Instructor: Dr. Khaled ElSherbini

Stages of the Heart

Live sessions, in English

Stages of the Heart is an integrated framework of the human psycho-spiritual journey that unifies numerous Sufi, Eastern, and modern Western models of enlightenment and awakening. The framework provides a unique approach to understanding the human self and the stages it goes through on its journey of purification and illumination of the heart.

The workshop introduces the Stages of the Heart model through teachings, meditations, and exercises. By revealing the different models of consciousness and discovering techniques for growth and development, the workshop is meant to create a psychoactive effect that will open the heart to the higher levels of consciousness and assist in ascending and evolving towards greater wholeness of being.

The first half of the course presents the "Stages of the Heart" model and its stages. While the second half maps the journey of the 9 Enneagram types as they ascend the stages from multiplicity to unity and wholeness 

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

  • 2

    Session 1: Maps of Consciousness

    • Maps of Consciousness

    • Attractor Fields

    • Session 1 slides
  • 3

    Session 2: The Journey

    • The Journey - part 1

    • The Journey - part 2

    • Wisdom Quotes from 20th century mystics

    • Session 2 slides
  • 4

    Session 3: Realms of Being

    • Review

    • Realms of Being

    • From Unity to Multiplicity

    • Great Chain of Being

    • Session 3 slides
  • 5

    Session 4: States of Consciousness

    • Theory of Shadows

    • States of Consciousness

    • States Meditation

    • The Hearts

    • Session 4 slides
  • 6

    Session 5: Understanding the States

    • Understanding the states

    • Revealing the Unconscious

    • The Three Eyes

    • From Multiplicity to Unity

    • Session 5 slides
  • 7

    Session 6: Levels of the Self

    • Back to Unity

    • Levels of the Self

    • Silence

    • Enneagram Spiritual Terminology

    • The Iceberg

    • Discussion

    • Session 6 slides
  • 8

    Session 7: The Lower Stages

    • The Unavailable Heart

    • The Striving Heart

    • The Empowered Heart

    • Exercise: Stages 1 to 3

    • Session 7 slides
  • 9

    Session 8: The Higher Stages

    • The Illuminated Heart

    • The Divine Effusion

    • The Synchronous Heart

    • The Realized Heart

    • Session 8 slides
  • 10

    Session 9: The Longing

    • Preparing for the Meditation

    • The Longing - a poem in 7 stages

    • The Story behind The Longing

    • Witnessing the Creative Source

    • Hawkins Map of Consciousness

    • Preparing for the exercise

    • Exercise: Experiencing the Stages (theory)

    • Exercise: Experiencing the Stages (practice)

    • Session 9 slides
  • 11

    Session 10: The Heart Types Waking Up

    • Waking up methodology

    • Type 2 Waking up

    • Type 3 Waking up

    • Type 4 Waking up

    • Session 10 slides
  • 12

    Session 11: The Head Types Waking Up

    • Reviewing the waking up methodology

    • Type 5 Waking up

    • Type 6 Waking up

    • Type 7 Waking up

    • Session 11 slides
  • 13

    Session 12: The Gut Types Waking Up

    • Healing Practice along the Stages

    • Type 8 Waking up

    • Type 9 Waking up

    • Type 1 Waking up

    • Indices for Growth

    • Session 12 slides
  • 14

    Final Presentations

    • Four lovely ladies speaking from the heart

    • SoH and Sexual Expression

    • Danny, Shereen, Mickey, and Emma

    • Adventure in the Yosemite National Park

    • Lindelwa and Salma, a Personal Journey

    • Non-Violent Communication NVC

    • Prophet Moses through the SoH
  • 15

    Extra Material

    • Essential Qualities and the Names of Allah

Registering for this course provides one full year of access to all the recordings, exercises, slides, community pages, and discussion forums.