Spiritual Counseling FAQs

What is spiritual counseling?
Spiritual counseling is about invoking higher guidance to point out your soul's path and guide you to realigning your energies and daily activities accordingly. It is designed you help you to view and make sense of your life from a spiritual perspective, which is often different from a physical, day-to-day perspective. It is a positive, creative approach and is designed to help you turn life's "adversities" into valuable spiritual and personal growth tools. In addition to this, it's about helping you to tune into your own spiritual guidance so that you may begin to find your own answers and in so doing, fulfil your life purpose. The initial reading also covers overcoming difficulties in your life through seeing the higher perspective and gaining greater understanding of the purpose behind current events in your life.

What religion is spiritual counseling based on?
Carine's spiritual counseling sessions are entirely non-denominational. The principles used in the counseling sessions are based on Universal Laws rather than those espoused by individual religions. While the interpretation of these laws may vary from one religion to religion, they do form the basis of most religions. The article entitled What is Spirituality? may help you to better understand the basis from which I operate.

Are religion and spirituality the same thing?
This depends very much on the religion in question. While most religions claim to advocate spirituality, many of them in fact seem to counter the essence of spirituality. The Collin's Dictionary defines religion as being "belief in, worhip of, or obedience to a supernatural power or powers considered to be divine or to have control over human destiny". While spirituality is difficult to define as concisely, some of the most important components of spirituality in my view are about equality, being sovereign, being in control of your own destiny and recognising that you are part of the whole. The article entitled What is Spirituality? better defines my understanding of the concept of spirituality.

How are spiritual counseling sessions conducted?
Initially, they take on the form of a spiritual reading. When you order a spiritual reading, some information will be requested regarding your area of concern (see preview). You will receive a response from me via e-mail within 48 hours in the form of a spiritual reading. The length of readings varies from between 1- 3 pages of text, depending on your situation. Apart from assessing your situation from a spiritual perspective, readings also include practical, constructive ways in which to deal with the issues at hand. In most cases, the situation is entirely covered within the initial reading. I nevertheless do encourage and value your feedback, and if necessary, I am happy to continue counseling on the initial area of concern via e-mail exchanges for a period of 30 days following the delivery date of your reading. For a clearer idea as to what to expect from a reading, please see sample spiritual reading.

What is the difference between spiritual counseling and spiritual healing?
They could in essence be viewed as one and the same, even though the healing in the case of counseling is not hands-on. Spiritual healing of any nature is not about the healer healing the client. Rather it is about the healer setting a space which is conducive to aiding the client to facilitate his/her own healing. All healing, whether of a medical or spiritual nature, ultimately has to come from within.

Do you use intuition in your counseling sessions?
Yes, I always do, although the degree to which it is required varies from reading to reading. I find that the use of intuition helps me to get to the source of the problem quickly and effectively.

What is the difference between intuitive counseling and spiritual counseling?
Intuitive counseling does not necessarily deal with life events from a spiritual perspective. It simply implies that intuition or psychic abilities have been used by the reader in order to access information required for the counseling session. My counseling sessions however incorporate both the intuitive and spiritual perspective.

What is intuition?
It simply means accessing information through "switching off" the outer senses and instead tuning into and utilising the subtler inner senses. In so doing, one is able to tune into the subtler realms and access information which is usually not available or discernible to the conscious mind when relying on the external senses. Intuition or psychism is accessed in may forms with clairvoyance (seeing with the inner eye), clairsentience (feeling/ reading energy with the inner sense) and clairaudience (hearing with the inner ear) included amongst them. Everybody is has this ability within them and it is a skill which is easily honed.

Who are you and how are you qualified to do this sort of work?
See About Carine for my background.

How do I know I can trust you?
You know by your gut feeling. If you feel at all reluctanct about enlisting my services, your guidance is letting you know that I am probably not the appropriate person to help you at present. In such a case I would advise that you look elsewhere and find somebody that resonates more comfortably with you. You can also find out more about me on the About Carine page.

How do I know that you're competent?
See the Sample Spiritual Readings and decide for yourself.

Do you provide ongoing support?
Your reading is usually fully contained in one e-mail. However, should you require further guidance on the specific issues addressed in the e-mail, I am happy to provide ongoing support for a period of 30 days following the delivery of your reading.

 

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