When Shadow Surfaces: Sovereignty in a Time of Disclosure
There are moments in history when what has been hidden begins to surface. We are living in one of those moments. As more information is disclosed about corruption, abuse of power, and systems of exploitation, including ongoing revelations connected to figures such as Jeffrey Epstein — many people are feeling shock, anger, grief, and even betrayal. You may even feel some of these things as I know when I first allowed myself to take in some of these truths many years ago. This is understandable. When we witness evidence of harm carried out by powerful individuals or institutions, it can feel destabilizing. It can shake our sense of trust in the structures that were meant to protect society and in our very foundation of what we thought was real, and in our beliefs and perceptions of the world. But I want to offer a wider lens. Shadow Rising to the Surface In personal growth work, we understand something fundamental: What remains hidden in the shadow cannot ...