Suluk Europe Application 2020-2022

1. Personal Information

Please provide your name

Legal Last Name
Legal First Name
Spiritual Name
How do you prefer to be addressed/called

2. Please provide your contact information

Mailing Address
City
State
Zip Code
Country
Home Telephone
Work Telephone
Cell Phone
E-mail Address

3. Please select your gender

4. Date of birth This question requires a valid date format of MM/DD/YYYY.

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5. Profession:

6. Education: Please check the highest completed:

7. Personal information (Optional)

Ethnicity
Religion

8. Country of Citizenship

9. Emergency Contact Information

Emergency Contact Name
Relationship
Address
Telephone

10. Spiritual Background

Please note that Suluk Academy's trainings are designed for Inayati Order initiates and students of sister groups with membership in the Federation of the Sufi Message.

What year were you initiated into the Inayati Order?

11. Are you actively working with a Guide?

12. If you are working with a Guide, please provide their name.

13. How long have you been working with a Guide? Please describe your relationship to your Guide, including how frequently you communicate, etc.

14. If you are not an initiate of the Inayati Order, are you an initiate of another Sufi order?

15. If you are an initiate of another Sufi order, please let us know for how many years and the name of the group.

16. Are you a member of another esoteric school or spiritual tradition?

17. If yes, please describe with the name of group and how long you have been affiliated

18. If you are not an initiate of the Inayati Order, are you actively working with a teacher/guide?

19. If you answered yes, please describe how long you have been working with a teacher/guide, and how often you communicate and any other details you can share about that relationship.

20. All Suluk Academy applicants are asked to write a 1- page essay using one or more of the following suggested guidelines. We are interested in learning something about your life's journey and experience, and about your facility at expressing that journey in writing that is clear, brief, and precise.

What is your purpose for attending Suluk Academy training, and how do you hope to benefit from your attendance?
Describe your spiritual journey, both from your personal perspective and how your journey relates to being in a community.
Share your spiritual and personal goals, intentions, values and motivations.
Describe your life experience, profession, training and skills that you feel are most relevant to your participation in Suluk.

21. Purpose of Attending
What contribution do you feel you can make to the dialogue of the Suluk Academy community and its work?

22. Health Profile

We ask the following questions, with answers to be kept confidential.

How would you rate your general health?

23. Do you have any disabilities or physical limitations that require special arrangements or accommodation?

24. Do you have any known physical or mental conditions which could effect your ability to participate in Suluk?

25. If you have answered "yes" to any of these questions, please describe the circumstances so that we can best accommodate your needs:

26. Other
Are there any current life issues or circumstances that may impact your ability to commit to the full two-year training program, in terms of finances, attendance, and keeping up with the course work in between sessions?

27. Please let us know what, if any, experience you have had with working in small to medium-sized groups (7-20 people). This can either be within a regular Sufi class, group retreats, or a work, leisure, or therapy format.

28. Is there anything that we have not covered in this application that you would like to share with us?

29. References
Please have two references fill out the reference form and submit it to Suluk Academy. Your application will not be considered complete until both reference forms have been received. One reference must be from your spiritual guide, or, if you are not working with a guide, from someone in your spiritual tradition who knows you well. The second reference must be from someone who knows you well in a work or school environment, or as a personal friend. Please provide contact information for both references. Please note that we cannot accept verbal references.

	Name of 1st Reference One
	Address
	Home Telephone
	Work Telephone
	Email
	Relationship
	Name of 2nd Reference
	Address
	Home Telephone
	Work Telephone
	Email
	Relationship

30. I certify that all of the information in this application is correct and true to the best of my knowledge. I also grant Suluk Academy permission to contact my references.

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