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Scenario

When friendship is strained by spiritual transformation

My closest friend started following a spiritual teacher who asks for complete devotion and she's becoming someone I don't recognize and when I express concern she says I'm being negative and blocking her growth.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Love and genuine concern can look like resistance when someone is walking a path that changes who they are becoming.

Your guide for this
Rumi
Rumi works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Korean and East Asian shamanism?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.