Projection

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In the TV series Battlestar Galactica (2004), cylons do something they call projection. No matter their environment or experiences they project an environment they find more pleasing. So walking down a dark, uninteresting, cold hallway in a spaceship for them they can experience, as did Tricia Helfer as a Number Six, a beautiful rain forest.

This science fiction concept of projection isn't far from how we already, knowingly or not, experience our own reality. The main difference being we aren't aware that what we experience as reality is in-fact a projection, and we aren't aware that we actually have a choice.

You won't physically see, hear and feel a rain forest while walking down a dark, cold hallway. But what you would experience walking through a rainforest, you are capable of experiencing anywhere, anytime and with anyone. It just requires you choose that experience.

What we experience is defined by us not by our circumstances, but we neglect to choose our experience resulting in a default to whatever our circumstances have to offer. Think of Paul (Philippians), in prison he was able to feel joy, peace and love. His experience weren't defined by his circumstances but instead he chose to look elsewhere, to look at Jesus. Through knowing, remembering and thinking of Jesus and knowing and experiencing who Jesus is Paul could experience joy, peace and love.