In essence, this advanced pattern depicts and positively uses the psychological process of projection, in which a mentality, characteristic, or quality is attributed or transferred to a person, community, or object by another—and is afterwards rejected by the projector. In a way, it’s the reason we are drawn to hero’s journey stories and films. We want to be like the hero we see on screen, but we reject the idea that these admirable qualities exist within us as well.To put it another way, projection is when you perceive yourself in other people and ignore the same qualities in yourself. If during this process, you feel emotionally unstable or uncomfortable, break state and postpone this practice to a time when you can do it with a trustworthy friend or your therapist.

Step 1: Select and write the name of a person, either from fiction or real life, whose qualities and traits you admire. #

Step 2: Make a list of all the admirable qualities. #

Step 3: Initiate a downtime state. #

Step 4: Enter your mind’s theater. #

It’s empty, and the screen is blank.

Step 5: Take a seat in the theater. #

Remember that the projector in the room behind you is supplying the image you see on the screen.

Step 6: Watch the person you named acting on the screen, either in a scene from real life or a fictional story, and exhibit the qualities you admire, one by one. #

Step 7: Anchor the feelings of excitement and satisfaction you get when that person acts on those qualities. #

Make sure to anchor each presentation of the trait separately.

Step 8: Break state. #

Go in front of a full-sized mirror.

Step 9: Turning toward the mirror, strive to sustain as much eye contact with your reflection as possible as you concurrently attend to your own breathing. #

Breathe in deeply and smile.

Step 10: Begin to recite aloud the list of attributes you have constructed. #

However, instead of reading merely the words that you have penned, you will be trying these qualities on, i.e., owning each of them.

Step 11: Own each trait with a direct “I am. #

..” declaration. Then, fire the anchor. Do this with the entire list and repeat the process five times.

Step 12: Make a mental or actual note of anything that comes to mind as you say each statement. #

It’s important to be aware of and fight the urge to stop or rush through the practice.