Our Process
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If you are interested in participating in , you would begin by completing a brief Spiritual Autobiography (see right) and emailing it to the address shown.
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Your Spiritual Autobiography will then be distributed among the Companions of Heart House, who will “listen with the ear of the heart” to your words, trusting the Godding at work in the world, within you, and within themselves.
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When this initial process of listening deeply is accomplished, the Companions and yourself will arrange to meet. We will sit together, talk, listen deeply, share deeply.
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After this meeting, the Companions and yourself will return each to their homes and enter a time of discernment, processing what we have together experienced.
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In a reasonable period, we will meet once again, sharing what yourself and the Companions have found in this period of discernment. If we decide together to continue, discussion of a “next step” will ensue. Again, we share in each other's mutual light, listening and sharing deeply, with great value placed on each other, on all of us.
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This next step may take almost any mutually-agreed-upon form in terms of study, mentoring, spiritual practice, etc. The importance is to let the unfolding Godness within do so unimpeded by predetermination. "Great expectations, no specifications." Being of God, we trust God.
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You, the new “Nearing Companion,” may work with one of the core Companions or may be recommended for this step to an outside resource. In either case, a “Companioning Presence” -- one or more of the Companions -- by shared agreement will serve as a mentor and contact person for you.
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Over time, as you and your Companioning Presence come to see it unfold, the time for a new "next step" will manifest itself. At that point, we return to the discernment piece in our process, as together we determine the "next next-step," (and perhaps, but not necessarily, a new Companioning Presence as well).
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We continue in this manner until we all come to the understanding that it's time to engage in the fulfillment of whichever of your journey with. Depending on the nature of that journey, this could mean ordination/commissioning as an inter-faith clergy person or simply seeing that our process together has reached its fulfillment.
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Spiritual Autobiography
The Companions of Heart House invite you to complete a brief Spiritual Autobiography (1000 words). Please share with us the significant points of your spiritual journey, its faith tradition(s), your spiritual practice(s). In what areas (including interfaith knowledge and experience) do you feel particularly full; in what areas might you wish to become more so? What brings you to Heart House? What vision do you have for your experience with us? Which of the four Opening Questions speaks to you, of you? Please cut and paste your completed Spiritual Autobiography into a Word document and attach it to an email sent to peacechaplain@aol.com. The Companions will read, internalize, and reflect on your words, and you will
hear back from us.
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