New Earth Relationships: A Guide For Couples In The 21st Century

by William Weil

Building on the phenomenon of Eckhart Tolle's "A New Awakening to Your Life's Purpose," William Weil's "New Earth Relationships" inspires couples to awaken to their higher love relationships as a means to enlightenment. Weil integrates the work of Tolle and the country's most notable relationship experts with his own compelling prescription for partnerships. He suggests that since falling in love is one thing and staying in love is another, we all need a new context and better tools. Praised by couple's counselors, "New Earth Relationships" offers a sure path for couples to create safe space for one another, communicate effectively, consistently enliven their love, and allow each other's full potential to emerge. While "New Earth Relationships" focuses on romantic partnerships, its advice applies to any relationship-friends, family, co-workers-making it a choice read for anyone who wants to experience the "higher power" inherent in conscious relationships.

180 pages, Paperback

First published December 20, 2008

Reviews

[Rebecca Cooper · Rating 4 out of 5]

After reading Eckart Tolle's The Power of Now, I came across this book which takes Tolle's philosophy and applies it to relationships. There is a lot of good in this book, although it is shorter than I might wish. I wanted to see MORE, more in depth looks at the value of relationships in cultivating a spiritual life, more than what Tolle has already said in his book. What IS in the book are some useful tools and exercises and places to start on the path to greater self awareness. Some of these tools are familiar (use "I" statements instead of accusatory "you" statements, etc), some are new. I did have a couple moments of "Oh wow, I do that and I really shouldn't" and "Oh I need to do this more often", and I can see myself using some of these tools to stay present and not get worked up during an argument.

The suggestions and exercises of couples dialogue have very important aims, but I can't really see myself using them in as scripted forms as the author suggests. (It sounds... well, scripted.) But for couples having a hard time of figuring out where to start or what needs to be said, it could be helpful.

There are some people I know who I WISH would read this book because I think they would better understand their failed relationships and why they fail. I am lucky to be in a fantastic relationship and many things in this book we do already. But I am a firm believer in constantly cultivating your relationship and not taking it for granted. Better to improve a great relationship than to try and keep a failing one from sinking. Regardless, I think everyone would get something valuable from this book.