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Group: alt.philosophy · Group Profile
Author: Sean
Date: Sep 18, 2008 17:00

"A Situation" nothing.com> wrote in message
news:tm74d45jso6jq6b6jraf84ve3uc07c4978@4ax.com...
> The subject heading could and should be "The Story Trap",
> your "projections' are the result of well practiced stories.
> Why the analogy with "holographs", I don't know, and is unnecessary.
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> On Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:42:10 -0700 (PDT), "bigfletch8@gmail.com"
> gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Everybody you meet (with very few exceptions) projects expectations on
>>you, and by definition, seeks in kind.. The closer the relationship,
>>the greater the projection.We each identify with such expectations.
>>
>>In modern society, those projections come at you from all angles. The
>>image makers are now at their most powerful in history. "Success" is
>>how you look, what you wear, where you live, what you drive etc etc.
>>Slavery has simply become more suble.It becomes self imposed.
>>
>>Why should this be seen as progress from a spiritual (not religious)
>>perspective?
>>
>>The farther away you get from your true identity, the greater the urge
>>to find yourself.
>>
>>What about the few who dont have any expectations of you? They likely
>>already have.
>>
>>BOfL
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