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A Spiritual Director’s Embodiment of Dynamic Trinitarian Flow in the Art of Spiritual Accompaniment
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- Author / Creator
- Pihowich, Sandra Kathryn
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This autoethnographic study explores my embodied experience of Trinity which occurred during a day of spiritual accompaniment (direction) sessions. It addresses the lack of detailed accounts in the literature of personal encounters with Trinity during spiritual accompaniment (direction). Engaging reflexively with the literature, personal journals, artwork, an ongoing practice of expressive dance called Embodied Prayer, contemplative prayer, and spiritual accompaniment I deepened my relationships with the Holy, others, and within myself. Through these methods I explicated the story of this experience and its significance. The experience that stimulated this study was an embodied relational encounter with Trinity which manifested as dancing movement beyond subjective personas. The resulting story to make sense of this mystical experience contributes to the sociological understanding of the art of spiritual accompaniment. Through this autoethnographic story I describe how Dynamic Trinitarian Flow has and continues to invite me into sustained, fluid presence in life as well as in practicing the art of spiritual accompaniment. The sacred relationship I experienced as Dynamic Trinitarian Flow has become my dancing partner in my quest to move beyond fears of causing harm in my spiritual accompaniment practice through embracing strength with humility.
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- Graduation date
- 2023
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- Type of Item
- Thesis
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- Degree
- Master of Theological Studies
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- License
- This thesis is made available by the University of Alberta Libraries with permission of the copyright owner solely for non-commercial purposes. This thesis, or any portion thereof, may not otherwise be copied or reproduced without the written consent of the copyright owner, except to the extent permitted by Canadian copyright law.