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| The Devil "Urrrrrgh, am I scaring you? That's not really my purpose. They put me in this book of life experiences to help you recognize your shadow side, and it's a heavy burden. "I am the undeveloped, unlived aspects of your personality that keep higher wisdom from coming through. When you understand yourself, and what gives you true worth, my power melts. "Are you overly concerned with clothes, social or professional positions, appearances? Are you envious of others? Do you have secret sexual fantasies? "They all come from me, because I am that part of you that must be put aside to live in civilized society. As long as you fear or deny those kinds of feelings and attitudes, you live in bondage. I'm here to remind you that someday you must recognize them, slip your chains, and reclaim them as your own. "Whoa, now! Wait a minute. Don't think I'm giving you permission to run rampant. I didn't say you needed to act on your feelings. Claiming them as your own will be enough to free you. Frankly, I'm tired of being your scapegoat. "When you see through the illusion I present, you are on the way to true freedom. You will cease to blame others and find your way past me into your inner center. "My key phrase is acknowledging your hidden recesses." |