What Is Projection?

[Mal]

I'd like some insight into what you guys have learned about, realized about the phenomena of projection. 

[abrakamowse]

Astral projection?

[ProblemSolving]

If you mean for example projecting your own emotions onto somebody? It is all just internal stuff. Nothing that can be dealt with externally. So introspection usually is the key to many things. We already talked about my stuff with grandma and it helped me to get back on track. There is nothing like an external enemy image. This is all just a projection of fear and other similar negative emotions of oneself. So why should I fight somebody when I know that the real enemy is hidden inside me. This real enemy is the only one that needs to be dealt with. Leo had a nice video about some similar stuff. He was talking a lot about flattening the illusion. So much about the negative aspects of projection. What about positive projection? Basically a free expression of yourself. Like an art form. What is going on inside you equals what you create around you.

Surely something that I might want to achieve someday. 

 

[Jani]

We also project our happiness into the future like when I start getting paid this and this much and when I get the new computer etc. It's funny how we also think that when we get this and that done, then I can just be, but never really reaching that point, and if we did, most of us wouldn't even start to "be" since we are so addicted to doing that we simply can't do that for too long. It's quite fascinating how deeply unconscious people have that kind of fantasy of just being and not doing much but then in reality they're running away from it, it's like they are attracted to that kind of life style but at the same time rebel it.

[charlie2dogs]

20 hours ago, Mal said:

I'd like some insight into what you guys have learned about, realized about the phenomena of projection. 

some are able to project their consciousness beyond themselves,  this is a good way of learning to experience the real part of oneself,  start by laying down and being still, and concentrate, it takes an act of will, to will yourself out of the physical body, but with practice your consciousness can leave your body and turn around and look at your physical body, and with continued practice you can begin to move beyond to other places. once you are outside of the physical body and can turn and see your physical body, you are experiencing your core being.  Doing this does not mean you have attained enlightenment and i want to make that clear because there is more to enlightenment than just this, however it is an important part of being enlightened as it give you an idea of what it is like to function as a being of consciousness, the consciousness itself has to awaken to certain degrees before enlightenment can happen, even if you practice this and are able to do it easily.  This is a good practice to experience the core of your being and it could quicken the awakening process but it in itself does not mean you are self realized by simply being able to do this.

[governor]

um...hey, so I stopped asking about this subject years ago , but , I actually am going to go ahead and ask one more time...     how is this skill helpful or usable in any way...people have lots of ways to explain it away...   I could go on but I usually don't- no point....   people don't understand anyway...

what do you guys think? i'm curious...helpful usable skill, or just a thing that happens...

(I almost never admit this to anyone but once this happened and I saw someone I hadn't seen in years -no sound- but it was odd I watched his friends frantically realizing he had died in his sleep -It was the most calm thing I've ever felt...-a few hours later they called my phone (in real life) to let me know  he had died.----it was odd but that's  all...

once it happened while I was awake-     seems kinda irrelevant or something ... i'm not sure...maybe just another thing to get distracted playing around with...  helpful, usable, waste of time, not even important, what's your opinion?