Sophia Noya | Staff Writer
Last Monday, the Spiritual Beings club invited students to overcome their fears of the dark and practice shadow work while enjoying Halloween fun with music, snacks, and costumes.
Shadow work, developed by psychiatrist Carl Jung, is an exercise that involves recalling suppressed, negative emotions and resolving them in your consciousness.
“It’s the practice of asking yourself deep questions,” said Amelie Belmont, a Sophomore studying Behavioral Neuroscience and Vice President of the club, “It challenges the subconscious part of yourself that is hiding, and brings it to awareness.”
The Spiritual Beings club is not a religious group–rather, they seek to build deep connections with their own bodies and the world around them in their daily lives.
Their events and workshops center around music, meditation, nature, inner healing, and more. They encourage members of all faiths to join.
Attendees get ready to journal and practice shadow work | Sophia Noya, PantherNow
“We want to create a community of like-minded individuals,” said club President KJ Young, a Junior studying Business Management, “We’re trying to encourage students that are interested in spirituality, whether it’s because of their faith, they’re looking for stress-relief, or just pure curiosity.”
After the club entered a period of inactivity, Young decided to help revive interest in the group.
“There aren’t a lot of spiritual people in this stage of life. Spirituality is usually something people find when they’re older,” Young explained, “I wanted to create a community for the spiritual people in this generation.”
“I found the club’s Instagram, but it was clearly dead,” she continued, “I reached out to the previous President and helped get it back running.”
Club President KJ Young reads the shadow work journal prompts | Sophia Noya, PantherNow
The club decided to channel the shadow work exercise through journaling, with a complementary notebook being given to each attendee.
Before beginning to write, everyone took a moment to ground themselves by planting their feet on the ground and relaxing their breathing. The participants then answered the journaling prompts, which asked them to examine their inner child, self-confidence, intelligence, and stifled emotions.
“It’s a process of interrogating and unveiling the parts of yourself that are holding you back,” Young said of the benefits that come with engaging with shadow work.
The Spiritual Beings club meets every other Monday at 6 pm, usually in GC 305. Keep up with their Panther Connect page for upcoming events and workshops.
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