Dreams, shadows and projection

"Jacob's Dream"

Artist: Dovid Friedman

Oh my. Wait 'til you see what I have for you today.

I subscribe to a spirituality journal called The Rose published by Emmanuel Church in Athens, Georgia. Today these "new lyrics" were published along with permission to copy freely:

This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine;
This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine;
This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine,
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

This little dream of mine, it's gonna be my guide;
This little dream of mine, it's gonna be my guide;
This little dream of mine, it's gonna be my guide,
Be my guide, be my guide, be my guide.

This little shadow I see, it's just a part of me;
This little shadow I see, it's just a part of me;
This little shadow I see, it's just a part of me,
Part of me, part of me, part of me.

Project it on other people... NO!
I'm gonna make it mine;
Project it on other people... NO!
I'm gonna make it mine;
Project it on other people... NO!
I'm gonna make it mine,
Make it mine, make it mine, make it mine.

This little journey I take, it's not a piece of cake;
This little journey I take, it's not a piece of cake;
This little journey I take, it's not a piece of cake,
Piece of cake, piece of cake, when I'm awake.

It is necessary to be awake and aware, folks. I actually preached about that yesterday. Unfortunately, I didn't write the sermon out so I can't post it here. But don't ever forget that, as Richard Rohr says, "pain that is not transformed will be transmitted." How true, how true.

You might like to read up on "the shadow" in Jung's thought right here.