We are constantly encouraged to always seek the positive light, and the negativity of the dark is seen as something to be avoided at all costs. However, there are very few of us that will never encounter any dark negative moments, and what is dark for one may not seem dark to another. When I help others, I try to get them to confront their dark shadow side and the issues that are the cause of their blocks (rather than try to escape them or put them aside), because without the dark there is…