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t h eoret ic al Fra m e w o r k F or C ar it as/c ari n g rel at i on s h i p
part of the life history of each person and of the larger, complex pat-
tern of life and the universe (Watson 1985).

HOLOGRAPHIC PREmISES Of
CARITAS CoNSCIouSNeSS / RELATIONSHIP (WATSON 2005)
• The totality of Caritas Consciousness is contained and communi-
cated in a single caring moment.
• The one-caring and the one-being-cared-for are connected with
each other and the unified field of the universe to which we all
belong.
• The Caritas Consciousness of the nurse is communicated to the
other.
• Caritas Consciousness and the caring moment are transpersonal,
in that they exist through time and space and are dominant over
physical care alone.
• Caritas Consciousness transcends the moment; thus, it has possi-
bilities that affect both people beyond the moment.

OTHER NuRSING ExAmPLES CONSISTENT
WITH TRANSPERSONAL CARITAS CoNSCIouSNeSS
Intentions remind us of what is important. . . . [I]ntention informs
our choices and our actions. . . . [O]ur intentions serve as blue-
prints, allowing us to give shape and direction to our efforts . . .
and our lives.
kabat-Zinn and kabat-Zinn (1997:381)
[T]hinking related to intentionality connects with the concept
of consciousness, energy. . . . [I]f our conscious intentionality is
to hold [Caritas] thoughts that are caring, loving, open, kind, and
receptive, in contrast to an intentionality to control, manipulate
and have power over, the consequences will be significant . . . based
on the different levels of consciousness . . . and the energy associ-
ated with the different thoughts.
watson (1999:121; [Caritas] added in 2006)

Smith (1992) conducted an elaborate analysis of the extant caring liter-
ature using a Unitary Science lens. This perspective is consistent with

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