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Exploring Faith, Spirituality, & Self-growth
Who do I serve? What qualifies me to serve?
I serve a variety of people who seek to deepen their relationship with God or their Higher Power. I often serve those on the margins, those who feel unaccepted, such as those doing 12-step work, or questioning their beliefs. I am fascinated by how helpful it has been to integrate enneagram knowledge with spiritual direction.
I hold a Masters in Pastoral Studies and a Certificate in Spiritual Direction from Springhill Jesuit College, 2019.
Enneagram Certifications: Enneagram Practitioner - 3 certifications, Enneagram Coach - 2 Certifications, and Enneagram Typing and Teaching Certification. See the Tab "About Me" for specifics.
spiritual direction & the Enneagram
WHAT IS SPIRITUAL DIRECTION?
My definition: "Spiritual Direction is an interpersonal relationship which seeks, through deep listening and conversation, to reveal where God is working in the directee's life, prompting a response which leads to action and a deepening of relationship with God." - Mary Maio
I am open to talking with any person seeking what seems to be missing, in a spiritual sense. I am most qualified to accompany people of the Christian and Jewish traditions, those looking for community, and the spiritual-but-not-religious. There are many different names and images of God throughout he world.
In spiritual direction, I use God. I also use Higher Power when working with 12-step clients.
spiritual transformation?
Spiritual transformation takes place incrementally over time with others in the context of disciplines and practices that open us to God. In general, while we are still on this earth, our transformation will happen by degrees (II Corinthians 3:18) and we need each other in order to grow. (I Corinthians 12) - Ruth Haley Barton
What does the Enneagram have to do with Spiritual transformation?
Father Timothy Gallagher notes, in The Discernment of Spirits, three types of interior awareness: spiritual, psychological, and moral. He notes that "An expanding psychological self-awareness increases the space for spiritual awareness as well, and all efforts toward deepening our psychological awareness are of great value toward discernment" (p.23). The enneagram of personality types offers psychological growth to enhance spiritual growth.