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Priestess Initiations: The Goddess Coven explores goddess archetypes, spiritual growth, shadow work, and somatic psychology through a lens of depth and embodiment. Hosted by Casey Dunne—Priestess of Isis and Lilith & Somatic Psychotherapist, MA in Body Psychotherapy with Jungian training—this podcast bridges teaching psychology frameworks with divine feminine goddess wisdom. Whether you’re exploring astrology through archetypes, Human Design, Akashic Records, tarot and divination, or sacred geometry—or ready to go deeper into embodied shadow work—this is where spiritual curiosity meets grounded transformation. This isn't therapy. It's spiritual education and embodied shadow work for empowered women, witches, healers, and initiates walking the path of transformation through descent, integration, and reclaiming holistic wellbeing. Because the path to collective healing begins with our own descent into wholeness.

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#4 Shadow Is Not What You Think | Carl Jung, Spiritual Bypassing & Real Shadow Work

November 19, 2025 • Casey Dunne, MA, LPCC • Season 1 • Episode 4

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Season 1, Episode 4: Shadow Is Not What You Think

Shadow isn't just the "bad" parts of yourself. It's everything you've disowned—including your power, your wildness, your sexuality, and your joy.

In this episode, Casey explores Jungian shadow work and why most people misunderstand what shadow actually is. The work isn't to fix your shadow or transcend it—it's to integrate it and let it make you whole.

You'll discover:

What shadow actually is (and why it includes your gold, not just your wounds)
Why "love and light" spirituality bypasses the real work
How spiritual bypassing keeps you stuck in surface-level healing
The difference between shadow work and shadow integration
How shadow changes as you move from maiden to mother
Why your judgments of others reveal what you've disowned in yourself

Includes a shadow practice to help you recognize what you've been rejecting in yourself.

The goddesses live in the shadow—Persephone rules the underworld, Lilith refuses exile, Medusa's gaze forces you to face what you've hidden. This episode teaches you how to reclaim the parts of yourself that hold your greatest medicine.

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Intro music composed by my dad, Mike Dunne: [Spotify link]