Periagoge
Scenario

When addiction recovery meets mystical metaphors

I've been sober for six months but I keep reading about Hafez and wine as metaphor, and I'm confused about whether my addiction was actually spiritual thirst I was trying to fill wrong.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The seeker recognizes that destructive behavior may have been misdirected spiritual longing.

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 Sufi mysticism — the inner path in Islam?”

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.