Thanks Wendy, this was great and makes good sense.
But I couldn’t help but think you portray each side as morally equivalent. I don’t see it. This is a very lopsided situation, let’s take a couple examples.
The tee shirt guy, who went to a Trump rally wearing a Biden tee and to a Biden/ Harris event wearing a Trump tee. He was not greeted the same way at each: the Trump supporters gave him constant friendly taunts, lots of laughter; Biden Harris folks threatened and practically beat him up physically until he was forced to depart.
DOGE deployment: So, Elon Musk and his team find unbelievable abuse of taxpayer money (likely in the $Trillions), used for inappropriate purposes all the way up to money laundering. And the Left’s response? Bomb Tesla dealerships. Difficult to find an example of this in the other direction.
What does each support?
Left: Transexual education to kindergarteners, open borders, war, censorship, abuse of the legal system
Right: Traditional values, God, free speech, the US Constitution
Of course, the foundation of this divide is being fostered by a global cabal (from where did the dollars come to pay for the Tesla protests?). They create narratives, promoted through their MSM, and we have civic conflict that is difficult to tamp down.
There may be a path to healing. But it seems to me it runs through individuals on one side much more than the other.
I think you probably know which camp I’m in, but as a writer, my goal for this post was to reach all people (at least as much as possible) and encourage them to reflect on their own thoughts and feelings—to explore where they come from, with the hope of inspiring individuation. From a Jungian perspective, individuation is the process of integrating the conscious and unconscious parts of the psyche to become a whole, authentic self. So I couldn’t really position myself on a specific team in this post, because doing so would reinforce the very division I’m trying to help people transcend. The purpose here is to get people to question themselves and their projections, rather than simply pointing fingers at others.
Looking at the broader picture, both the Left and the Right are entangled in the collective shadow—those unconscious parts of ourselves projected onto “the other.” While I see more problems than solutions on the Left, neither side is exempt from culpability in our collective decline. For example, many U.S. universities continue to receive government funding for gain-of-function research, regardless of political affiliation. Nuclear weapons and destructive armaments are growing, not shrinking. Central banks and elitists are consolidating power while the masses remain distracted by tribal conflicts.
The Trump administration may be addressing some issues, but they are also exacerbating or ignoring others. Ultimately, the world doesn’t shift course whether the Dallas Cowboys or the Chicago Bears win a game—it remains on this destructive path. Even if I inject my bias and my side wins a few games or the championship, the nation still loses in the long run, with nearly $37 trillion in debt climbing steeply.
At the core, this is about what I’m trying to accomplish: fostering awareness beyond partisan identity and belief. Individuation calls for moving beyond simplistic “us vs. them” narratives to confront the shadow within ourselves and our collective systems. Personally, I don’t believe in Bitcoin or crypto; I see them as massive consumers of precious resources and electricity—something Trump supports—and I regard them as part of a broader illusion or “false self” that distracts us from deeper transformation. Both teams, in effect, are driving us into a wall.
Yes, I figured this was your approach. If your reply to my comment is public, and it appears to be, then you've broadcast your reasoning. : ) Hey, can you tackle the Stratospheric Aerosol Injection (ie, chemtrails) topic? Without a fix here, and soon, nothing else matters. Cheers!
Good point. But if any readers have made it this far, then they have already read through my post and reached a level of critical thinking and questioning. As I wrote before, I’m trying to avoid their ABORT triggers before they get to the thinking part. And quite frankly, as long as there is critical thinking and debate (over ABORT and withdrawal into ignorance) then I did my job as a writer.
I’ve written several pieces on propaganda and the abort triggers. Here’s a few…
Interesting perspective. I've always been a big fan of Jung. Not sure though how we can get Congress to "confront their shadows". About the only thing they seem willing to confront is their martini lunches. Another interesting paradigm that works well is Iain McGilchrist's left/right brain theory, with the left brain having become dominant in the collective West leading to all kinds of fresh Hell that we are currently knee-deep in.
I, too, find Iain McGilchrist’s theory quite interesting. I will address this either next week or the week after, as I begin to write more about propaganda as archetypal manipulation. McGilchrist’s framework reveals why this works: the left brain, dominant in Western culture, craves order and predictability, making us susceptible to narratives that simplify chaos into clear, controllable patterns, even at the cost of truth.
Thanks Wendy, this was great and makes good sense.
But I couldn’t help but think you portray each side as morally equivalent. I don’t see it. This is a very lopsided situation, let’s take a couple examples.
The tee shirt guy, who went to a Trump rally wearing a Biden tee and to a Biden/ Harris event wearing a Trump tee. He was not greeted the same way at each: the Trump supporters gave him constant friendly taunts, lots of laughter; Biden Harris folks threatened and practically beat him up physically until he was forced to depart.
DOGE deployment: So, Elon Musk and his team find unbelievable abuse of taxpayer money (likely in the $Trillions), used for inappropriate purposes all the way up to money laundering. And the Left’s response? Bomb Tesla dealerships. Difficult to find an example of this in the other direction.
What does each support?
Left: Transexual education to kindergarteners, open borders, war, censorship, abuse of the legal system
Right: Traditional values, God, free speech, the US Constitution
Of course, the foundation of this divide is being fostered by a global cabal (from where did the dollars come to pay for the Tesla protests?). They create narratives, promoted through their MSM, and we have civic conflict that is difficult to tamp down.
There may be a path to healing. But it seems to me it runs through individuals on one side much more than the other.
I think you probably know which camp I’m in, but as a writer, my goal for this post was to reach all people (at least as much as possible) and encourage them to reflect on their own thoughts and feelings—to explore where they come from, with the hope of inspiring individuation. From a Jungian perspective, individuation is the process of integrating the conscious and unconscious parts of the psyche to become a whole, authentic self. So I couldn’t really position myself on a specific team in this post, because doing so would reinforce the very division I’m trying to help people transcend. The purpose here is to get people to question themselves and their projections, rather than simply pointing fingers at others.
Looking at the broader picture, both the Left and the Right are entangled in the collective shadow—those unconscious parts of ourselves projected onto “the other.” While I see more problems than solutions on the Left, neither side is exempt from culpability in our collective decline. For example, many U.S. universities continue to receive government funding for gain-of-function research, regardless of political affiliation. Nuclear weapons and destructive armaments are growing, not shrinking. Central banks and elitists are consolidating power while the masses remain distracted by tribal conflicts.
The Trump administration may be addressing some issues, but they are also exacerbating or ignoring others. Ultimately, the world doesn’t shift course whether the Dallas Cowboys or the Chicago Bears win a game—it remains on this destructive path. Even if I inject my bias and my side wins a few games or the championship, the nation still loses in the long run, with nearly $37 trillion in debt climbing steeply.
At the core, this is about what I’m trying to accomplish: fostering awareness beyond partisan identity and belief. Individuation calls for moving beyond simplistic “us vs. them” narratives to confront the shadow within ourselves and our collective systems. Personally, I don’t believe in Bitcoin or crypto; I see them as massive consumers of precious resources and electricity—something Trump supports—and I regard them as part of a broader illusion or “false self” that distracts us from deeper transformation. Both teams, in effect, are driving us into a wall.
Yes, I figured this was your approach. If your reply to my comment is public, and it appears to be, then you've broadcast your reasoning. : ) Hey, can you tackle the Stratospheric Aerosol Injection (ie, chemtrails) topic? Without a fix here, and soon, nothing else matters. Cheers!
Good point. But if any readers have made it this far, then they have already read through my post and reached a level of critical thinking and questioning. As I wrote before, I’m trying to avoid their ABORT triggers before they get to the thinking part. And quite frankly, as long as there is critical thinking and debate (over ABORT and withdrawal into ignorance) then I did my job as a writer.
I’ve written several pieces on propaganda and the abort triggers. Here’s a few…
https://www.wendywilliamson.com/will-the-cult-of-ignorance-ever-die/
https://www.wendywilliamson.com/mind-control-how-does-it-work/
Interesting perspective. I've always been a big fan of Jung. Not sure though how we can get Congress to "confront their shadows". About the only thing they seem willing to confront is their martini lunches. Another interesting paradigm that works well is Iain McGilchrist's left/right brain theory, with the left brain having become dominant in the collective West leading to all kinds of fresh Hell that we are currently knee-deep in.
I, too, find Iain McGilchrist’s theory quite interesting. I will address this either next week or the week after, as I begin to write more about propaganda as archetypal manipulation. McGilchrist’s framework reveals why this works: the left brain, dominant in Western culture, craves order and predictability, making us susceptible to narratives that simplify chaos into clear, controllable patterns, even at the cost of truth.
Your writing has helped me gain a new appreciation and respect for Carl Jung. Need to purchase those two books you referenced. Thank you .