Projection lowers our anxiety by letting our instincts and desires get expressed without becoming consciously aware of them.  We take our own unacceptable or unwanted thoughts and emotions and place them onto another person, perhaps blaming them, shaming them or otherwise dispensing with that in ourselves which we do not like.

This is a defense mechanism which truly highlights how much personal boundaries are involved in our defenses, by way [Read more...] about Projection

This is one of those weird ones to wrap your mind around. You have views of yourself and the world which you aren’t able to accept about yourself, but when you put them out onto other people, now you find them at a safe distance, more in your control. Now you do not feel as alone with them, and can accept them in yourself.

For example, a generally dependent, [Read more...] about Projective Identification

Prometheus was a Titan, predating the Olympians, and is credited with the creation of man from clay. He defies the gods and gives fire to humanity, which symbolizes human progress and civilization. Prometheus is known for his intelligence and as a champion of mankind.

The punishment of Prometheus as a consequence of the theft is as an immortal, to be bound to a rock, where each day the eagle of [Read more...] about Prometheus Instinct

Propaganda is a character "vice of excess" stemming from what would otherwise be a character virtue of Inspiration. It is too much Inspiration about achieving a goal, to the degree that the partner issuing it is likely trying to control or change the other partner in some way, to fit their own life's goals - their "mission in life" or "purpose in life" - to actually become that of [Read more...] about Propaganda