What is Spiritual Direction?
During a recent conversation with a friend, I mentioned that I would soon receive certification as a Spiritual Director. "So, what exactly is spiritual direction?”, she asked. After giving her a rather lengthy and meandering explanation, I realized I needed to come up with a better and more concise response. So I set out on the seemingly simple task of writing my definition.
According to Spiritual Directors International, there are as many definitions of spiritual direction as there are Spiritual Directors; some 6,600 in 40 countries.
"Comprehensively defining an intensely personal and sometimes mystical experience is an impossible challenge. Any definition is limited by its very nature and therefore bound to come up short when compared with the actual experience of the limitless."
As a Spiritual Director, I love and care for your soul in whatever condition it is when we meet. I provide deep listening, intuitive questioning, and gentle guidance for you to find your way home to your true and divine self. Spiritual direction is the sacred honor of witnessing one’s unfolding. It is a never-ending journey. It is walking with you as you step into the mystery.
If you have forgotten who you are at the center of your being and long to connect with your heart and soul and spirit; I can help you. If you are lost and confused about what spiritual path to follow; I can help you. If you have some crazy-ass ideas about God, or if you don't believe in God at all but you know something is missing in your life; I can help with that too.
My own experience working with a Spiritual Director began over 3 decades ago and continues to this day. What I have learned is that there is always more beauty to uncover, more untruth to release, more healing to be done, more mystery to unfold.
Whether you are taking the first step on your spiritual journey or you have been traveling the long and winding road for many years, I would love to be a helper along the way. If you would like to sit with me, in person or online, for an initial conversation, visit my website at consciouscontact.us.
Namaste
~ Janice
