Imago Relationship Theory helps to clarify what happens when we fall in-and out of-love. It offers insights into the unconscious agenda we bring to our relationship. With this information and insight, we can begin to co-operate with this hidden agenda. As a result, we can choose to grow together in a creative, non-controlling, and healing way that creates a more loving, passionate, safe, fun-filled, and fulfilling relationship. The focus becomes, "What does our relationship need from me?" rather than "What do I need from our relationship?"
Some of the main IMAGO concepts presented in this program include:
- Romantic attraction connects us with someone who has traits that are similar to specific positive and negative traits in our parents/caretakers.
- The unconscious purpose of romantic love is to establish a bond with another person whom we feel will meet needs that were not met in our childhood.
- Both the beginning and the fading of romance are natural progressions in all relationships.
- By listening empathically, partners learn how to stretch into giving and receiving gifts that invite spiritual development.
While other significant relationships can be healing,
your relationship is one of your best resources.