Periagoge
Scenario

When spiritual community becomes group therapy

My spiritual book club turned into a therapy session where everyone trauma-dumps and I came here to discuss wisdom texts not hear about everyone's childhood wounds.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The conflation of spiritual seeking with psychological healing can transform sacred study into amateur counseling that serves neither purpose well.

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 Building spiritual community?”

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.