Thread by @jungianLaura

The definition of projection from C.G. Jung Lexicon: A Primer of Terms & Concepts by Jungian analyst Daryl Sharp (Inner City Books, 1991):

"An automatic process whereby contents of one's own unconscious are perceived to be in others." twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Jung: "Just as we tend to assume that the world is as we see it, we naïvely suppose that people are as we imagine them to be. … All the contents of our #unconscious are constantly being #projected into our surroundings, and it is only by recognizing certain properties of the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

"The subject gets rid of painful, incompatible contents by #projecting them." ~C.G. Jung, "Definitions," CW 6, par. 783

"#Projection is not a conscious process. One meets with projections, one does not make them." ~Daryl Sharp, Jungian analyst, C.G. Jung Lexicon: A Primer of Terms & Concepts, p. 62 twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

"The general psychological reason for #projection is always an activated unconscious that seeks expression." ~C.G. Jung, "The Tavistock Lectures," CW 18, par. 352

"It is possible to #project certain characteristics onto another person who does not possess them at all, but the one being projected upon may unconsciously encourage it." ~Daryl Sharp, Jungian analyst, C.G. Jung Lexicon: A Primer of Terms & Concepts, p. 62 twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Jung: "It frequently happens that the object offers a hook to the #projection, and even lures it out. This is generally the case when the object himself (or herself) is not conscious of the quality in question: in that way it works directly upon the unconscious of the projicient.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

"Through #projection one can create a series of imaginary relationships that often have little or nothing to do with the outside world." ~Daryl Sharp, Jungian analyst, C.G. Jung Lexicon: A Primer of Terms & Concepts, p. 63 twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Jung: "The effect of #projection is to isolate the subject from his environment, since instead of a real relation to it there is now only an illusory one. Projections change the world into the replica of one's own unknown face. In the last analysis, therefore, they lead to an… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

"#Projection also has positive effects. In everyday life it facilitates interpersonal relations. In addition, when we assume that some quality or characteristic is present in another, and then, through experience, find that this is not so, we can learn something about ourselves.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

"The need to withdraw #projections is generally signaled by frustrated expectations in relationships, accompanied by strong affect. But #Jung believed that until there is an obvious discordance between what we imagine to be true and the reality we are presented with, there is no… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

"Jung distinguished between passive #projection and active projection. Passive projection is completely automatic and unintentional, like falling in love. The less we know about another person, the easier it is to passively project unconscious aspects of ourselves onto them.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

"The #projection of the personal shadow generally falls on persons of the same sex. On a collective level, it gives rise to war, scapegoating and confrontations between political parties. Projection that takes place in the context of a therapeutic relationship is called… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

"In terms of the contrasexual complexes, anima and animus, #projection is both a common cause of animosity and a singular source of vitality."

'When animus and anima meet, the animus draws his sword of power and the anima ejects her poison of illusion and seduction. The outcome… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…