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When spiritual leaders exempt themselves from community accountability

Our spiritual community does talking circles but the teacher never participates in the accountability process when people have issues with them and I'm realizing we have a hierarchy disguised as egalitarian practice.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Sacred authority can become a shield against examination when those who facilitate healing for others place themselves beyond the reach of the very processes they teach.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Talking circles and community justice?”

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