The Sacred Dissonance Framework
Discover Your Spiritual Journey Type
Your spiritual tension isn’t a problem to solve—it may be the catalyst for awakening your authentic gifts and calling.
Are You Experiencing...
Feeling spiritually homeless despite genuine hunger
You have deep spiritual longings but traditional structures feel limiting or insufficient.
Success that feels increasingly hollow
You've achieved external validation but still experience a profound emptiness pointing toward deeper gifts.
Tension between contemplative practice and social engagement
You sense a disconnection between inner spiritual work and addressing the suffering in the world.
Gifts and callings that don't fit conventional categories
You sense a unique purpose emerging that transcends traditional spiritual roles or paths.
A PIONEERING FRAMEWORK
What if your spiritual tension is actually the beginning of transformation?
SACRED DISSONANCE offers a comprehensive methodology based on a three-stage transformative pattern:
Sacred Dissonance ⟶ Gift Awakening ⟶ Calling Fulfillment
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Sacred Dissonance
Reframing spiritual tension as divine disruption—not a problem to solve but a catalyst for awakening.
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Gift Awakening
Discovering the unique spiritual gifts that emerge through tension and discomfort.
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Calling Fulfillment
Expressing these gifts in meaningful service to others and the world.
Discover Your Journey Type
Sacred Dissonance follows 12 archetypal journeys based on spiritual pioneers who transformed their dissonance into world-changing gifts.
Take the quiz to discover which journey most resonates with your experience.
1. The Literary Contemplative
Like Thomas Merton, your journey reveals how worldly success often creates spiritual hunger rather than satisfaction.
2. The Intellectual Seeker
Like C.S. Lewis, your journey shows how intellectual resistance often masks deeper spiritual receptivity.
3. The Academic Mystic
Like Simone Weil, your journey reveals how intellectual brilliance can create a specific form of dissonance.
4. The Boundary Crosser
Like Howard Thurman, you may be called to create new forms of spiritual community that transcend conventional boundaries.
5. The Resilient Witness
Like Etty Hillesum, your journey reveals how extreme crisis can catalyze spiritual awakening.
6. The Creative Transformer
Like Hildegard of Bingen, your journey shows how physical or personal limitation can become the doorway to gifts.
7. The Interior Innovator
Like Teresa of Avila, your journey shows how religious institutions both limit and nurture emerging spiritual gifts.
8. The Prophetic Bridge
Like Abraham Joshua Heschel, your journey reveals how tradition itself can contain the seeds of its own revitalization.
9. The Engaged Contemplative
Like Thich Nhat Hanh, your journey reveals how traditions contain hidden resources for addressing modern challenges.
10. The Embodied Revolutionary
Like Gandhi, your journey reveals how personal spiritual disciplines can evolve into methodologies for collective transformation.
11. The Radical Integrator
Like Dorothy Day, your journey reveals how spiritual traditions contain radical implications that remain dormant until awakened.
12. The Reconciling Presence
Like Desmond Tutu, your journey shows how personal suffering can become the foundation for universal healing approaches.
Frequently Asked Question
Answers to common questions about the Sacred Dissonance Quiz and framework
Q: What is “Sacred Dissonance”?
A: Sacred Dissonance is the profound tension many experience between authentic spiritual knowing and conventional frameworks. Rather than seeing this tension as a problem, our framework recognizes it as a catalyst for awakening dormant gifts and discovering authentic calling.
Q: How long does the quiz take to complete?
A: The Sacred Dissonance Quiz takes approximately 3-5 minutes to complete. It consists of 12 thoughtful questions designed to identify patterns in your spiritual experience that align with one of the 12 journey types.
Q: Is this quiz only for people with a religious background?
A: No. While the framework draws wisdom from diverse spiritual lineages, it’s designed to be accessible to anyone experiencing spiritual questioning or transformation—regardless of religious affiliation (or lack thereof). The quiz and framework honor both traditional wisdom and contemporary spiritual seeking beyond institutional boundaries.
Q: What will I receive after taking the quiz?
A: After completing the quiz, you’ll receive your personalized journey profile, practical spiritual practices tailored to your journey type, and an invitation to join a journey-specific online community with others walking a similar path. You’ll also receive information about additional resources to deepen your journey.
Q: How was the Sacred Dissonance framework developed?
A: The framework was developed through extensive research into the documented journeys of twelve spiritual pioneers who transformed their dissonance into world-changing gifts, including Howard Thurman, Teresa of Ávila, Gandhi, and Desmond Tutu. Their collective wisdom reveals consistent patterns for navigating dissonance that transcend religious boundaries, cultural contexts, and historical periods.
Q: Can I have more than one journey type?
A: Your quiz results will show your primary journey type. While many people resonate with elements of multiple journeys, we focus on the primary profile to provide the most relevant guidance. Additional journey profiles can be requested separately and may be subject to fees.
Q: Is there a cost associated with the quiz?
A: The Sacred Dissonance Quiz is completely free. After taking the quiz, you’ll have the option to explore additional resources like our book, retreat experiences, and coaching calls, but there is no obligation to purchase anything to receive your quiz results and initial guidance.
Q: How is this different from personality tests like Enneagram or Myers-Briggs?
A: Unlike personality typologies that focus on relatively stable traits, the Sacred Dissonance framework addresses the dynamic process of spiritual transformation. It focuses specifically on how tension and dissonance can become catalysts for awakening gifts and fulfilling calling. While personality tests tell you who you are, this framework helps you navigate where you’re going.
What People Are Saying
Begin Your Journey
Take the free Sacred Dissonance Quiz to discover which of the 12 transformative spiritual journeys most closely mirrors your experience.
Discover Your Spiritual Journey Type
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What You'll Receive
After completing the Sacred Dissonance Quiz, you’ll receive personalized insights to help navigate your spiritual journey.
Personalized Journey Profile
Discover which of the 12 journey types most closely aligns with your spiritual experience.
Next Step Guidance
Receive practical spiritual practices and reflection questions tailored to your journey type.
Community Connection
Invitation to join a journey-specific online community with others walking a similar path.
ABOUT THE FRAMEWORK
Beyond Traditional Spiritual Formation
SACRED DISSONANCE is a pioneering framework for spiritual formation that transforms the tension many experience in their spiritual journey into a catalyst for awakening authentic gifts and fulfilling genuine calling.
Drawing from the documented journeys of twelve spiritual pioneers including Howard Thurman, Teresa of Ávila, Gandhi, and Desmond Tutu, the framework offers a comprehensive methodology for navigating spiritual dissonance.
- Evidence-based approach drawing from diverse spiritual lineages
- Accessible to those with and without religious affiliation
- Integrates contemplative practice with social engagement
Continue Your Journey
Explore these additional resources to deepen your Sacred Dissonance journey
The Book
Explore all 12 journey types in depth with “Sacred Dissonance: 12 Stories of Spiritual Awakening, Justice, and Inner Transformation”
The Retreat
Experience immersive transformation at “Sacred Sanctuary Getaway: THE GIFT AWAKENING™ EXPERIENCE”
The Conversation
Accelerate your journey with personalized guidance from Master Coach A, creator of the Sacred Dissonance framework
