This paper discusses the significance of empowering the implicitly functioning relationship, in both its theoretical and practical dimensions. Seven assertions about the process of experiencing are made. Most of these assertions are the author's rendition of the philosophy of Eugene Gendlin. Giving examples from Experiential Collage Work and ‘the weather inside’, the implicitly functioning felt meaning, or implicit understanding is discussed as well as its explication process, where the implicit aspects of experiencing function together with explicit concepts. The role of reflective listening in the process of explication is discussed, where the author suggests that humans have a “reflective mode of consciousness,” which makes reflective listening effective. The importance of reflective listening along with the listener's felt understanding is emphasized, with examples shown from the Greek myth of Narcissus and Echo and from the author's therapy transcripts.