The first love relationship of every person is with their mother. If this bond was created or destroyed during the formative moments after birth and in the following infancy and early childhood, we are confronted in adulthood with the resulting consequences, such as our feelings of disconnection and destructiveness. Learning to deal with this humanly requires a process of consciousness work that leads to the loving acceptance of the wounded inner child. The illusion of separateness is one of the most negative myths of our time. Overcoming it by recognizing our interconnectedness is the key to regaining the ethics and solidarity we have lost in the modern world due to the intoxication of power and possession. Willi Maurer demonstrates in this book how this essential aspect of humanity can be reclaimed at every stage of life.