Projection

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Definition

The misuse of mind’s creative power of extension in which you attempt to disown content within yourself and place it outside, making the world appear to be the cause of your inner condition rather than its effect.

Arc in Brief

Projection is the ego’s habit of assigning the mind’s guilt and conflict to an outside world, and forgiveness undoes it by returning cause to the mind.

Trail Contents

73 occurrences

T-1. The Meaning of Miracles

III. Atonement and Miracles Exported error seems to imprison the brother you misperceive.

T-2. The Separation and the Atonement

I. The Origins of Separation ⬥ Seed Projection begins as a misuse of extension for lack. II. The Atonement as Defense Miscreation follows denial and throws error into perception. V. The Function of the Miracle Worker Emptiness invites projection when unreality is given meaning. VI. Fear and Conflict Coercion and rage spill outward from an unhealed split.

T-3. The Innocent Perception

I. Atonement without Sacrifice Fearful religion starts by assigning your past to God. VI. Judgment and the Authority Problem Authority conflict is projected as other people attacking you.

T-4. The Illusions of the Ego

III. Love without Conflict The ego becomes a screen for your own separation choice.

T-5. Healing and Wholeness

V. The Ego’s Use of Guilt Guilt projected outward returns as fear of retaliation.

T-6. The Lessons of Love

Introduction Anger begins by projecting separation and blaming the brother. I. The Message of the Crucifixion Projection turns inner guilt into assault and punitive religion. II. The Alternative to Projection ▲ Milestone The ego survives by disowning what it projects outward. III. The Relinquishment of Attack What you project instead of extend becomes your lesson. V. The Lessons of the Holy Spirit Dissociation fuels attack until projection yields to extension.

T-7. The Gifts of the Kingdom

II. The Law of the Kingdom Outside the Kingdom, projection becomes the law you learn. VI. From Vigilance to Peace The ego projects threat outward and then fears its images. VII. The Totality of the Kingdom Rejection appears in others when you project it first. VIII. The Unbelievable Belief ▲ Milestone Giving conflict away keeps it and teaches vigilance. X. The Confusion of Pain and Joy Projected motives make guidance seem suspect and trust collapse.

T-8. The Journey Back

VII. The Body as a Means of Communication The use you choose is the body you perceive.

T-9. The Acceptance of the Atonement

V. The Unhealed Healer Condemnation of God comes from projected self-accusation.

T-10. The Idols of Sickness

III. The God of Sickness False gods inherit the authorship you project onto them. V. The Denial of God Denial is sent outward and returned as judgment.

T-11. God or the Ego

Introduction Making projects; creating extends from a different source. I. The Gifts of Fatherhood Conflict seems possible when God’s Will is projected outside. IV. The Inheritance of God’s Son Healing begins when blame is no longer placed outside.

T-12. The Holy Spirit’s Curriculum

III. The Investment in Reality A split mind projects a hostile world to preserve itself. VII. Looking Within ▲ Milestone Look within first; the world shows your chosen witnesses.

T-13. The Guiltless World

I. Guiltlessness and Invulnerability Projected separation becomes a world of retaliation. II. The Guiltless Son of God Projection hides guilt by seeming to get rid of it. V. The Two Emotions Perception is built from shadow figures drawn from the past. VI. Finding the Present The past becomes a cloud you cast across your brother. IX. The Cloud of Guilt The dark world reflects guilt until others are released. X. Release from Guilt Displacement keeps guilt alive by locating its source elsewhere.

T-15. The Holy Instant

VII. The Needless Sacrifice Special relationships trade guilt by aiming anger outward. X. The Time of Rebirth Sacrifice seems demanded when God is projected as attacker. XI. Christmas as the End of Sacrifice What is cast out returns as fear and meaninglessness.

T-16. The Forgiveness of Illusions

V. The Choice for Completion Attack tries to make another guilty and God responsible. VII. The End of Illusions Forgiveness withdraws the meanings you placed on a brother.

T-17. Forgiveness and the Holy Relationship

III. Shadows of the Past Shadow figures from the past testify for vengeance. VII. The Call for Faith Faith collapses when you charge your brother with your own deed.

T-18. The Passing of the Dream

I. The Substitute Reality The world becomes a disguise when error is thrown outward. II. The Basis of the Dream Dream figures seem causative when the world made within is externalized. VI. Beyond the Body Guilt is pushed onto the body to make separation look real. IX. The Two Worlds The world reports back the messages your mind first sent.

T-19. The Attainment of Peace

IV. The Obstacles to Peace Your chosen feeling dispatches messengers that return with matching proof.

T-20. The Vision of Holiness

III. Sin as an Adjustment Self-judgment painted outward becomes the world you then endure. VI. The Temple of the Holy Spirit Projected sin turns bodies into walls and makes God seem frightening. VIII. The Vision of Sinlessness Meaning is assigned within, and the empty world seems to carry it.

T-21. Reason and Perception

Introduction ▲ Milestone Perception is an outside picture of the mind’s choice. VII. The Last Unanswered Question Hate searches for a target, then turns on the mind itself.

T-22. Salvation and the Holy Relationship

II. Your Brother’s Sinlessness The great projection claims your own making can imprison you. III. Reason and the Forms of Error Unholy bonds keep sin real by loading it onto each other.

T-23. The War Against Yourself

Introduction Using something for sin makes it appear as your enemy. II. The Laws of Chaos A scapegoated enemy is blamed for lack so attack seems defense.

T-24. The Goal of Specialness

V. The Christ in You Specialness enjoys the sin it first judged in itself.

T-25. The Justice of God

I. The Link to Truth Every body you judge reflects the self you think you are. V. The State of Sinlessness The role you assign is the role you meet in return.

T-26. The Transition

VII. The Laws of Healing Sin rests on the belief you can project attack beyond your mind. VIII. The Immediacy of Salvation Fear projected onto time turns later into a hiding place. X. The End of Injustice Injustice is sustained by a story of deprivation blamed on others.

T-27. The Healing of the Dream

I. The Picture of Crucifixion Pain is used as evidence to convict the brother of guilt. II. The Fear of Healing Healing is feared when you use correction to punish your projected guilt. VII. The Dreamer of the Dream ★ Zenith Victimhood lasts while you insist the cause is outside your mind. VIII. The “Hero” of the Dream ▲ Milestone The dream is given away when you see it as done to you.

T-28. The Undoing of Fear

II. Reversing Effect and Cause The mind gives itself consequences, then blames a brother for them. III. The Agreement to Join A brother cannot make separation real without your agreement to see it.

T-29. The Awakening

IX. The Forgiving Dream Dream figures seem autonomous when you give them your own thoughts.

T-30. The New Beginning

VIII. Changeless Reality As you see the brother healed, your guilt loosens with the image.

T-31. The Final Vision

II. Walking with Christ The voice you hear in a brother echoes the one you chose within. III. The Self-Accused Seeing a brother’s sins depends on believing sin is yours and unforgivable. V. Self-Concept versus Self The brother becomes a symbol for the self-concept’s hidden guilt. VII. The Savior’s Vision Trust is restored when you stop suspecting hidden evil in yourself and others.