What is Spiritual Direction?

“Spiritual direction explores a deeper relationship with the spiritual aspect of being human. Simply put, spiritual direction is helping people tell their sacred stories everyday. Spiritual direction has emerged in many contexts using language specific to particular cultural and spiritual traditions. Describing spiritual direction requires putting words to a process of fostering a transcendent experience that lies beyond all names and yet the experience longs to be articulated and made concrete in everyday living. It is easier to describe what spiritual direction does than what spiritual direction is. Spiritual direction helps us learn how to live in peace, with compassion, promoting justice, as humble servants of that which lies beyond all names.” (Liz Budd Ellmann, MDiv, Executive Director, Spiritual Directors International)

My Services as a Spiritual Director

As a spiritual director and astrologer, I combine these modalities to access self-gnosis, or self-knowledge. Foundational to my practice is the belief that each one of us is born with a unique calling, our individual “Holy Grail.” This calling asks us to enact the fruitful use of our innate gifts.  Many of us feel lost at times, and we may discount these gifts or feel that we cannot reach them. We may also feel discouraged during life’s difficult passages, which bring us the inevitable human experience of loss and grief.  These darker times are often opportunities to access our gifts more deeply, and to recognize our calling more clearly.  As a spiritual director, I welcome the opportunity to accompany you during both difficult passages and times of joy and celebration.

My Training:

I received her M.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies from Marylhurst University, and my thesis focused on the relationship between astrology, divination, and Christianity.  I also took coursework in Spiritual Traditions and Spiritual Direction there.  I obtained a 2-year certificate in Spiritual Direction from the Urban Spirituality Center in Portland in June of 2009.