SOUL DEVELOPMENT

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Welcome to the Soul Development Portal ~ a curated selection of our teachings, practices, and courses related to the development or growth of the soul.

Because the psychospiritual path of The Clarion Way is holographic ~ each part reflecting the whole ~ ALL teachings, practices, courses, and other materials offered by the Institute can also be applied to your soul development.

TEACHINGS

Born to Serve: The Evolution of the Soul Through Service

The first book of Susan Trout's Soul and Service Trilogy, Born to Service is an extraordinary handbook that explores the link between service and the soul, guiding us to deepen our awareness of the relationship between our motives for serving and the quality of our service.
Living Our Destiny ~ A Series of Three Teachings
The first defines personal and spiritual destiny, the second explores the destiny of leaders and groups/organizations, and the third addresses the destiny of the United States – each with an application for inner work.

The bee, a symbol for the
soul, acts as a messenger
between spirit and
matter.

The Shadow of Service
As we claim our shadow, the psychic energy held in the disowned part of ourselves becomes available for our evolution, our creativity, and our service. Aspects of the shadow include power and fame, pride, sentiment, attachment, evasion, incompetence, and neglect of physical, emotional, mental, and/or spiritual health.
Awakening of the Heart
Despite its distortions, there are durable remnants of the Piscean Era that are vital to the success of Aquarian times. The awakening of the heart has already begun; it is this awakening that will ultimately save Planet Earth from ongoing harm and from being destroyed.
Infusing the World with Light through Prayer
Our world is destined to be infused with Light in its many forms–understanding, wisdom, beauty, truth, meaning, purpose, compassion, and love. We can do our part to usher in this new reality of a planet infused with Divine Light by using the sacred power of prayer.

Explore common questions about soul development
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The Strong Must Be Made Stronger
We are wise to take an honest, nonjudgmen- tal look at what we think, feel, and do that weakens our inner strength, and what we think, feel, and do that strengthens it.

Waking Up: The Transformative Power of Momentous Life Events (Part I)
Waking up after a kaboom can be followed by a major shift. Are we replaying a past, negative event? Do we have a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde within us? What within us needs to be awakened so we can choose a life of joy, unconditional acceptance, honesty, and integrity?
Waking Up: Healing from Kabooms by Aligning with Our Soul (Part II)
We can learn an essential spiritual practice that sustains the connection to our Soul whenever we experience a shattering kaboom.

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PRACTICES

Soul Alignment
A centering practice to receive guidance from the Soul

That Was Then ~ This Is Now
A life experience inventory can help us identify our unique gifts of service. Through it, we can focus on using what we have learned from our lives to genuinely help others.

The journey of soul development requires that we dissolve our obstacles to personal growth as we engage with the world.

Am I in My Right Place?
The practice of finding and recognizing our right place is a spiritual matter of the heart

She Died in Front of the Lincoln Memorial
Medicine poetry is intuitive and comes from the heart, not the head.
Universal Tribute Four & Tenets: Inner Work

By continually doing my inner work, I engender compassion for myself and others.

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COURSES

As the soul matures, the focus of both attention and intention moves from being outer-directed to being
inner-directed.

Inner Work ~ Accessing Compassion
Explore inner work as a way to nonjudgmentally observe life experiences that can lead to increased compassion for ourselves and others

Choice ~ Self-Responsibility in Action
Make choices that support living your life fully and completely in a world of constant challenge and change.

Forgiveness ~ The Gift of Lilies
Understand the contrast between extending love and projecting negativity when relating to others and learn to apply this understanding through the practice of forgiveness.

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