DECRYPTION Hidden within Darkwing Duck rests the Jungian tension between the Persona and the Shadow. The hero's costume is a persona, a mask we wear to be seen as good, brave and dependable. The more we polish the mask, the darker the figure beneath it grows. This egregore feeds on pride, on the need to be the one who always saves the day. Shadow work asks us to admit that the villain and the vigilante wear the same cape. Wholeness does not come from defeating the dark twin. It comes from recognizing him as family.
INVITATION What role do you play so often that you have forgotten it is a costume? What part of you has been hiding beneath the cape all along?
