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The Journal of Analytical Psychology, volume 32, No. 2. 1987
In summary we arrive at four main conclusions with reference to the shadow and narcissistic disorder.
Narcissistic compensations impress us as shadow manifestations but are, in reality, essential for survival. In dealing with them one should therefore always give priority to existence in the shadow and to resulting shadow intolerance.
The moralistic shadow concept is counter-productive and counter-indicated for the treatment of the disorder: it fixates it instead of transforming it. As it originates at a later developmental stage, it does not help our understanding of early disturbances.
We recommend approaching the shadow in the treatment of narcissistic disorders from the standpoint of the personal unconscious. The mismanaged dialogue, which was thrown off the right track with the silenced child, must be resumed. In doing so, it is not enough to leave it on the level of anamnestic questioning. The lost feelings are retrieved through reconstruction and through reflection on what happens in the transference and countertransference.
The given existential reality is constantly overshadowed by narcissistic compensations. It is important that it receives more light and that the narcissistically wounded person be allowed to live and experience himself in the transference and in the relationship with the therapist.
The Journal of Analytical Psychology, volume 32, No. 1. January 1987
I have tried to trace connections between Jung and Klein from a point of view different from that of the London Jungian school. My considerations stem partly from my earlier interest in sociology, and in attempting to apply Klein's concepts to collective psychology I put forward