The Psychology of Projection

Projection is a psychological fact that can be observed everywhere in the everyday life of human beings. It is an unconscious mechanism where one ascribes one’s own motivations, thoughts, feelings, and desires that are unacceptable to oneself, while attributing them to others. It is a misalignment of the inner and outer world, because what one is inwardly, one will see outwardly.

To really know who we are, we must concern ourselves with correcting such misjudgements. Many people will cling to them with every fibre of their being, because if one accepts correction, one may fall into a depression.

When we find certain unacceptable feelings, thoughts or behaviours in ourselves that we refuse to acknowledge, and see someone with that specific trait, we will feel resentment, hatred and anger towards them. Projection occurs not because of what other people say to you, but rather because of what you yourself think about those people.

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📝 Sources

- Projection and Re-collection in Jungian Psychology – Marie-Louise von Franz
- Inner Gold: Understanding Psychological Projection – Robert A. Johnson
- Murstein, Bernard I., and Ronald S. Pryer. "The concept of projection: A review." Psychological Bulletin 56.5 (1959): 353.
- Knight, Robert P. "Introjection, projection and identification." The Psychoanalytic Quarterly 9.3 (1940): 334-341.
- Papadopoulos, R. K. (Ed.). (2006). The handbook of Jungian psychology: Theory, practice and applications. Psychology Press.
- What is a Projection? Presented by James Hollis, Ph.D.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gL9isdHw9CQ
- Projection Is A Defense Mechanism To Avoid Taking Responsibility – Walter E. Jacobson, M.D.
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⌛ Timestamps

0:00 Introduction
2:15 Example of Projection
6:37 Freud: Mother Complex and Transference
8:06 Carl Jung on Projection
9:33 Jung: Shadow Projection
12:52 Jung: Anima and Animus Projection
16:18 Projection and Projectile
19:11 Active and passive projection
20:54 Introjection
21:42 Mystical participation
25:36 Psychological Projection as Inner Gold

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