The Colonial Shadow: A Jungian Investigation of Settler Psychology

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The Colonial Shadow examines the colonial psychology that has shaped what is now known as Canada. This psychology has perpetrated devastating harm over the last half a millennium and continues to oppress Indigenous people and degrade the environment. This book is inspired by the tenet of depth psychology that stories and myths from one’s own ancestry can bring about transformation and deep changes in perspective. As such, it investigates how an alchemical way of imagining into white settler colonial consciousness might contribute to its accountability and psychological healing today. The Colonial Shadow will be an invaluable resource for professionals, academics and students of Jungian and post-Jungian ideas, settler-colonial and First Nations studies, sociology, anthropology, and cultural studies as well as for anyone interested in addressing the colonial complex. Cover Endorsements Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Contents Acknowledgement Chapter 1: Introduction But Why Alchemy? Alchemy and Race Terms Statement of Positionality Chapter 2: Foundational Literature Colonialism and the Field of Psychology A Soul Illness Jung and Racism The Violence of Cultural Stealing and Appropriation Decolonisation Racism and Colonialism in Canada Settlers' Roles in Decolonisation/Unsettling Processes Issues with Reconciliation Decolonisation as a Settler Move to Innocence History of the Field Critical Race Theory Chapter 3: The Colonial Complex What Is a Cultural Complex? Colonial Complex Christianity and Colonialism Colonial Aversion to Dark and Veneration of the Light Air: Ascension and Transcendence Water: Disconnection from Body/Sexuality Earth: Disconnection from Land Fire: Disconnection from Passion and Soul Summary of the Colonial Complex Chapter 4: Historical Manifestations of the Colonial Complex in So-Called Canada Timeline Conclusion Without Closure Chapter 5: Alchemy and the Transformation of the Settler-Colonial Psyche What is Alchemy? Alchemy and Christianity The Prima Materia of the White Settler Psyche Alchemy as Metaphor The Alchemy of Settler Colonisation and Decolonisation Séme7 Concurrent Events Introduction to Chapters 6-9 Helms's Stages of White Racial Identity Development Chapter 6: Air Helms's First Stage of White Racial Identity Development: Contact Introduction to Sublimatio Air Cook's Journal Sublimatio's Relationship to the Psyche: Positive and Negative Potentials How the Colonial Complex Enacted the Negative Potential of Sublimatio Transcendence Colour Blindness and White Silence Colonial Suffocation Tuberculosis How the Colonial Complex Can Now Enact the Positive Potential of Sublimatio Sublimatio/Air Concrete Actions and Reflection Questions Chapter 7: Water Helms's Second Stage of White Racial Identity Development: Disintegration Introduction to Solutio Water Cook's Journals Solutio's Relationship to Psyche: Positive and Negative Potentials How the Colonial Complex Enacted the Negative Potentials of Solutio White Body Trauma Colonial Ideas about Cleanliness, Hygiene, and Disease Colonial Violence toward Indigenous Bodies European Sexual Repression Colonial Fear and Hatred of Female Sexuality The Impacts of Settler-Repressed Sexuality on People of Colour Abuse in Residential Schools Oppression of Two-Spirit People Current Colonial Relationship to Water Venus and Cook: The Killing of a King How the Colonial Complex Can Now Enact the Positive Potential of Solutio Embodiment: Landing in and Caring for Our Bodies as Home Positive Potential of Solutio Solutio/Water Concrete Actions and Reflection Questions Chapter 8: Earth Helms's Third Stage of White Racial Identity Development: Reintegration Introduction to Coagulatio Earth Cook's Journal Coagulatio's Relationship to the Psyche: Positive and Negative Potentials How the Colonial Complex Enacted the Negative Potential of Coagulatio? Stealing of Indigenous Land Smallpox and Bodies: The Spread of Disease Degradation of Nature Ungroundedness Capitalism and Consumerism White Environmentalism How the Colonial Complex Can Now Enact the Positive Potential of Coagulatio? Becoming Soil Soaked Healing Our Relationship to Nature Heals Us Caring for the World Around Us Is Good for Us Healing Colonial Disconnect from Land: Unearthing Trauma, Cultivating Care Coagulatio/Earth Concrete Actions and Reflection Questions Chapter 9: Fire Helms's Fourth Stage of White Racial Identity Development: Pseudo-Independence Introduction to Calcinatio The Sacred Fire Cook's Journals Calcinatio's Relationship to the Psyche: Positive and Negative Potentials How the Colonial Complex Enacted the Negative Potential of Calcinatio Blood, Colonialism, and Fire The Danger of Being Scared of Fire How the Colonial Complex Can Enact the Positive Potential of Calcinatio The Positive Potential of Calcinatio The Fiery Passion Needed to Combat Racism Activation of the Nervous System in Antiracism Work Activated Nervous Systems and Activists Healing the Nervous System from Christian Trauma Pendulation and Titration Creative Expression and Antiracism Calcinatio/Fire Concrete Actions and Reflection Questions Chapter 10: Conclusion Part I. Albedo (and a Little Citrinitas) Helms's Fifth Stage of White Racial Identity Development: Immersion/Emersion Peace, Reconciliation, and Assimilation: Navigating the Perils and Potentials of the Albedo Albedo and the Politics of Reconciliation Current Canadian and Indigenous Discussions Surrounding Reconciliation The Politics of the Albedo Albedo Conclusion Citrinitas, a Yellowing Transition Concrete Action Part II. Rubedo Helms's Sixth Stage of White Racial Identity Development: Autonomy Rubedo Racial Rubedo: Where We Go from Here Rubedo Concrete Actions and Reflection Questions Soeur Mystica Gold Kweèt'ı̨ı̨̀: Rock Diggers Captain Cook and George Vancouver Conclusion References Index