Mindful Projections
Projection is a big thing down here on the Earth plane.
If you don’t understand this it will lead to a lot of suffering.
Projection happens when one is unable to see their own shadow + goes on to project their own toxic + negative traits onto someone else. It’s usually unconscious.
Most of us are constantly projecting + being projected onto. Having awareness of this can be very useful + lead to having more peace both personally and within your relationships.
When you decide not to take on the projections of others there is great freedom there.
You can literally command + demand + send that energy back to whoever is sending it to you and/or just ask for the energy to go wherever it belongs. It does nothing for you to hold it, it’s their stuff.
Many empathic people are targets for projection because we appear soft + our light + healing energy activates the shadows of others. I have dealt with this for as long as I can remember.
Group projection also happens when you have enough people holding a belief about someone or something. This can get icky + take some work to disconnect from. If enough people are projecting onto you and you don’t realize you’re absorbing that energy, it can affect your health, productivity and the way you see yourself.
Using your hands + arms to clear this energy is very powerful. Literally take your hand and push the energy away from you. You can use the prayer of denial + refuse to accept it. Prayer will also cover you so that the negativity cannot even reach you in the first place.
This is a big topic + a very important one to understand and begin to master. Some people spend their entire lives drowning in the projections of others + it can prevent your life and path from unfolding smoothly.
Also, the grand irony is that the more successful, famous and/or enlightened you become - this can make you a target for people’s unhealed shadows + projections. This is part of why we see celebrities have breakdowns and have erratic behaviours - they are dealing with millions of people’s energies being directed at them 24/7.
It’s often easy to see when others are projecting but not always clear when we are projecting ourselves. To become aware and responsible about how we project, deflect and reflect when we are triggered is profound medicine for both ourselves and humanity.