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...how every spiritual myth and legend and every religious text is a metaphor for the transpersonal experience. By removing the doctrine and dogma of Religion, the stories, myths, and legends of Ancient Spirituality can be seen as Transpersonal metaphors for the Personal Enlightenment experience What we now call Transpersonal Psychology, which is older than the recorded history of civilization Enlightenment, Religion, and Spirituality. People have long made sense of their spirituality and relationships by telling stories.

I found a great article about spirituality and adult learning by navigating on Westminster's library databases. For those of you who don't know already, you can get to the databases by going here: 1) www.westminstercollege.edu 2) My Westminster 3) Giovale Library 4) Databases 5) Education Full Text (Wilson Web) 6) Type "Tisdell Spirituality and Learning"

This website offers a rundown of objective and subjective learning. Spirituality falls under subjective learning. Scholars such as Tisdell (2008) and Palmer (2003) emphasize the importance of balance between objective and subjective learning for a holistic spirituality.

Barnes & Noble - Elizabeth J. Tisdell

The Center for Courage & Renewal helps foster personal and professional renewal through retreats that offer the time and space to reflect on life and work. These retreats, called Courage to Teach, circles of trust or Courage to Lead, are led by skilled facilitators and make use of poetry and stories, solitude, reflection, and deep listening.