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Carl Jung called it the Shadow. Witchcraft calls it the seat of your most untapped power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis class is your lantern.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis class an immersive 120-minute introduction to shadow work as a living witchcraft practice. We begin with a witch's relationship with the inner underworld — not as something to fear or exorcise, but as something to meet, understand, and ultimately reclaim. Working with concepts like The Witch's Forge, we explore how genuine self-mastery is not built by polishing only your brightest facets, but by bringing your whole self into conscious relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom there, we get practical. You'll learn to recognize the Mirror of Judgment — how the things that most irritate or disturb us in others are often the very things we've refused to see in ourselves.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second half of the class turns to tools and transformation. You'll work with shadow journaling techniques designed to bypass the ego's polished defenses, explore tarot and scrying as diagnostic mirrors for the hidden self, and be guided through a visualization to personify and speak directly with your shadow. A dedicated ritual segment covers shadow-infused spellwork — how raw, honest emotion, including anger, grief, and envy, becomes high-octane fuel when worked with intention rather than suppressed. We close with an Underworld Journey meditation to reclaim a lost fragment of yourself, and a grounding conversation about ethics, aftercare, and how to carry this work forward safely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis class is not about becoming darker. 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