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             Black-Eyed Susan
             
              Rudbeckiahirta
             
 
             Positive   Qualities:
            
            Awake consciousness capable of acknowledging all aspects of   the Self; penetrating insight and self-aware behavior
           
 
 
 
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            Patterns of Imbalance:
           
           Avoidance or repression of traumatic or shadow aspects of the   personality, addictive or hypnotic behavior due to loss of consciousness
            
 
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            Definition:
           
           Black-Eyed   Susan is a powerful catalyst for confronting parts of the personality or   traumatic episodes from the past that have been kept locked away in the   recesses of the psyche. Often these unclaimed parts of the psyche   operate as shadow parts of the personality; for example, a person who   was raped or abused may begin to exhibit the same behavior toward others   later in life. In other instances this enormous repression does not   manifest outwardly, but inwardly, in self-destructive tendencies or as   mental or physical illness. In many cases Black-Eyed Susan is indicated   for individuals who suffer from emotional amnesia and paralysis, and are   totally unaware of the healing issues they must confront. What is   needed in these circumstances is an increase of awareness; the ability   to shine the light of consciousness into the shadows of the psyche. A   great release of energy is felt in the soul once such buried parts of   the psyche are consciously encountered and addressed in an appropriate   therapeutic environment. Black-Eyed Susan restores great light and   conscious awareness, helping the soul to integrate and transform   unclaimed parts of the psyche.
          
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