The psychological problems we have in a relationship are the shadow side of our spiritual potential. There is no clear division between the psychological and the spiritual, only a distinction.

Here is a fascinating chart that shows the connection between the personal and spiritual sides of our psyches and between our personal and transpersonal partnerships, too. If you are having a problem in a relationship, what is the spiritual longing behind it? Find out here:

Psychological Problem = Spiritual Potential:
The Symptom = What Is Ready to Happen

Fear of abandonment = Facing the wilderness within

Fear of engulfment = Surrendering to a higher power

Self-centeredness = Opening to the spiritual Self

Refusal to do inner work = Opening to one’s calling

Retaliating = Self-forgiveness

Arrogant ego = Readiness for humility

Addiction = Search for spirit, readiness to receive

Jealousy = Ready for sufficiency of grace

Infidelity = Search for the anima/animus

Rigid boundaries = Protection of the inner world

Loose boundaries = Openness to grace and unity