Good post. I never thought before to use Dr. Anne Carpenter as the shadow and the Self at the same time. In my opinion, I think Dr. Carpenter is more of like a positive animus for Scully because she was the one who explained to Scully about the mystery of the "Purity Control" government top secret project and just like Deep Throat, she paid dearly for that. Having a scientific mind, it was hard for Scully to believe on something that does not have any proof within her reach. Her scientific mind could be considered as the Shadow for the following reason. She knows that something weird is going on but her scientific mind prevents her from giving into the benefits of the doubts. She knows deep down but refuse to believe without going through
