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Limbic Attractors exert energy not only within the brain that produces them, but also on the
limbic networks of others, calling compatible memories, emotional states and styles to each of
them. Through the limbic transmission of emotional energy, a person can attract others into his
emotional world. All of us, when we engage in this transmission and receiving of emotional
energy, can fall under the influence of another's emotional mind.

The limbic transmitting of Attractors makes personal identity more malleable. The people to
whom we are attached provoke part of our everyday neural activity. Ongoing exposure to one
person's Attractors does not just activate neural patterns in another, it also strengthens them.
Long-standing togetherness writes permanent changes into a brain's neural pathways.

The astonishing legacy of the human race is limbic revision, the power to rewire the emotional
parts of the people we love, as our attractors activate certain limbic pathways, and the brain's
memory mechanism reinforces them.

Who we are and who we become depends, in part, on whom we love.

Pheromones

Romantic love begins with attraction. You begin your romantic relationship when there is that
feeling of attraction. But why are we attracted to some people and not to others? Let’s
examine the role played by pheromones.

These are chemicals in the body that send signals to others through a subliminal passageway of
scent. Scientists widely accept that animals communicate and mate by smell. It is also known
that animals can be warned of impending danger by scent.

A study on pheromones in women's underarm secretion gives the most solid evidence for the
existence of human pheromones It has been suggested that our subconscious preference for
certain pheromones might explain why we are only attracted to certain people.

Pheromones are not the only reason we are attracted to someone. Social and environmental
influences, genetics and past experience contribute to who we are and who we find physically
and emotionally attractive. Our genetics might play a role in whether or not someone is
desirable avoid inbreeding or, at the other extreme, to avoid the loss of desirable gene
combinations. Inevitably though, it is our brain that processes another individual's appearance,
lifestyle, how they relate to past individuals we have met, and, possibly, their pheromones.

Based on this information, we decide, within our brain, whether or not this person is worth getting
to know.

Defining Love

· Love is our greatest need.
· What is the difference between love and attachment?
· How can we determine whether what we feel is love or attachment?
· What is the difference between loving someone and being ‘in love’?
· What behaviours define love? What behaviours are NOT part of love?

These are some of the many questions that we need to answer in order to create happiness.