Category: Spiritual Counseling for Beginners

Although there is no single regulatory body for spiritual counselors, there is licensing, as well as courses in pastoral counseling for established religious groups.  If you are not within an established group, there are some that you can easily join, if you need to have legal credentials to practice spiritual……

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The popular picture of a spiritual counselor is a totally nonviolent hippie type, who might smoke pot, but won’t eat meat, or a guru who is all about love and light.  The truth is that we come in many more flavors.  Another popular and rather disturbing belief is that a……

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“Emotional vampire” or “psychic vampire” is a term that was popularized by Anton LaVey, in his controversial book, The Satanic Bible, for people who thrive on sucking the emotional energy from others.  The more conventional term for them would be covert narcissist. Despite the term’s shady seeming entrance into modern……

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Healing has been the subject of much controversy of late.  So many people have taken unfair advantage of the sick and needy, that the waters are muddied. This running theme of shady healers reached a fever pitch and even became politicized once a certain pandemic hit. Suddenly it was science……

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There are many techniques for getting to know, or getting a picture of the problems of those you will serve.  Some are ways to break the ice, while others are for thorough analysis of a situation or person.  They are: Divination – Using a tool, prayer, or intuitive abilities to……

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Introduction Being a spiritual counselor can be a very rewarding experience, but it requires a high level of responsibility to do it well.  Many in this world call themselves spiritual counselors, but few are truly such.  To be a good and legitimate spiritual counselor requires much more study and insight……

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