Dear All;
I love it that we have this forum for discussion of Jeremy's timely proposal!
It gives us all time for reflection.
I love Richard's discussion on the methods of communication, the need for
defining what is traditional face-to-face dream work, and feel this is very
important to look at. Richard brings a great deal to the discussion with his
electronic communciations experience and knowledge.
Although I have not been following the details of the discussion as carefully
as I would like, and plan to look at the principles more closely, I do have
an immediate response on the projection issue.
As a student and soon-to-be teacher of the Course in Miracles, and a
long-term student of Buddhism and esoteric religions of all kinds, I come
into this discussion with a perspective that I would at least like to put
onto the table. The Course, as well as many religious traditions, including
Buddhism, speaks of the projection process as the way the world comes into
being and continues to roll along. Projection, even where it may not be
called such, is such an essential process of how we exist, create and
experience the world, that I know of no way that it can be separated out from
the other principles. The Course might even be paraphrased to say that
projection is the creation process. Dreaming as we all know is at its heart
and soul a creative process, as is the dreamwork. With all respect to
Richard, I do agree with Jeremy that projection is a major principle, perhaps
the quintessential principle, rather than a subtopic, and needs to be kept as
a principle in this endeavor.
Also respectfully submitted,
Carol
