There are many striking similarities between the Hawaiian ho'oponopono forgiveness ritual and traditional Western counseling approaches. Ho'oponopono means to do “to do something good”. It communicates the deep and hidden need to live in harmony with oneself and with humanity, nature and God. “doing what is right” means an intention, after deviating from one’s course, to become physically and spiritually complete and to achieve happiness and well-being. The traditional Western counseling approach that I would like to compare ho'oponopono to is the reconstruction of dissociated patterns. The Hawaiian kahunas who practiced ho'oponopono believed that every human being has three selves. The lower self “unihipiliis” is seen as a communicative personality moving toward the things, people, and experiences it likes, and away from the things it does not like. The “uhane”, the mental self, expresses the intellect and higher aspirations. The intermediate self is capable of thinking over a prolonged period, accumulating knowledge, individuality, increasing understanding thanks to its discrimination abilities. The higher self “aumakua” can be translated as “totally trustworthy ancestral spirit”. “To make something right” means to reconnect with your higher self. Return to harmony and regain balance to be able to restore the environment and reshape reality. Ho'oponopono is a four-step process; the first step the individual requires to reach a place of recognition, intelligence, courage, power and peace; In the second stage the individual describes the problem, this may be a judgment about a specific action they feel uncomfortable with or a memory that requires healing. the third step is to say the four sentences ...... middle of paper ...... in new information; the ability to modify and elaborate schemas in different contexts and as individual influences change. Reconstruction of dissociated schemas is a three-component process characterized as awakening, symbolization, and reorganization. ReferencesBarratt, BB (2014). ON THE MYTHEMATIC REALITY OF LIBIDINALITY AS A SUBTLE ENERGY SYSTEM: Notes on vitalism, mechanism and the emergence of psychoanalytic thought. Psychoanalytic Psychology, doi:10.1037/a0034973Bucci, W. (2011). The role of subjectivity and intersubjectivity in the reconstruction of dissociated schemas; converging perspectives of psychoanalysis, cognitive sciences and affective neuroscience. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 28(2), 247-266. doi:10.1037/a0023170Lee, P.J. (2007). Ho’opono. Mountain View, HI: IM Pub., Ltd. Steiger, B. (1981). Kahuna magic. Rockport, Mass: Para Search.