THE PROJECTION – THE MIRROR ALWAYS CRACKS (Or: Projection and Other Dirty Tricks You Learn From Your Parents) The kid looks in the mirror and sees his father staring back. Not the way his father looked—balding, bloated, worn down by bills and bourbon—but the way he was:short-fused, goddamn selfish, the kind of man who’d drink … Read more
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Facing the Mirror: Reclaiming Ourselves from Projection “You meet yourself in others. If you don’t recognize yourself, you haven’t looked deep enough.” – Anonymous You’ve looked in the mirror. You’ve noticed the shadows. You’ve watched how they dance across your relationships, your judgments, your politics, and your culture. Now comes the most powerful part of the … Read more
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Society’s Mirror: How We Project Onto Others and the World “Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” – Carl Jung We like to think we see the world clearly. That our judgments are rational, our preferences personal, and our enemies… well, they deserve it. But what if the way … Read more
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What You See Is (Not) What You Get: The Psychology of Projection “The things we hate most in others are often the things we fear or reject in ourselves.” – Carl Jung Ever found yourself accusing someone of being selfish, only to realize (much later) you were the one who wasn’t sharing? Or maybe you’ve met … Read more
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