Mother o' God, What's She Up to Now?

This will come as a shock to those of you who see me as a carefree bon vivant and ultra sophisticate, but after a lot of soul searching, I've applied to and been accepted into a Religious Science practitioner training program. (This is not Scientology or anything related to it.)

A practitioner is a spiritual counselor who affirms that the truth of the client is greater than any apparent limitation. Practitioners don’t give advice or beg Reality to move into a specified direction. Rather, they affirm the good of what already is in order to bring our thinking and feeling into alignment with the idea that infinite good surrounds us. This good is in the form of love, harmony, peace, wellness, abundance, and any other good we can imagine.

The training program takes two years and has written and oral exams at the end of it (about like a masters degree). The program has a high attrition rate but my class is intact so far. If I pass, I get licensed and let loose on the world. As with any licensed professional, practitioners charge a fee, which is set by each individual practitioner.

I'm happy to answer any questions, but I must admit this has been a very private part of my life and personality, so I can get a bit defensive when I try to explain myself. But give it a go if you want to know more and I'll do my best to give lucid answers. Also, a good, objective write up is at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_Science.
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