"There is no such thing as a totally conscious relationship because the very nature ...

... of relationship is to draw forth the unconscious and realistically one cannot draw forth the unconscious without acting it out at some point... This is all part of the healing, it is not a failure- it is the very fire from which the phoenix rises. So what determines a conscious relationship?

Simply put, it is a relationship in which the conscious surpasses the unconscious, it is an arena for constant shedding and surrender and this can only happen because of the committed intention of both partners that is supported by their respect and love for each other…

You cannot have a conscious relationship with someone who is not ready to release their false self image- the desire for liberation has to be greater than ego’s fear of annihilation and just as importantly, the desire for the other's freedom has to be greater than the need for possession and ownership... There is no arrival in a conscious relationship, no fairytale forever after... It is a journey of evolution of two souls upholding the highest in each other and that contract has its own timing whether it be a month, a year, or a lifetime.

This is not a relationship for the faint hearted, it takes a warrior spirit because there is no room for hiding, no face to mask, no receptacle for projection, no one to blame, no one to make you whole... At the end of the day there is only a mirror of you facing you, and in that facing, if there is compassion for self, the divine marriage takes place within." - Caroline de Lisser