In the last chapter, the authors examined the first two stages of an intimate relationship. These are romantic love and the power struggle. Chapter 7 looks at what is possible in today’s world – the conscious partnership. What is The Conscious Partnership “A conscious partnership is a dynamic energetic pattern characterized by relaxed aliveness, positive […]
Chap. 6 (con’t) Mechanics of the Power Struggle
The last part of Chapter 6 The Imago; the Search for Original Connecting deals with what happens between partners when they are locked in the power struggle. Our brain has a negativity bias. This makes sense if you think of our history as humans. For thousands of years, our primal brain was on the lookout […]
Chap. 6 (con’t): 3 Stages of Relationships
In intimate relationships, we call the 3 stages: Romantic love, The Power Struggle, and Adaptation/Resolution. The first 2 are covered in the rest of this chapter and the adaptation/resolution stage will be examined in Chapter 7. Here is something I never knew before. “All relationships, like life, go through stages. Intimate relationships and other significant […]
