A possible way of knowing we're projecting our shadow comes from two books I have: "Bonds that Make Us Free" and "The Anatomy of Peace."
Last night I was pondering how I can tell if I am indeed projecting. I also happen to be reading "The Anatomy of Peace." I woke up with a possible answer, one that was staring me right in the face as I was reading the other night.
When we treats people as objects, as obstacles to the image we try to create, or obstacles to some of our desires... Rather than treating people as a person and truly seeing them, and looking into them... I think that's when it's likely we're projecting our shadow.
We put value and our self-worth into the image we're trying to create and trying to protect. But it's a false image and shell of who we are and who others are beneath.
Shadows only exist in the presence of an object and light... Viewing through the lens of the image we try to create, an image that itself is an object, we begin to see shadows... Our shadow...
Another possible clue is knee jerk reactivity. With knee jerk reactivity we're not fully conscious of the moment, and we're likely trying to protect the image we try to create. Only when we're able to stop and pause can the light from grace possibly shine through. But once again we have to get out of defending our built up images, and we have to truly see others.
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