Spiritual Power Inventory
The Spiritual Power Inventory (SPI) is a tool developed by the Reclamation Collective to help individuals examine the power dynamics in their relationships, particularly in contexts of emotional holding, guidance, or healing.
Spiritual Power Inventory (for All)
The Reclamation Collective has developed this tool to support folks seeking to identify what relationships in their lives may deserve more boundaries and protections in place to prevent both conscious and unconscious abuses of power that harm one or all parties in relationships where we exchange emotional holding, guidance, and healing.
One: Who do you trust?
Who do you trust?
Who do you go to for guidance, emotional holding, or support?
How has this person earned your trust?
Four: Boundaries.
Do you have the opportunity or senseof safety to set boundaries with this person?
Two: Do you have a way out?
If any of those individuals were to interact with you in a way that felt violating, manipulative, or abusive, would there be a way to get out of that relationship?
Do you have any basic needs tied to your proximity to this person/community/belief system?
Five: Supportive Role.
Has this person communicated where their supportive role begins and ends?
Three: System of accountability.
Is there a system of accountability in place to report hypothetical abuse of trust or power in the relationship?
Spiritual Power Inventory (for Sacred Space Holders)
It’’s never too late to invest in repair.
Reflecting back, have there been times when you may have misused your power dynamic with a parishioner, congregant, or other person you have held support space for?
One
Who are the communities or individual relationships with whom you hold power & influence?
Four
What kinds of boundaries are in place to respect the autonomy & safety of the individuals whom you hold spiritual power with?
Two
Do those you support have a way out?
If any individuals within those communities were to interact with you in a way that left them feeling violated, manipulated, or abused, would there be a way for them to get out o that relationship? What else might they lose in the process?
Five
Where does your supportive role begin & end?
What do you have to offer, and at what point would you refer folks on for more specialized support?
Three
Is there a system of accountability for that person to report hypothetical abuse?
Take note: Not all reporting protocols are about accountability.
In this video, Kayla Felten (LICSW) provides a more personal, in-depth walkthrough of the Spiritual Power Inventory.
