The starting state of every human being is one of love, compassion, and trust. This innate goodness is gradually corrupted by external biological and psychological factors. A few individuals survive these negative influences. Factors that enhance the development of healthy, caring, and empathic personality were explored. Of particular importance are the prenatal communications between mother-child, birthing practices, bonding opportunities, and the modeling of moral qualities by the parents.
Birth is a symbol of awakening, emerging, changing, and new beginnings.
Everyone sees birth as a physical event but few see birth as a psychological event. Birth symbols are found in all cultures, in art, myths, and fairy tales as well as in everyday language. Least understood in our society is birth as a spiritual event. Birth is often a transpersonal experience bringing opportunities for altered states of a spiritual nature. Women may describe birth in mystical terms.