Shame on Jesus – Casting a spell

Malcolm continues our series on shame with a talk about ways in which we try ‘casting a spell’ on those around us. This (often unconscious) response to shame is more about what we can get from others as opposed to protecting ourselves (responses we have looked at previously in the series). We want to illicit positive affirmation, so we need to be seen as competent or successful, clever,  attractive, rich, special, or even humble! Maintaining this persona can be exhausting and may even lead us to engineering certain situations (such as the story of David and Bathsheba in 2 Samuel 11).