The answer is "probably." I like what tulips wrote, "magic is magic" and sometimes it just is. Everything is in perfect attunement and we feel seen and heard and loved. Nothing can be perfect all the time but getting it right like this bodes well for getting it right again.

I think we have to be careful to not push for it though. Therapy is a whole lot of work with these kinds of moments sprinkled in as rewards. And even as it gains a certain level of comfort, there are times when everything goes topsy turvey and you then have that intensity again.

My professor calls them "moments of meeting."

I remember a session where I was talking about all the different bedrooms I had as a child. My T and I talked about the wall colors and the rugs and the decorations. Somehow, the therapy room narrowed and it was just he and I, wandering through my memories, like he could see it as clearly as I could. I stopped for a minute and he said, "the bed makes you sad." And I started to cry and nodded. And even though he didn't touch me, I felt him hold me and take me back to his office. It was incredibly powerful. (and I never would have believed it if hadn't happened to me.) But I've never been able to figure out how to recreate these moments at will.

So hang on to the one you just had. They are very special