24-06-2016, 03:40 PM
The vast majority of the elite wanted to remain. The right-wing rump in the Conservative Party drove the Brexit campaign - but the people have, largely been anti the EU for reasons of sovereignty and also immigration. The net result is that an important battle has been won, but it's now the time to limit and hinder the right-wingers and push for even greater democracy. As I said earlier, the main take-away is that the political elite now have to learn to listen to the people and not rule by diktat - which is what has been happening.
The shadow is a moral problem that challenges the whole ego-personality, for no one can become conscious of the shadow without considerable moral effort. To become conscious of it involves recognizing the dark aspects of the personality as present and real. This act is the essential condition for any kind of self-knowledge.
Carl Jung - Aion (1951). CW 9, Part II: P.14