Sacred Fire: The Path of Conscious Relationship

by John Welwood

Sacred Fire
By John Welwood New insights about the unconscious issues that come between you and the relationship your spirit yearns for. Dr. John Welwood’s books – including Journey of the Heart, Awakening the Heart, and Challenge of the Heart – have been acclaimed for teaching how to "begin to work on one’s most intractable feelings in relation to another person, so that they become a path of self- development for both individuals."
When we enter an adult relationship, Welwood observes, the "light of love" penetrates the unconscious of both partners. This elemental emotion catalyzes the parts of the self that are unconscious – in darkness – shut off since childhood as a coping mechanism. Trouble spots in a relationship can actually be read like signposts that point to specific issues from the past that are unconsciously shaping the present. After hearing the demonstrations on Sacred Fire, you will look at your lover, not as a block to your individual fulfillment, but as the pathfinder to it. Includes a wealth of live exercises, clinical information, and Q and A sessions to introduce you to Welwood’s relationship work.
Three stages of couple development in history; the personal/spiritual couple model; "self-other" concept and object relations; creating a new self-view in relationship; exercises and more.

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First published August 1, 1996

About the author

John Welwood (1943-2019) was an American clinical psychologist, psychotherapist, teacher, and author, known for integrating psychological and spiritual concepts. Trained in existential psychology, Welwood earned his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Chicago in 1974. He was the Director of the East/West Psychology Program at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco and associate editor of Journal of Transpersonal Psychology.