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Walking into the Sun: The Shadows That Shape Us

When we walk facing the Sun, we cast shadows. They aren’t us, yet they exist because of us—formed by light falling on us.

On the ground, shadows are real, visible, exaggerated—a simple distortion of form. But the ones that fall in our minds? Those are far more dangerous.

In Jungian psychology, the shadow self represents the unconscious, darker side of personality—the fears, insecurities, and untold stories that shape how we see the world.

These inner shadows whisper narratives—about who we are, what we deserve, and what’s possible. And often, it’s those stories that define our future.

So, what shadows fall in your mind?

And more importantly—are they telling the truth?

“What do you see?”, I ask him. “Well a lot of things. Actually a lot of lovely women”. Staring at light bring on its magic on an arrangement of wood panels.

I am taken by his candour. I didn’t expect it. We sit there in silence. I dont what is more magical. Is it the light or is it the shadow?

Between light and shadow, every life goes on.

Whatsay?

Light can be beautiful. It allows you to see. It brings inanimate objects to life. It helps you see. Every person who has been in the dark can tell you a powerful personal story of how beautiful light is.

Relish it all.

And even as you do, pause to remember that light can be blinding as well. It can create silhouettes of humans, obscure the finalise and make you sure of ‘reality’.

Ask yourself how bright is the light you revel in? What do you not see because of it? What shadows does it throw up? Is that shadow a tad too dark?

(at Aurangabad, Maharashtra)

Some places are magical. Just magical. Imagine a psychedelic light show that happens every hour of every day. Every single day on the whim of the Sun.
The architecture of the temple at Rameshwaram gets light to play hide and seek at different times of the day and changes the scene for you. There are more than a thousand pillars. Each exquisitely carved.
Its amongst the longest corridors in a temple complex. It can make you forget time. You could just sit there and light bring about the sound of life.
That such capabilities existed in the 12th century strikes the eye nonchalantly. Man’s quest for making something spectacular has remained constant.
Truly magical, wont you say?
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