Guidance in the Second Station
A Retreat for Inner School Leaders w/ Pir Zia
Friday – Sunday, January 26th – 28th, 2024
Suresnes, France & via Zoom
Over the last three years, Pir Zia has been gradually introducing the paradigm of the Sophic Whorl, a cognitive map that derives from Murshid’s teachings on esoteric physiology, the seven lata’if of classical Sufism, and Pir Vilayat’s alchemical insights.
The Sophic Whorl is most optimally navigated by means of a spiral movement, the Spagyric Gyre. In last year’s Leaders Training we explored the first station, the Formative Mold. The second station in the Gyre corresponds with the crown, the center of the Most Hidden. After undergoing a thorough grounding, pilgrims moving toward the crux of the Whorl must pass through a stage of unknowing and dissolution.
This is sometimes experienced as a “Dark Night of the Soul.” With proper support, this passage through the depths can prove illuminating rather than stymying. In this session we will explore the needs of murids in the station of the Most Hidden and the practices and methods of guidance that most cogently address the problems and prospects of this region of the path.
Two sessions a day will be devoted to study and practice led by Pir Zia with additional Breakout Sessions led by senior teachers in the Inner School in which we will share meditation and suhbat together. Attunements and topics will focus on those introduced by Pir Zia during the weekend.
This retreat is designed for leaders within the Inayatiyya’s Inner School, including Coordinators, Representatives, and Retreat Guides, as well as those in training. All Inner School leaders are encouraged to attend and to participate in real time, or to watch the video which comes with registration.
There will be French, German and Turkish translation.
For participants based in Oceania, recordings will be provided as promptly as possible and there will be a local timeframe offered for breakout sessions.
You are warmly invited to gather in centers or regions, with each participant registering individually. We are all looking forward to being together in January!
Guidance in the First Station is taught by Pir Zia Inayat Khan, carrier of the Sufi lineage of his grandfather, Hazrat Inayat Khan. Pir Zia’s teaching will be complemented by additional faculty, to soon be announced, during the mornings in Europe and afternoons in North America.
TUITION & REGISTRATION
Tuition for the three days is:
- $150 for in-person participation in Suresnes, France (fee includes a Saturday evening community dinner).
- $115 for online participation.
Both options include video and audio provided within a few days of the program. Partial scholarships are available as needed.
QUESTIONS?
If you have any questions about the content or other details of this program, please email innerschool@inayatiyya.org.
GUIDANCE IN THE SECOND STATION SCHEDULE
Suresnes Time (CET)
Friday 26 January
- 3:00 – 3:15 pm Music & announcements
- 3:15 – 4:30 pm Pir Zia
- 4:30 – 5:00 pm Tea Break
- 5:00 – 6:15 pm Pir Zia
Saturday 27 January
- 10:00 – 11:15 am Inner School Europe, Turkey & Pakistan
- 11:15 – 11:45 am Tea Break
- 11:45 – 13:00 pm Inner School Europe, Turkey & Pakistan
- Break
- 3:00 – 3:15 pm Music & Announcements
- 3:15 – 4:30 pm Pir Zia
- 4:30 – 5:00 pm Tea Break
- 5:00 – 6:15 pm Pir Zia
- 7:30 Dinner
Sunday 28 January
- 10:00 – 11:15 am Inner School Europe, Turkey & Pakistan
- 11:15 – 11:45 am Tea Break
- 11:45 – 13:00 pm Inner School Europe, Turkey & Pakistan
- 2:30 – 3:45 pm Pir Zia
- 3:45 – 4:15 pm Tea Break
- 4:15 – 5:30 pm Pir Zia
Richmond Time (EST)
Friday 26 January
- 9:00 – 09:15 am Music & Announcements
- 09:15 – 10:30 am Pir Zia
- 10:30 – 11:00 am Tea Break
- 11:00 am – 12:15 pm Pir Zia
- 2:00 – 3:15 pm Inner School North America & Oceania
- 3:15 – 3:45 pm Tea Break
- 3:45 – 5:00 pm Inner School North America & Oceania
Saturday 27 January
- 9:00 – 09:15 am Music & Announcements
- 09:15 – 10:30 am Pir Zia
- 10:30 – 11:00 am Tea Break
- 11:00 am – 12:15 pm Pir Zia
- 2:00 – 3:15 pm Inner School North America & Oceania
- 3:15 – 3:45 pm Tea Break
- 3:45 – 5:00 pm Inner School North America & Oceania
Sunday 28 January
- 8:30 – 9:45 am Pir Zia
- 9:45 – 10:15 am Tea Break
- 10:15 – 11:30 am Pir Zia
Speakers
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Pir Zia Inayat KhanPir Zia Inayat Khan, PhD, is a scholar of religion and teacher of Sufism in the universalist Sufi lineage of his grandfather, Hazrat Inayat Khan. Pir Zia is president of the Inayatiyya and founder of Sulūk Academy, a school of Sufi contemplative study and practice. He is the author of Immortality: A Traveler’s Guide; Mingled Waters: Sufism and the Mystical Unity of Religions; Saracen Chivalry: Counsels on Valor, Generosity and the Mystical Quest; and the editor and compiler of Dream Flowers: The Collected Works of Noor Inayat Khan, for which he also wrote the critical introduction. Pir Zia divides his time between Richmond, Virginia and Suresnes, France. inayatiyya.org
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Amida CaryAmida Cary is Director of the Inayatiyya’s Retreat Concentration in North America and its Retreat Guide Training Program, working in concert with an international network of experienced retreat guides and trainee mentors. Her primary focus is encouraging all involved to enter the transformative depths of the retreat process. Amida is an experienced retreat guide herself and has worked closely with Pir Vilayat, Aziza Scott, and Pir Zia. She is a founder of Suluk Academy and has served as Suluk faculty. Amida lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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Zumurrud ButtaZumurrud Butta serves as Vice President of the Inner School of the Inayatiyya in Europe and leads the Inner School in Germany. She offers individual and group retreats and retreat guide training, has taught at Suluk Academy in North America and Europe and is serving on the Suluk Global Committee. Zumurrud teaches courses on Sufi mysticism in Europe and online, with a focus on the teachings of Hazrat Inayat Khan, Ibn ´Arabi and the female transmission of mysticism.
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Jacob Miraj DominicusJacob Miraj Dominicus helps people deepen their meditative practice. Jacob has been a murid of the Inayatiyya since 1997, served on the Inayati Order Board of Trustees under Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan and Pir Zia Inayat Khan, and helped start Suluk Academy serving as its inaugural administrator. In 2007, he graduated from Suluk’s Kafur class. Since 2015 Jacob has co-led retreats with Gulrukh Patel at the Zenith Institute in Switzerland. He currently serves as the co-Madar-ul-Muham of Inayatiyya Inner School (Oceania and North America). Professionally, he consults with corporate teams and teaches meditation. Jacob holds a B.A. from NYU in Organizational Behavior, Narrative Theory, and Mysticism and has been a Visiting Scholar at NYU Tisch’s Interactive Communications Program (ITP). He lives in Los Angeles, where he studies the Chinese martial arts of Xingyi and Bagua and lives with his wife, daughter, and two cats.
