Periagoge
Scenario

When spiritual study groups split over head versus heart approaches

Our book club started as a way to explore spiritual texts together but we've become polarized between people who want academic analysis and people who want personal sharing, and our discussions about mystical poetry have turned into subtle battles about whether intellectual approach or heart-centered approach is more authentic.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A learning community discovers that different ways of engaging with sacred texts can become competing claims about the nature of spiritual authenticity.

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 Heaven hell and purgatory?”

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.