manipulated and misguided and left betrayed, that triggers you the hate, now how to deal with that shadow?

@JoshRueff

5 ай бұрын

Interestingly enough, the series I'm working on right now tackles this - identifying the buttons/triggers and figuring out how to structure your life to minimize those buttons, but also how to work through the complexes we have to alleviate/release/empty as much of the psychic energy pooled up in those complexes as possible. Hoping to have it finished soon!

❤

It should help

@JoshRueff

Жыл бұрын

Agreed - even a single question can change your life for the better. Thank you for the comment Maryam

I think that the short answer is that I am angry at myself for letting anything happen that made me angry because I always had a choice.

@JoshRueff

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment Lea! I suppose there are uncontrollables too, but I see what you're saying (:

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2:16 I do that almost every day lol

For me its the loss of close loved ones how my anxeitty grew if only I kenw could be more indepenntent what I want is freedom moneteraliy adn parentaly juggling Ido now

@JoshRueff

3 ай бұрын

I hear that - there's not much worse than losing those closest to you. It hurts. And while it's not the holy grail most of us think it is, financial freedom and independence are definitely worth striving for, and very helpful in decreasing unnecessary pain.

I have no "fear" of being successful if I was guaranteed to be. It's I don't have the money to get me to where the action is. Now, what?

@JoshRueff

Жыл бұрын

Depends. What's the action you're referring to?

@Red_Black_Key

7 ай бұрын

Maybe you have fear of being successful UNLESS you're guaranteed to be. That's just another way of saying "fear of failure". That's like saying: "I don't fear playing this game.....as long as I can get a guarantee that I will win". The Game of Life and the Game of Success/Failure always requires risks (no guarantees). So you fear Risk. Your fear of Risk could be blocking you from generating the start-up money to "get you where the action is".