3.5

This was a very tough read, not in terms of structure and wording but because of its contents. Shadow work has always interested me, since I first heard about it. I bought this book 3 years ago, read a few pages and never picked it up again. I've been getting into self discovery and care lately and I thought this would be perfect to pick up now.

It was promising in the beginning and it did teach me a lot but it began to feel repetitive, like I wasn't learning anything new and just hearing the same thing over and over again. I'd say its a good opener for shadow work because it's easy and doesn't overwhelm you with a lot of information. But I know I will probably end up reading another book on this topic eventually.

Deep inner healing is scary!! I thought I had been doing it since I was 12 but I never thought to really look back on things that have affected me from a young age till more recently. It was always more of a work-on-whats-going-on-now kind of ordeal. + We are constantly changing and learning things about ourselves and those around us!

Overall, I don't regret reading this and putting so many notes and annotations into it, but I wish the information wasn't so repetitive!