# 457: Prophet Worship Compassionately Explained

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Podcast: [Latter Day Struggles](https://stenobird.com/podcast/latter-day-struggles-5189030)
Published: 2026-08-03T15:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Send us a Positive Review! In this episode Val digs into the concept of prophet worship [or any time humans hand over their discerning power to a formal authority figure] from the context of psychology and the “shadow”. While we tend to talk about our “shadows” from the context of that which we are ashamed of, sometimes we actually disown our greatest divine attributes. Tune in to this episode to learn why this happens and how to reintegrate our “golden shadows” back into our core...

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