I like that your T said that, treehouse. I do think there are moments in therapy that feel sacred. I like that not only do I feel that certain moments are this way, but that T does too. Even after being a therapist for many years, a T can still feel those things and know when we are in the midst of a sacred moment. I think it can be helpful for a T to acknowledge that, so the client knows of the reciprocity. Even though the Sistine Chapel metaphor wasn't one that grabbed me, it has become embedded in my mind. I keep getting an image of T and me looking up at the beautiful ceiling together, heads thrown back, holding hands. There have been other times when T used words drawn from religion (even though we don't often speak directly about religious matters). One time he told me that the words I had just offered to him were words that I was laying on the altar of our relationship, and he accepted.