Spiritual Mentoring
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Gregory Scott Sparrow, Ed.D., LPC, LMFT (Va)
33879 FM 2925 Rio Hondo, TX 78583
Website: www.spiritualmentoring.com
E-Mail: gssparrow@utpa.edu kingfisher@lagunamadre.net
Cell – (956) 367-2337 Home Office – (956) 748-4350 UTPA Office – (956) 316-7953
Dr. Scott Sparrow is a particular counselor/therapist whose work I have followed for several decades. He’s genuine. He’s good at what he does. He’s the kind of person I can recommend without hesitation to near-death experiencers, whether adult or child/teenager, and to anyone else dealing with transformational issues or spiritual ones. His particular techniques, that which sets him apart from others, are teachable. That means that if you are a professional and wish to learn methods that really work with experiencers, contact him. Because there are so few professionals in this country or in other countries who really know how to work with near-death experiencers and those like them, what Dr. Sparrow has to offer is not only unique but crucial to our understanding of spirit and soul and the inner life. Here is what he has to say about himself and his focus in the mentorship process. “ I have been involved in daily spiritual practice and personal dream analysis for over 35 years. My books (Healing the Fisher King, Andrew's Quest for the Perfect Gift, Sacred Encounters with Jesus, Sacred Encounters with Mary, I Am with You Always, Blessed Among Women, and Lucid Dreaming: Dawning of the Clear Light) have been concerned with the direct experience with God, and ways that we may open ourselves to this most sacred relationship. In the past decade, I have felt called to serve as an inner life mentor for individuals who yearn for a deeper, more direct relationship with the Divine. “While I was raised Christian, I am familiar and comfortable with many of the contemplative spiritual traditions, believing that while the forms may differ, the central truths are one and the same. I am a student of Jungian psychology, and have studied Buddhism and Hinduism alongside contemplative Christianity. I have also researched the current perspectives on mentoring in the Christian tradition, and endeavor to abide by this rich and evolving tradition.
“ I am a licensed therapist, but I am willing to adopt a mentoring model whenever a person seems sufficiently free of emotional or psychological distress to permit a concentrated quest for communion with the Divine, and commit to an intensification of various spiritual practices, such as meditation, yoga, and dream work. Certainly, the spiritual journey can be a dark and rocky road, at times, but if unresolved emotional pain becomes a compelling focus, I will endeavor to assist you in finding a good therapist who can see you face to face. “ As a part of the inner life mentoring process, I am prepared to focus on several areas of your spiritual journey, including:
- your meditation and prayer life, and ways to deepen it.
- learning to recognize the stages and signposts of spiritual unfoldment.
- the importance of honoring the distress that can arise in a genuine search for meaning.
- psychic and spiritual experiences that arise alongside spiritual practice.
- rituals that can enhance inner work.
- dream incubation and lucid dream induction as ways to enter into spiritual communion on the dream level.
- dream analysis as a way to understand your relationship with the Divine, and the blocks to deeper communion.
- discerning your spiritual "calling."
“If we agree to work together, I will mentor you by phone, e-mail and/or, if geographically possible, in person from time to time. Please email me and let me know what your goals are and why mentoring seems important to you at this time. It would also be helpful to receive a dream or spiritual experience that might serve as an "introduction" to your inner self. I will respond as soon as possible and let you know about my availability.”
– Dr. Sparrow
