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Concluding Remarks 97owy —primitive and unadapted—but not be able to call it upwhen it's needed. I may know that feeling is required in a particularsituation but for the life of me can't muster it. I want toenjoy the party but my carefree extraverted side has vanished.I may know I'm due for some solitary introversion, but thelure of the bright lights is just too much.The shadow does not necessarily demand equal time withthe ego, but for a balanced personality it does require recognition.For the introvert this may involve an occasional night onthe town—against one's "better judgment." For the extravert itmight involve—in spite of oneself—an evening staring at thewall. In general, the person whose shadow is dormant givesthe impression of being stodgy, lifeless. Typologically, thisworks both ways: the extravert seems to lack depth; the introvertappears socially inept.The introvert's psychological situation is laid bare in FranzKafka's poignant observation:Whoever leads a solitary life, and yet now and then wants toattach himself somewhere; whoever, according to changes inthe time of day, the weather, the state of his business and thelike, suddenly wishes to see any arm at all to which he mightcling—he will not be able to manage for long without a windowlooking on to the street. 118Similarly, the extravert may only become conscious of theshadow when struck by the vacuity of social intercourse.There is a balance between introversion and extraversion,as there is between the normally opposing functions, but itrarely becomes necessary—or even possible—to seek it out,until and unless the conscious ego-personality falls on its face.In that case, which happily manifests as a nervous breakdownrather than a more serious psychotic break, the shadow118 "The Street Window," in The Penal Colony, trans. Willa and EdwinMuir (New York: Schocken Books, 1961), p. 39.
98 Concluding Remarksside demands to be recognized. The resulting turmoil may notfeel so good, and may upset many things one has known orbelieved about oneself, but it has the advantage of overcomingthe tyranny of the dominant attitude of consciousness. Ifthe symptoms are then attended to with some seriousness, thewhole personality can be enlivened.There is by definition a natural conflict between ego andshadow, but when one has made a commitment to live out asmuch of one's potential as possible, then the integration of theshadow—including the inferior attitude and functions—frombeing merely theoretically desirable, becomes a practical necessity.Hence the process of assimilating the shadow requiresthe capacity to live with some psychological tension.The introverted man, for instance, under the influence ofhis inferior extraverted shadow, is prone to imagine he ismissing something: vivacious women, fast company, excitement.He himself may see these as chimeras, but his shadowyearns for them. His shadow will lead him into the darkestvenues, and then, as often as not (whimsically), abandon him.What is left? A lonely introvert who longs for home.On the other hand, the extraverting introvert who is taken atface value—as a true extravert—is liable to end up in hot water.Whereas the introverting extravert has only himself todeal with, the extraverting introvert often makes a tremendousimpact on those who cross his path, but he might not want tobe with them the next day. When his introversion reasserts itself,he may literally want nothing to do with other people.Thus the introverted intellectual whose shadow is a carefreeDon Juan wreaks havoc on the hearts of unsuspecting women.True extraverts genuinely enjoy being part of the crowd.That is their natural home. They are restless alone, not becausethey are avoiding themselves, but because they have nopara-meters for establishing their identity outside of thegroup. The introverted shadow of extraverts encourages them
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