Introduction

T-21.in.1. Projection makes perception. ² The world you see is what you gave it, nothing more than that. ³ But though it is no more than that, it is not less. ⁴ Therefore, to you it is important. ⁵ It is the witness to your state of mind, the outside picture of an inward condition. ⁶ As a man thinketh, so does he perceive. ⁷ Therefore, seek not to change the world, but choose to change your mind about the world. ⁸ Perception is a result and not a cause. ⁹ And that is why order of difficulty in miracles is meaningless. ¹⁰ Everything looked upon with vision is healed and holy. ¹¹ Nothing perceived without it means anything. ¹² And where there is no meaning, there is chaos.

T-21.in.2. Damnation is your judgment on yourself, and this you will project upon the world. ² See it as damned, and all you see is what you did to hurt the Son of God. ³ If you behold disaster and catastrophe, you tried to crucify him. ⁴ If you see holiness and hope, you joined the Will of God to set him free. ⁵ There is no choice that lies between these two decisions. ⁶ And you will see the witness to the choice you made, and learn from this to recognize which one you chose. ⁷ The world you see but shows you how much joy you have allowed yourself to see in you, and to accept as yours. ⁸ And, if this is its meaning, then the power to give it joy must lie within you.