Collective Shadow

Collective Shadow
Collective Shadow (Jungian Philosophy) is the embodiment of the collective evils of humanity.
Power/Ability to:	Either be or mimic the collective evils of a society or nation.

"None of us stands outside humanity's black collective shadow."

― Carl Jung

The power to be the collective evils of a society/nation. Sub-power of Collective Unconscious. Absolute version of Id Embodiment. Variation of Jungian Archetype Mimicry and Evil Embodiment.

Capabilities

Users of this ability are the embodiment of the collective evils of people from a specific society, nation or even the whole world; mimicking the concepts of malevolence, gaining the traits and aspects of an absolute evil or even a devil.

This is the ultimate expression of the Shadow which lives within every living creature, according to Jungian philosophy, just as it is vital for a person to confront one's personal Demons it is vital for a society or nation to confront its Collective Shadow, failure to do so results in atrocities such as dictatorships, discrimination, genocide, war, anarchy and many other social ills.

As an embodiment of such forces, users of this power, by their very nature, are almost always evil creatures, whether by choice or by nature, yet from a dualism stance, even the Collective Shadow has a role to play, for only via being confronted with the ugliest side of ourselves can we, as a society, learn to better oneself.

Like all Jungian archetypes, the Collective Shadow is absolute and eternal; it can never truly be destroyed, and indeed is a fundamental part of existence, without which things would stagnate (however, just like the personal Shadow, failure to control or confront the Collective Shadow can lead to the extinction of a people, due to their destructive impulses.).

Applications

• Absolute Reincarnation
  • Absolute Immortality
    • Eternal Soul
• Blame Embodiment
  • Discrimination Embodiment
    • Discrimination Inducement
• Crime Manipulation
  • Crime Mimicry
  • Riot Embodiment
• Dark National Personification
  • Civilization Regression
  • Despair Embodiment
  • Ecocide
  • Misanthropy Inducement
  • Sociopathy Inducement
• Existential Pathology
• Hatred Embodiment
• Inhibition Release
• Malefic Force Manipulation
  • Malice Manipulation
    • Malevolence Release
• Nightmare Embodiment
• Omnimalevolence
  • Fear Derivation
  • Greed Derivation
  • War Derivation
• Paranoia Manipulation
• Ritual Manipulation
• Sacrifice Aspect Manifestation
• Taint Manipulation
  • Corruption Arts

Techniques

• Chaos Derivation
  • Absolute Unpredictability
  • Civilization Erasure
• Dark Side Aspect Manifestation
• Extinction Manipulation
• Malevorous
• Poverty Inducement
• Species Force Manipulation

Associations

• Civilization Manipulation
• Collective Unconscious
• Dark Aura Manipulation
• Evil Manipulation
• Inner Demon
  • Personal Demon
• Shadow Being

Limitations

• Acceptance Embodiment
• Civilization Rebuilding
• Hope Inducement
• Peace Inducement

Known Users

• The Idea of Evil (Berserk)
• Azazel (Christianity)
• Blight (DC Comics)
• Trigon (DC Comics)
• Ebon Dragon (Exalted)
• Collective Shadow (Jungian Philosophy)
• Mahler (Neo Ultra Q)
• Nyarlathotep (Persona 2)
• Yaldabaoth (Persona 5)

Gallery

The Idea of Evil (Berserk) is a collective shadow that represents mankind's collective desire for a reason for all of their suffering.

As "The Scapegoat", Azazel (Christianity) is the collective form of all human sin.

Blight (DC Comics) is the embodiment of humanity's collective evil, making it a very close parallel to the Collective Shadow.

Trigon (DC Comics) was born form the evil desires of all life.

Nyarlathotep (Persona 2), the embodiment of all of humanity's collective evil. Every single negative or destructive thought, feeling, or impulse ever experienced by even a single human empowers him.

Yaldabaoth (Persona 5) is the embodiment of the humanity's collective desire to be ruled over and dominated by a higher power.