Jungian analysts call shame the swampland of the soul.

Imagine if our ancestors had made a similar valuation in the past, deciding to protect swampland at all cost.

The city was built amidst mosquito infested swampland, and its name derives from the Greek thérmē thérma , (malarial) fever .

Imagine if our ancestors had made a similar valuation in the past, deciding to protect swampland at all cost. Much of lower Manhattan would still be a swamp, rather than being turned into the powerhouse of New York City, at a huge cost to society.