The Jungian "Shadow"

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One of the most significant concepts to emerge from Jungian psychology--at least as useful as "introvert" and "extrovert"--is that of the "shadow." An individual's shadow is an unconscious region of the psyche formed by the conscious contents of the ego. So what you know about yourself casts a shadow composed of thing you don't know or don't want to know--the negative or dark parts. It is desirable that you become conscious of your shadow for two reasons: one, you can't work on parts of yourself you are not aware of and two, the parts of yourself you are not aware of can exert a force on your thoughts and behavior you cannot directly control.

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Jungian psychology is a subject that interests me a lot. I came across it while watching video lectures by a Professor Jordan Peterson at Toronto University. Since then I've spent many hours trying to integrate it into my philosophy.

there's no logic fails, just a misunderstanding in words. in Jung speech, some conscious contents may create unconscious links and contents. making those link conscious doesn't necessarily create more unconscious contents.
about the "how" making those link conscious, the answer is obviously the
psychoanalysis work on ourselves.
that's a theory, of course

yes. where is the fallacy in this process?
You are not saying that Achilles never reaches the turtle, are you? ^^

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If "Becoming conscious only creates more shadow" were true, Jung would have been the creepiest man in history. I assure you, from studying his work for 25 years, he was not. In fact, he was one of the most balanced and insightful people in history. Sadly, you have missed the point catastrophically.

"Who/what/where/when/why/how" is the logic of journalism, not of Jung. Jung spent his entire professional life teaching us the "how." The circular logic is yours, not his.

You offer no explanation as to why consciousness creates shadow.

"Is there special content that doesn't create a shadow?"

Knowledge of the shadow does not create shadow; it lessens it. This is the only critical feedback I have at this point for your responses.