WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.080 --> 00:00:02.600 Jung discovered that seventy three per cent of his most 2 00:00:02.720 --> 00:00:07.960 dangerous patients showed one identical warning sign before they became destructive. 3 00:00:08.839 --> 00:00:12.919 This psychological red flag appears in normal, even charming people 4 00:00:13.240 --> 00:00:17.280 who seem completely harmless on the surface. When you recognize it, 5 00:00:17.760 --> 00:00:22.359 Jung said, immediate withdrawal is your only protection. Today, I'll 6 00:00:22.359 --> 00:00:25.640 show you exactly what to watch for, because this sign 7 00:00:25.679 --> 00:00:30.399 doesn't announce itself through obvious aggression or toxic behavior. It's 8 00:00:30.440 --> 00:00:34.159 far more subtle, and that's precisely what makes it so deadly. 9 00:00:35.079 --> 00:00:38.759 The sign Jung identified appears when someone begins projecting their 10 00:00:38.840 --> 00:00:43.359 shadow onto others with absolute conviction. But here's what most 11 00:00:43.359 --> 00:00:48.240 people don't understand about shadow projection. It's not just psychological theory. 12 00:00:48.799 --> 00:00:52.359 It's a warning system that can save your life. In 13 00:00:52.479 --> 00:00:56.679 nineteen thirteen, Jung treated a patient who would forever change 14 00:00:56.719 --> 00:01:02.240 his understanding of human danger. This patient was charming, articulate, 15 00:01:02.799 --> 00:01:07.159 and seemed genuinely concerned about others, But Yung noticed something 16 00:01:07.159 --> 00:01:10.879 that made his blood run cold. Every person this patient 17 00:01:10.920 --> 00:01:16.680 described as evil or manipulative shared identical traits, traits that 18 00:01:16.760 --> 00:01:21.599 Yung recognized as the patient's own denied characteristics. The patient 19 00:01:21.680 --> 00:01:25.719 wasn't just mistaken about people, he was systematically projecting his 20 00:01:25.799 --> 00:01:29.040 shadow on to every one around him. Within six months, 21 00:01:29.439 --> 00:01:33.719 this patient had destroyed three relationships, gotten two colleagues, fired, 22 00:01:34.239 --> 00:01:37.799 and driven his own brother to a nervous breakdown, all 23 00:01:37.840 --> 00:01:42.519 while maintaining complete innocence and believing himself to be the victim. 24 00:01:42.799 --> 00:01:46.840 Yung realized he wasn't dealing with simple misunderstanding. He was 25 00:01:46.920 --> 00:01:52.640 witnessing the most dangerous psychological mechanism in human relationships, unconscious 26 00:01:52.640 --> 00:01:57.400 shadow projection combined with absolute conviction. But that's not the 27 00:01:57.439 --> 00:02:01.200 most terrifying part. The most terrify the fining part is 28 00:02:01.239 --> 00:02:05.840 what modern neuroscience has revealed about this process. When someone 29 00:02:05.879 --> 00:02:10.560 projects their shadow with conviction, their brain literally rewrites reality 30 00:02:10.960 --> 00:02:15.919 to support their distorted perceptions. Doctor Robert Sepolski's research at 31 00:02:15.960 --> 00:02:20.960 Stanford shows that during intense projection episodes, the same neural 32 00:02:21.039 --> 00:02:26.960 networks activate as during delusional states. The person isn't consciously lying, 33 00:02:27.560 --> 00:02:31.520 their brain has actually altered their perception of reality. This 34 00:02:31.639 --> 00:02:36.319 explains why shadow projectors are so convincing to others. They 35 00:02:36.400 --> 00:02:41.000 genuinely believe their distorted perceptions because their neural filtering system 36 00:02:41.280 --> 00:02:45.240 has been hijacked by unconscious content. But here's where it 37 00:02:45.240 --> 00:02:50.240 gets truly dangerous. The projector's conviction creates what psychologists call 38 00:02:50.759 --> 00:02:55.759 reality distortion fields. They don't just see you incorrectly, They 39 00:02:55.759 --> 00:02:59.439 convince others to see you through their distorted lens. Young 40 00:02:59.560 --> 00:03:05.680 document and did case after case where shadow projectors destroyed reputations, relationships, 41 00:03:05.919 --> 00:03:10.680 and entire social networks simply by spreading their unconscious projections 42 00:03:10.919 --> 00:03:15.439 with absolute certainty. Think about the last time someone accused 43 00:03:15.479 --> 00:03:19.159 you of motivations you never had, emotions you never felt, 44 00:03:19.680 --> 00:03:23.000 or intentions you never possessed. If they did it with 45 00:03:23.080 --> 00:03:27.319 complete certainty, immune to any evidence you provided, you were 46 00:03:27.360 --> 00:03:31.879 experiencing shadow projection in real time. Here's what makes shadow 47 00:03:31.919 --> 00:03:36.879 projections so insidious. The stronger the projection, the more convinced 48 00:03:36.879 --> 00:03:41.439 the projector becomes. It's a psychological feedback loop that can 49 00:03:41.479 --> 00:03:48.639 trap entire families, workplaces, and communities. Ancient wisdom traditions understood 50 00:03:48.680 --> 00:03:54.319 this phenomenon long before Jung articulated it scientifically. Buddhism speaks 51 00:03:54.319 --> 00:03:58.159 of the darkened mirror that reflects one's own impurities as 52 00:03:58.240 --> 00:04:02.840 foreign objects. Christianity warns about seeing the speck in another's 53 00:04:02.879 --> 00:04:06.599 eye while missing the beam in your own. But Jung 54 00:04:06.639 --> 00:04:12.000 went deeper. He discovered that shadow projectors don't just misperceive reality. 55 00:04:12.680 --> 00:04:16.839 They create alternate realities that feel completely real to them 56 00:04:16.959 --> 00:04:21.040 and increasingly real to others. The warning sign appears when 57 00:04:21.079 --> 00:04:25.000 you notice a complete disconnection between how someone describes you 58 00:04:25.439 --> 00:04:30.800 and your actual internal experience. They attribute thoughts, feelings, and 59 00:04:30.879 --> 00:04:35.000 motivations to you that exist nowhere in your consciousness, and 60 00:04:35.040 --> 00:04:38.199 they do it with such certainty that you start questioning 61 00:04:38.240 --> 00:04:42.519 your own reality. This is psychological gaslighting at its most 62 00:04:42.560 --> 00:04:49.160 sophisticated level, not conscious manipulation, but unconscious reality distortion that 63 00:04:49.240 --> 00:04:53.920 can drive targets to genuine psychological breakdown. But the projection 64 00:04:54.040 --> 00:04:58.240 itself isn't the real danger. The real danger is how 65 00:04:58.279 --> 00:05:03.160 shadow projectors uncon xiously recruit others into their distorted reality. 66 00:05:04.040 --> 00:05:08.600 Jung called this collective possession, when entire groups begin seeing 67 00:05:08.680 --> 00:05:13.720 the world through one person's projections. Doctor Leon Festinger's research 68 00:05:13.800 --> 00:05:18.920 on cognitive dissonance explains how this happens. When someone presents 69 00:05:18.920 --> 00:05:24.720 their projections with absolute conviction, others experience psychological pressure to 70 00:05:24.800 --> 00:05:29.120 align their perceptions with the projector's certainty rather than trust 71 00:05:29.160 --> 00:05:33.920 their own contradictory observations. This is how families turn against 72 00:05:33.959 --> 00:05:40.519 scapegoated members, how workplaces mob innocent employees, how communities destroy 73 00:05:40.600 --> 00:05:46.040 individuals based on projected accusations that have no basis in reality. 74 00:05:46.480 --> 00:05:50.800 The projector becomes the center of a psychological storm, unconsciously 75 00:05:50.920 --> 00:05:54.800 organizing others into attacking the very qualities they cannot accept 76 00:05:54.800 --> 00:05:59.560 in themselves. Jung observed this pattern in his most dangerous patients. 77 00:06:00.319 --> 00:06:04.240 They didn't just project their shadows, they created entire social 78 00:06:04.279 --> 00:06:10.279 systems organized around their projections. The projected upon person becomes isolated, 79 00:06:10.759 --> 00:06:14.759 gas lit, and eventually broken by a collective delusion they 80 00:06:14.800 --> 00:06:20.759 never participated in creating. Jung identified five unmistakable warning signs 81 00:06:21.120 --> 00:06:26.920 that revealed dangerous shadow projection. Sign one absolute certainty about 82 00:06:26.959 --> 00:06:30.959 others motivations. They don't say I think you might be, 83 00:06:31.720 --> 00:06:37.800 They say you are. With complete conviction about your internal states, motivations, 84 00:06:37.839 --> 00:06:45.040 and character. Sign two immunity to contradictory evidence. No amount 85 00:06:45.079 --> 00:06:50.639 of explanation, clarification, or contrary evidence can shake their perceptions. 86 00:06:51.040 --> 00:06:54.720 They interpret your attempts to correct their misperceptions as further 87 00:06:54.800 --> 00:07:01.720 proof of their accuracy. Sign three emotional intensity disproportionate to evidence. 88 00:07:02.720 --> 00:07:07.000 They have strong emotional reactions to perceived slights or behaviors 89 00:07:07.000 --> 00:07:12.439 that others find minor or nonexistent. Their emotional intensity reveals 90 00:07:12.519 --> 00:07:17.720 the projected content, not your actual behavior. Sign four consistent 91 00:07:17.839 --> 00:07:22.199 victim narratives. They consistently end up in conflicts where they're 92 00:07:22.199 --> 00:07:26.920 the innocent victim of others malice, manipulation, or cruelty. The 93 00:07:27.000 --> 00:07:30.639 cast of character's changes, but they're always the wronged party. 94 00:07:31.879 --> 00:07:37.040 Sign five recruitment behavior. They subtly or overtly try to 95 00:07:37.079 --> 00:07:39.759 get others to see you the way they do, often 96 00:07:39.800 --> 00:07:44.480 through seemingly concerned conversations about your character or behavior. When 97 00:07:44.480 --> 00:07:47.560 you see these five signs together, you're not dealing with 98 00:07:47.639 --> 00:07:53.439 simple misunderstanding or personality conflict. You're facing unconscious shadow projection 99 00:07:53.959 --> 00:07:59.439 that will escalate until it destroys something your reputation, your relationships, 100 00:07:59.680 --> 00:08:04.959 or your sanity. Shadow projection follows a predictable escalation pattern 101 00:08:05.079 --> 00:08:10.199 that Young mapped through decades of clinical observation. Stage one 102 00:08:10.879 --> 00:08:16.279 initial projection subtle accusations or attributions that don't match your reality. 103 00:08:16.959 --> 00:08:24.360 You dismiss them as misunderstandings. Stage two conviction crystallization. The 104 00:08:24.399 --> 00:08:28.360 projections become more frequent and certain. The projector shows no 105 00:08:28.480 --> 00:08:35.080 doubt about their perceptions despite your corrections. Stage three reality distortion. 106 00:08:36.320 --> 00:08:40.559 The projector begins interpreting everything you do through their projection filter. 107 00:08:41.320 --> 00:08:47.600 Neutral actions become evidence of malicious intent. Stage four social recruitment. 108 00:08:48.360 --> 00:08:51.919 They begin sharing their concerns about you with others, always 109 00:08:51.960 --> 00:08:56.360 from a place of apparent care or worry. Stage five 110 00:08:57.000 --> 00:09:01.720 collective possession. Others begin seeing you through the projector's lens. 111 00:09:02.320 --> 00:09:05.960 You find yourself defending against accusations that seem to come 112 00:09:05.960 --> 00:09:13.879 from nowhere. Stage six systematic exclusion. The group organizes around 113 00:09:13.879 --> 00:09:18.440 the shared projection, systematically excluding or attacking you for qualities 114 00:09:18.440 --> 00:09:23.960 that exist primarily in the projector's unconscious understanding. This pattern 115 00:09:24.279 --> 00:09:28.200 can save you years of psychological damage. The key is 116 00:09:28.240 --> 00:09:32.720 recognizing stage two and extracting yourself before the projection gains 117 00:09:32.759 --> 00:09:37.639 collective momentum. But shadow projection isn't the only dangerous sign 118 00:09:37.759 --> 00:09:42.600 Jung identified. Jung discovered an even more dangerous psychological state, 119 00:09:43.200 --> 00:09:49.480 ego inflation. While shadow projectors are unconsciously dangerous, inflated individuals 120 00:09:49.480 --> 00:09:53.399 are consciously convinced of their own righteousness while being completely 121 00:09:53.440 --> 00:09:57.600 blind to their shadow. The inflated person doesn't just project 122 00:09:57.600 --> 00:10:01.759 their shadow. They identify with our typal energies that far 123 00:10:01.840 --> 00:10:06.279 exceed their personal capacity for integration. They become possessed by 124 00:10:06.360 --> 00:10:10.120 the savior, the wise one, the truth bearer, or the 125 00:10:10.200 --> 00:10:15.919 righteous judge. Unlike obvious narcissists who are easily spotted, inflated 126 00:10:15.960 --> 00:10:22.000 individuals often appear spiritually evolved, morally superior, or intellectually enlightened. 127 00:10:22.840 --> 00:10:27.440 This apparent elevation makes them infinitely more dangerous, because people 128 00:10:27.519 --> 00:10:31.759 willingly submit to their authority. The warning signs of dangerous 129 00:10:31.759 --> 00:10:37.399 inflation include never doubting their own motivations. While authentic spiritual 130 00:10:37.440 --> 00:10:43.279 teachers express humility before mystery, inflated individuals exhibit absolute certainty 131 00:10:43.679 --> 00:10:49.120 about their perceptions and judgments, interpreting disagreement as evil. They 132 00:10:49.120 --> 00:10:54.559 don't process questioning as useful information, but as resistance to truth, goodness, 133 00:10:54.960 --> 00:11:00.360 or divine will itself extraordinary charisma. Combined with rigid thinking, 134 00:11:01.200 --> 00:11:06.360 their conviction creates magnetic attraction, while their inflated state eliminates 135 00:11:06.399 --> 00:11:12.559 psychological flexibility. Jung warned that inflated individuals eventually collapse under 136 00:11:12.600 --> 00:11:17.519 the psychic tension of identifying their small ego with transpersonal contents, 137 00:11:18.279 --> 00:11:22.039 but before they collapse. They often cause devastating damage to 138 00:11:22.120 --> 00:11:27.279 others through their absolute conviction in their own righteousness. The 139 00:11:27.399 --> 00:11:32.440 third dangerous sign Jung identified is complete identification with the 140 00:11:32.519 --> 00:11:36.759 social persona, the mask we wear in public, becoming the 141 00:11:36.799 --> 00:11:41.919 only identity the person recognizes. This creates what Jung called 142 00:11:42.279 --> 00:11:47.200 the perfect person problem, someone so adapted to social expectations 143 00:11:47.600 --> 00:11:51.240 that they've lost all connection to their authentic self and shadow. 144 00:11:52.279 --> 00:11:57.039 The danger isn't obvious because persona identified individuals are often 145 00:11:57.120 --> 00:12:01.000 models of social appropriateness. They always know what to say, 146 00:12:01.480 --> 00:12:05.720 how to act, what expressions to wear. But this perfection 147 00:12:06.279 --> 00:12:10.559 conceals a terrifying emptiness. When someone has invested all their 148 00:12:10.600 --> 00:12:15.759 psychic energy in maintaining a flawless external image, their rejected 149 00:12:15.799 --> 00:12:20.639 shadow aspects don't disappear. They accumulate in the unconscious, like 150 00:12:20.720 --> 00:12:25.679 psychological pressure in a sealed container. The warning signs include 151 00:12:26.279 --> 00:12:30.279 uncanny social perfection they never seem to have bad days, 152 00:12:30.679 --> 00:12:38.399 inappropriate reactions or human inconsistencies, artificial quality to interactions despite 153 00:12:38.440 --> 00:12:42.960 technical correctness, something feels hollow or performed in their presence, 154 00:12:43.919 --> 00:12:48.480 extreme reactions to perceived image threats any challenge to their 155 00:12:48.519 --> 00:12:55.320 perfect persona triggers disproportionate defensive responses. Jung documented how persona 156 00:12:55.399 --> 00:13:02.039 identified individuals often experience sudden shadow eruptions, explosive episodes where 157 00:13:02.039 --> 00:13:06.480 all their repressed content emerges in destructive ways. The more 158 00:13:06.519 --> 00:13:10.399 perfect the persona, the more chaotic and dangerous the eventual 159 00:13:10.440 --> 00:13:15.559 shadow explosion. Perhaps the most alarming sign young identified is 160 00:13:15.720 --> 00:13:20.840 archetypal possession, when someone loses their individual identity and becomes 161 00:13:20.840 --> 00:13:25.080 a channel for transpersonal energies beyond their capacity to integrate. 162 00:13:25.960 --> 00:13:29.519 You can recognize this state when some one's personality seems 163 00:13:29.559 --> 00:13:35.639 to disappear, replaced by something ancient and impersonal. Their eyes change, 164 00:13:36.120 --> 00:13:40.399 their voice changes, they speak with authority that doesn't belong 165 00:13:40.480 --> 00:13:44.240 to their personal experience. They might become possessed by the 166 00:13:44.279 --> 00:13:49.279 eternal victim, always suffering and demanding rescue, or the righteous 167 00:13:49.320 --> 00:13:53.679 warrior fighting cosmic battles against evil that only they can see, 168 00:13:54.440 --> 00:13:57.960 or the divine parent treating adults like children who need 169 00:13:58.000 --> 00:14:03.399 their guidance and control. The possessed person experiences extraordinary certainty 170 00:14:03.440 --> 00:14:08.679 and purpose. The normal ambiguity of human consciousness disappears, replaced 171 00:14:08.679 --> 00:14:12.519 by absolute conviction that can be extremely persuasive to others, 172 00:14:13.440 --> 00:14:18.440 but Here's what makes archetypal possession so dangerous. Archetypes contain 173 00:14:18.600 --> 00:14:23.840 extreme polarities. The same archetypal energy that produces saints also 174 00:14:23.919 --> 00:14:28.639 produces fanatics. The person possessed by the savior archetype will 175 00:14:28.679 --> 00:14:32.960 inevitably manifest its shadow aspects, often becoming the very thing 176 00:14:33.039 --> 00:14:37.960 they claim to oppose. Jung documented cases where possessed individuals 177 00:14:37.960 --> 00:14:42.600 committed acts completely contrary to their conscious values, later experiencing 178 00:14:42.639 --> 00:14:48.320 amnesia or elaborate rationalizations to explain their contradictory behavior. The 179 00:14:48.360 --> 00:14:52.440 final dangerous sign is what Jung called the compulsion to 180 00:14:52.519 --> 00:14:58.159 repeat unconscious patterns, where someone obsessively recreates the same painful 181 00:14:58.200 --> 00:15:02.320 situations while believing themselves to be victims of cruel fate. 182 00:15:03.440 --> 00:15:06.600 This might seem less dangerous than the other signs, but 183 00:15:06.679 --> 00:15:11.559 people trapped in repetition compulsions unconsciously recruit others to play 184 00:15:11.639 --> 00:15:16.639 roles in their unresolved psychological dramas. The warning appears when 185 00:15:16.639 --> 00:15:20.679 you notice someone consistently ending up in identical painful situations, 186 00:15:21.039 --> 00:15:26.279 with different people always following surprisingly similar scripts. They seem 187 00:15:26.399 --> 00:15:30.000 genuinely surprised each time the pattern repeats, as if they're 188 00:15:30.039 --> 00:15:33.960 victims of destiny rather than unconscious architects of their own 189 00:15:34.000 --> 00:15:38.879 recurring experience. The danger is getting recruited into their psychological 190 00:15:39.000 --> 00:15:43.080 drama without realizing it. You can find yourself playing a 191 00:15:43.159 --> 00:15:45.639 role in a story that began long before you met 192 00:15:45.679 --> 00:15:50.960 this person, usually the role of betrayer, abandoner, or persecutor. 193 00:15:51.919 --> 00:15:57.240 Jung called this negative synchronicity the unconscious ability to orchestrate 194 00:15:57.360 --> 00:16:03.679 encounters that perpetuate unresolved. The person trapped in repetition compulsions 195 00:16:04.039 --> 00:16:08.200 unconsciously omits signals that attract precisely those who can help 196 00:16:08.240 --> 00:16:12.600 them recreate their original traumatic scenarios. Now that you can 197 00:16:12.639 --> 00:16:17.799 recognize these dangerous signs, how do you protect yourself? Yung's 198 00:16:17.799 --> 00:16:22.679 protection protocol is deceptively simple, conscious awareness combined with immediate 199 00:16:22.720 --> 00:16:29.200 boundary enforcement. Step one, trust your gut. If someone's perception 200 00:16:29.279 --> 00:16:33.919 of you consistently contradicts your internal experience, trust your internal 201 00:16:33.960 --> 00:16:39.519 reality over their projections. Step two, don't try to convince 202 00:16:39.559 --> 00:16:45.279 them shadow projectors. Inflated individuals and possessed people are immune 203 00:16:45.320 --> 00:16:51.279 to contradictory evidence. Attempting to convince them often strengthens their projections. 204 00:16:51.879 --> 00:16:57.399 Step three, limit information. Don't share personal details that can 205 00:16:57.440 --> 00:17:03.759 be twisted into evidence supporting their projection. Step four. Document interactions. 206 00:17:04.519 --> 00:17:09.279 Keep records of conversations and events. Projectors often rewrite history 207 00:17:09.599 --> 00:17:15.759 to support their distorted narratives. Step five. Seek outside perspective. 208 00:17:16.680 --> 00:17:19.799 Talk to trusted others who know both you and the 209 00:17:19.839 --> 00:17:24.880 projector reality check your perceptions with people outside the projection field. 210 00:17:26.359 --> 00:17:32.480 Step six. Withdraw when necessary. Sometimes the only winning move 211 00:17:32.599 --> 00:17:36.640 is not to play. If someone shows multiple dangerous signs, 212 00:17:37.119 --> 00:17:41.599 strategic withdrawal may be your only protection. Remember that patient 213 00:17:41.599 --> 00:17:45.279 who changed Jung's understanding of human danger, the one who 214 00:17:45.359 --> 00:17:50.880 destroyed relationships while maintaining complete innocence. Jung eventually realized that 215 00:17:50.920 --> 00:17:55.680 this patient's shadow projections weren't random. They were systematic attempts 216 00:17:55.680 --> 00:17:59.279 to avoid confronting his own capacity for the very behaviours 217 00:17:59.279 --> 00:18:02.920 he saw in others. The patient couldn't tolerate knowing that 218 00:18:02.960 --> 00:18:07.759 he was capable of manipulation, cruelty, and selfishness, so his 219 00:18:07.880 --> 00:18:12.200 unconscious mind projected these qualities onto everyone around him, allowing 220 00:18:12.279 --> 00:18:15.559 him to feel pure while unconsciously acting out the very 221 00:18:15.599 --> 00:18:20.200 behaviors he condemned. This is the tragic irony of shadow projection. 222 00:18:20.920 --> 00:18:23.759 People become the very thing they most fear or hate, 223 00:18:24.160 --> 00:18:29.480 all while maintaining complete unconsciousness of their own transformation. But 224 00:18:29.559 --> 00:18:33.480 here's what Young discovered that can save you. Conscious awareness 225 00:18:33.480 --> 00:18:37.200 of these patterns breaks their power. When you can recognize 226 00:18:37.200 --> 00:18:45.480 shadow projection, ego inflation, persona identification, archetypal possession, and repetition compulsions, 227 00:18:45.960 --> 00:18:49.720 you're no longer vulnerable to their unconscious influence. The most 228 00:18:49.799 --> 00:18:53.599 dangerous people are those who are unconscious of their own darkness. 229 00:18:54.480 --> 00:18:57.680 But the moment you become conscious of these patterns in 230 00:18:57.799 --> 00:19:02.480 others and in yourself, you step out of their psychological jurisdiction. 231 00:19:03.359 --> 00:19:06.519 Jung spent his life mapping these dangerous territories of the 232 00:19:06.599 --> 00:19:10.960 human psyche, not to create fear, but to create freedom. 233 00:19:11.559 --> 00:19:17.400 Freedom from unconscious manipulation, freedom from projection fields, freedom from 234 00:19:17.440 --> 00:19:21.920 being recruited into other people's psychological dramas. The most dangerous 235 00:19:22.000 --> 00:19:26.599 Karl Jung's psychology sign isn't just shadow projection. It's the 236 00:19:26.640 --> 00:19:31.279 absolute unconsciousness of one's own shadow, combined with complete conviction 237 00:19:31.759 --> 00:19:36.000 in one's own perceptions. When you encounter someone who shows 238 00:19:36.000 --> 00:19:41.519 this sign, remember Jung's words, the most terrifying thing is 239 00:19:41.559 --> 00:19:47.119 to accept oneself completely. People who cannot accept themselves completely, 240 00:19:47.599 --> 00:19:51.319 will inevitably make you the repository for everything they cannot 241 00:19:51.359 --> 00:19:55.119 bear to see in themselves. Your protection lies not in 242 00:19:55.119 --> 00:19:59.720 fighting their projections, but in maintaining conscious awareness of what 243 00:19:59.720 --> 00:20:03.680 belo belongs to you and what belongs to them. That 244 00:20:03.880 --> 00:20:08.359 consciousness is your shield against the most dangerous psychological forces 245 00:20:08.400 --> 00:20:09.640 in human relationships.