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“This therapeutic process occurs in a certain type of relationship - a “holy encounter” in which the awakening therapist meets what is awake in the client and thus heals the client's perception of self and world.
Are you saying that the awakening therapist heals the client's perception of self and world?
Surely its the client's awakening self that meets with what is awake in the therapist , if he/she is present to the client in a nondual way, and thus in this place of unconditional acceptance of what is, healing occurs. This has been my experience.”
Thank you for your response, Clare. This last statement was difficult for me. It is this last statement that was my feeble attempt to include something of my understanding of Course-based psychotherapy. Your question has caused me to re-visit it and revise it. Here is the, perhaps new and improved version:
This therapeutic process occurs in a certain type of relationship - a “holy encounter” in which what is awake in the therapist meets what is awake in the client - thus healing the client's (and therapist's) perception of self, other and world.
I often find that my client heals my faulty perception – especially if I do The Work on my judgements of them. That never ceases to amaze me. The Course talks about our true function being one of forgiveness. Forgiveness is realizing that what we thought happened didn't (a quote of both Byron Katie and A Course in Miracles). It is about a healing in our perception of self, other and the world.
Thank you so much for your help in allowing me to refine my own thinking.
Billy
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