Spiral Staircase: A Spiritual Autobiography Analysis
This assignment will deal with The Spiral Staircase as a spiritual autobiography. It will not be in the form of one composite essay, but will rather address each question separately, as has been laid out in the original question.
1. The first step of the course you came to a deeper understanding of the basic structure of spiritual accompaniment (see page 7-24 of the reader). Read the autobiography carefully. Describe the main forms of spiritual direction present in the chosen autobiography, using the triangle of the reader (pages 21 and 24)
Spiritual accompaniment, according to Ancilli's edition, "seeks to guide the person being accompanied in her or his relationship with Divine reality" (Reader 2006:14). Barry expands on this, as: help given by one Christian to another which enables that person to pay attention to God's personal communication to him or her, to respond to this personally communicating God, to grow in intimacy with this God, and to live out the …show more content…
Instead, with his mind, he overcomes his natural inclinations at all times. He must [also] possess a broad and correct perspective. A person who is full of all these qualities and is physically sound [is fit for prophecy] (Kabbalaonline.org sv On Becoming a Prophet 25.11.2005).
If she is implying that she could be a prophet, a couple of issues need to be clarified: Karen has not been physically sound throughout her life, although her body appears to be in balance now; furthermore, she does not seem to have eschatological information or have brought forth a revelation. I feel that at times she becomes over-enthusiastic or very disenchanted and then cannot perceive her role objectively. Nevertheless, she does see herself finally as an instrument of God, which was so difficult for her to recognise throughout most of the
1. The first step of the course you came to a deeper understanding of the basic structure of spiritual accompaniment (see page 7-24 of the reader). Read the autobiography carefully. Describe the main forms of spiritual direction present in the chosen autobiography, using the triangle of the reader (pages 21 and 24)
Spiritual accompaniment, according to Ancilli's edition, "seeks to guide the person being accompanied in her or his relationship with Divine reality" (Reader 2006:14). Barry expands on this, as: help given by one Christian to another which enables that person to pay attention to God's personal communication to him or her, to respond to this personally communicating God, to grow in intimacy with this God, and to live out the …show more content…
Instead, with his mind, he overcomes his natural inclinations at all times. He must [also] possess a broad and correct perspective. A person who is full of all these qualities and is physically sound [is fit for prophecy] (Kabbalaonline.org sv On Becoming a Prophet 25.11.2005).
If she is implying that she could be a prophet, a couple of issues need to be clarified: Karen has not been physically sound throughout her life, although her body appears to be in balance now; furthermore, she does not seem to have eschatological information or have brought forth a revelation. I feel that at times she becomes over-enthusiastic or very disenchanted and then cannot perceive her role objectively. Nevertheless, she does see herself finally as an instrument of God, which was so difficult for her to recognise throughout most of the