Sacred Dissonance: 12 Stories of Spiritual Awakening, Justice, and Inner Transformation
Sacred Dissonance: 12 Stories of Spiritual Awakening, Justice, and Inner Transformation
What if your spiritual questions aren't a crisis but an invitation?
DISCOVER THE DIVINE PATTERN BEHIND EVERY AUTHENTIC AWAKENING
This groundbreaking work reveals how history's most transformative spiritual figures—from Thomas Merton to Desmond Tutu, from Teresa of Avila to Thich Nhat Hanh—followed the same essential journey:
Sacred Dissonance → Gift Awakening → Calling FulfillmentThrough 12 captivating spiritual narratives spanning diverse traditions, Master Coach Bernadette Oblena-Purto illuminates how our moments of greatest spiritual questioning become the birthplace of our most authentic gifts and world-changing contributions.
WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER:
✓ The Universal Pattern behind all spiritual awakenings that transcends religious traditions and historical eras
✓ Practical Guidance for navigating your own sacred dissonance with courage and clarity
✓ Transformative Practices to help you identify your awakening gifts and emerging calling
✓ A Revolutionary Framework for understanding spiritual questioning as divine invitation rather than crisis
✓ Sanctuary Pathways for creating the space needed for authentic transformation
PERFECT FOR:
- Spiritual seekers questioning inherited religious frameworks
- Those experiencing "spiritual homelessness" while still hungering for truth
- Coaches, therapists, and spiritual directors guiding others through transition
- Anyone feeling caught between traditional religion and authentic spirituality
- Leaders navigating tension between contemplative practice and social action
INCLUDES:
- 12 in-depth spiritual journeys with practical applications
- Contemplative practices for each pattern of awakening
- Comprehensive reflection questions for individual or group use
- Timeline analysis of spiritual awakening patterns
- Guidelines for creating your own sacred sanctuary experiences
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Bernadette Oblena-Purto (Master Coach A) is a transformative thought leader working at the intersection of spiritual awakening and collective impact. As founder of Life Coach Philippines-International and the Coach Your Gift™ Movement, she equips individuals to transform spiritual gifts into purposeful calling.
Your sacred dissonance isn't the end of your spiritual story. It may be the moment it truly begins.
Sacred Dissonance: 12 Stories of Spiritual Awakening, Justice, and Inner Transformation reveals the transformative pattern hidden within history's most profound spiritual journeys. Through twelve captivating narratives spanning diverse traditions—from Thomas Merton to Desmond Tutu, from Teresa of Avila to Thich Nhat Hanh—Master Coach Bernadette Oblena-Purto illuminates how spiritual tension becomes the catalyst for authentic awakening. The book introduces a revolutionary framework—Sacred Dissonance → Gift Awakening → Calling Fulfillment—demonstrating how our moments of greatest spiritual questioning often contain the seeds of our most valuable contributions. Readers will discover how success created hunger in Thomas Merton, crisis became clarity for Etty Hillesum, tradition transformed through Thich Nhat Hanh, and personal awakening led to collective impact through Gandhi and Dorothy Day. Complete with reflection questions, contemplative practices, and retreat frameworks, this resource serves both individual seekers navigating spiritual crossroads and the professionals who guide them—spiritual directors, chaplains, coaches, and community leaders. The book validates spiritual questioning not as failure but as divine invitation, offering both comfort and direction for anyone experiencing the disorientation of sacred dissonance. For those feeling spiritually displaced while still hungering for truth, those caught between inherited wisdom and emerging insight, or those seeking to integrate contemplative practice with justice work, Sacred Dissonance provides both validation and vision for the journey ahead. Your sacred dissonance isn't the end of your spiritual story—it may be the moment it truly begins.