Congruence
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Congruence
'Congruence is the psychological and spiritual state wherein a person’s external expression, internal experience, and core essence (i.e., Spiritual Ego) are in harmonious alignment. Originating in the work of Carl Rogers, congruence was initially defined as the therapist's authenticity and internal consistency—i.e., not presenting a false front or mask in therapeutic relationships. It applies, however, to all relationships.[1] Rogers understood that healing required realness. In this sense, congruence opposes performative, defensive, or ideologically distorted behaviour.
Concept Map
Carl Rogers Terms
Actualizing Tendency, Client-Centered Therapy, Congruence, Fully Functioning Person, Growth Hypothesis, Ideal Self, Self, Self-Structure, Tendency Towards Self-Actualization
Syncretic Terms
Alignment > Asha, Brahmacharya, Congruence, Conversion Experience, Divine Perfection, Ethical Perfection, Eudaimonia, Gonennoncwal, Heavenly Marriage, Holiness, Ka'nikonhrÌ:io, Ondinoc, Perfect Connection, Purification, Purity, Rectitude, Renunciation, Repentence, Righteousness, Samyaktva, Sane Living, Self-Actualization, Tahdhīb al-akhlāq, Taubah
Notes
In the language of the Lightning Path, congruence occurs when the Bodily Ego is aligned with the intentions, values, and awareness of the Spiritual Ego, enabling authentic thought, feeling, and action.
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Footnotes
- ↑ Rogers, Carl. A Way of Being. Houghton Mifflin, 1980.