you're just projecting." And yet, projection can be one of the most useful concepts in achieving a real connection with the deep forces that lie within us.

The fact is that what we really and truly know about ourselves as regards our own needs and motivations is very limited. That is why we are always counselled to search within for the answers. However, However, a direct confrontation with that big, dark, undifferentiated unknown that is within us seldom leads us to any thing recognizable or useful. The deeper wisdom and understand. ing, as well as our own great potential and creativity, lie in what we call the unconscious, and the mechanism of projection is one way of determining what this is.

"GOD LIES IN THE UNCONSCIOUS"

From all of the descriptions I have read or heard of the un conscious, I am struck by how similar they are to the descriptions I have read and heard of the "nature of God". I don't really know if they are the same or different, but I find it an excellent working hypothesis to think "God lies in the unconscious, "1 or "the unconscious is the voice of God speaking to me.' It is necessary, nay, it is absolutely vital for a full life, that a person find some way to explore this vast unknown area of himself and bring what lies buried in it into consciousness. I think of it in terms of consciousness being on top and the unconscious underneath or behind. Like the iceberg with its small area on the surface and its vast area under water. It is also spoken of in many other ways, all directional; either above or below, front or back. In any event, the unconscious is someplace where I cannot see it. I don't even know what it is. It is like God, It is like God, or the spirit, or the soul, or the wind or gravity. No one knows what it is, but we can see manifestations of it and from the se manifestations we infer its existence.

In the process of analysis we use projection as a means of revealing what lies within the person of which he is unconscious. This helps to uncover unknown motivations which rule his life.

I like to use the analogy of the mirror to illustrate this point. When we look into the mirror, we recognize that the image we see is our own face. In fact, the only way we can ever see our own face is by means of something that will reflect it. Of course, we know it is a reflection, and we do

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