Periagoge
Course

The Examined Religious community and its discontents: Turn a critical eye inward—toward yourself and toward the communities that have shaped you. This reflective work reveals how religious belonging becomes internalized, and what freedom might look like.

Uncover hidden patterns in your faith—explore how religious communities shape identity and what liberation truly means for you.

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Concepts in this course
Concept
Communal Whirling and Shared Longing
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Divine Intoxication and Institutional Sobriety
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Ecstatic Annihilation of Self
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Sacred Restlessness and Discontent
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The Beloved as Mirror
AI prompts in this course
AI Prompt
A Hard Question About Religious community and its discontents
AI Prompt
Where Are You with Religious community and its discontents?
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What Would Change if You Got Religious community and its discontents Right?
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What Would You Tell Someone Just Starting with Religious community and its discontents?
AI Prompt
The Religious community and its discontents Question You're Avoiding
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Faith & Meaning
Rumi guides you through this course personally — adapting to your situation, not a script.