externalization

Noun

Meaning

embodying in an outward form

attributing to outside causes

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Space and silence are two aspects of the same thing. The same no-thing. They are externalization of inner space and inner silence, which is stillness: the infinitely creative womb of all existence. Eckhart Tolle

I take the walk to be the externalization of an interior seeking so that the analogy is first of all between the external and the internal. A. R. Ammons

Because responsibility or consequence for self-directed action lies partly outside the self, an element of externalization is involved. Source: Internet

Like other defense mechanisms, externalization is a protection against anxiety and is, therefore, part of a healthy, normally functioning mind. Source: Internet

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