Wisdom Lives in the Depths by Kai Cheng Thom Serious conflict is often experienced as a crisis of the self - who are we? What is our relationship to other people in the face of disagreement, hurt, and harm? Confrontation forces us into the waters of the unconscious mind - into awareness of the unknown self. In those uncharted waters swim our shadows, our unwanted and exiled parts. Facing our shadows in the heat of conflict is an understandably frightening, even terrifying prospect. In every conflict, we must eventually face the possibility that we are wrong, unwanted, shameful, unlovable. Yet if we can bring curiosity and compassion to ourselves and others, we might just manage to find the deep wisdom, strength, and power that lives within ourselves: Our connection to the sacredness of our unique selves, and the numinous spark that connects all living beings. Let's dive together.