“Until you make the unconscious conscious,  it will direct your life and you will call it fate.”  -Carl Jung Let’s Start With a Metaphor, Shall We? Have you ever done an embroidery project? If not, I’m sure most of us have at least seen one. On the front is a beautiful display of color and pattern. But if you turn the embroidery over, you’ll most likely find a big ol’ mess. Embroidery is the metaphor British writer and speaker, Alan Watts, used to describe the Jungian concept of the shadow self. We love to present all of our wonderful qualities to the world, while hiding our “mess” away conveniently in…