This guidance is for people who are willing to investigate the self-illusion and the following fetters directly in their own experience.
We do not work with concepts, belief systems or spiritual ideas.
But with what is actually experienceable here and now.
Why I Mainly Work in Writing
Most of my guidance takes place in writing.
There is a simple reason for this: investigating the fetters is not about finding a good answer quickly or understanding something during a conversation. It is about looking directly into your own experience.
Written dialogue gives you time for that.
You can read a question, leave it for a while, look, come back to it and only answer when you have actually found something.
Many insights also happen in the middle of everyday life rather than during a scheduled meeting. In written dialogue, you can describe what you are seeing when it happens instead of trying to remember and reconstruct it later.
Writing also has an important advantage for me: I can look very carefully at what you write. We can return to individual statements, stay with one point and follow the course of the investigation over time.
This creates a very direct dialogue – just slower and more precise than a conversation.
I use video meetings as an addition when personal contact, group exchange or direct clarification is helpful.
Community Membership
Individual Guidance Through the 10 Fetters
This guidance is for people who are ready to go all the way through the 10 Fetters.
The investigation is simple.
And it goes deep.
We work directly with your own experience – personally, mainly in writing, and over a longer period of around two to three years.
What Is Included
- Written dialogue 4 days per week
- Monthly video meeting in a small group
- Access to the Element community
Your Contribution
The monthly contribution is between €90 and €140.
Please choose an amount that you can comfortably afford over the long term.
Additional Information
I guide only a limited number of people at the same time. Places are limited and are usually given on a long-term basis.
Participation in the monthly group meetings is required.
It is important for me to see you and talk with you from time to time. The experiences of other people in the group can also be very helpful – in a way, we are working together as a community.
Three-Month Guidance
Full Guidance for a Limited Period
When all long-term places are taken, there is one additional place for time-limited guidance.
This place is for new people who do not want to wait for a long-term place to become available.
For three months, you take part in the guidance in the same way as the long-term members and can begin the investigation with us.
What Is Included
- Written guidance 4 days per week
- Monthly group meeting
- Access to the Element community
Duration
The guidance ends automatically after three months.
An extension is only possible if no new person is waiting for this place. New people have priority.
Contribution
€480 for three months
Payment is made once at the beginning of the guidance.
Please Note
There is only one place of this kind available at a time.
If the place is already taken, you can ask to be put on the waiting list or join one of the open groups.n the open groups.
Fetter Assessment
Where Are You With the 10 Fetters?
Sometimes it is not clear where you actually are in the investigation.
Perhaps you have already worked with different guides or investigated on your own. Perhaps you have experienced clear shifts or experiences that you associate with particular fetters. And yet doubts may appear later:
What has actually been seen through – and what has not?
This is what the Fetter Assessment is for.
For 30 days, we systematically look together at the fetters that are relevant for you. The aim is not to see through as many fetters as possible during this time.
Instead, we investigate what is actually clear now.
What Is Included
- Personal written one-to-one dialogue 4 days per week: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
- A systematic look at the relevant fetters
- Direct investigation wherever something is unclear
- Distinguishing between conceptual understanding, temporary experience and a mechanism that has actually been seen through
- At the end, an assessment of where you are and what could be the most useful next step in your investigation
The Fetter Assessment takes place entirely between you and me.
There is no community, no group meeting and no video call.
Duration
30 days.
After that, the Fetter Assessment ends automatically.
You can then continue investigating on your own or – if it makes sense for you and a place is available – move into another form of guidance.
Contribution
€195
Support at a Specific Point
You do not always need guidance for several weeks or months.
Perhaps you mainly investigate on your own and would like to look more closely at one particular point together. Or perhaps you first want to clarify with me what would be useful for you.
There are two options.
Live Chat Session
Direct Investigation in Written Live Dialogue
In this session, we look directly into your experience together.
No theory.
No long conversations.
Just a clear, guided investigation in the moment.
The Live Chat Session is particularly suitable for investigating the self-illusion directly or for looking at a specific point where you are stuck.
How It Works
- 60 minutes of live written chat
- Focus on one specific topic
- I ask questions, you look
The session is limited to this time. When the session ends, the guidance ends.
Contribution
€120
One-to-One Conversation
If you need support at a specific point, want to clarify something or would like my perspective on your current investigation.
What to Expect
- 30-minute one-to-one video conversation
- Space for your questions and whatever is currently relevant
Unlike the Live Chat Session, this does not have to be purely direct investigation. The conversation can also be used for orientation, clarification or simply to get to know each other.
Contribution
€50 / 30 minutes
Investigating Independently – With Support
If you mainly investigate the fetters on your own, you may not need continuous one-to-one guidance.
For this, there are two versions of the Open Fetter Group.
Open Fetter Group
Monthly Support for Your Own Investigation
Once a month, we meet in a small group of no more than six people.
You can join regardless of which fetter you are currently investigating.
What to Expect
- One video meeting per month
- Maximum of six participants
- Space for questions about your current investigation
- Looking together and exchanging experiences with other people who are also working with the fetters
Contribution
€25 per meeting
Open Fetter Group Plus
Investigate Independently – With a Little More Support
The Plus membership is for people who mainly want to investigate the fetters independently but would like some occasional support between the monthly meetings.
What Is Included
- Participation in the monthly Open Fetter Group
- Access to the Element community
- Up to two written check-ins per month about your current investigation
For a check-in, you can briefly describe what you are investigating, where you are stuck or what is unclear. I will give you feedback or a pointer for your further investigation.
There is an important difference between this and the regular Community Membership:
Open Fetter Group Plus is not ongoing written guidance.
You investigate mainly on your own. The check-ins are there to look at a particular point together occasionally or to help you find a useful direction for your own investigation.
Contribution
€49 per month
The membership can be cancelled monthly.
Starting Without a Commitment
If you are not yet sure which kind of guidance is right for you, you do not have to decide immediately.
A one-to-one conversation or the Open Fetter Group can be a good way to get to know me and the way I work.
If you would simply like to get an impression of the group first, you can join the Open Fetter Group once free of charge by prior arrangement. Just send me a message.
Guidance through a Community Member
If you would like to focus only on the self-illusion at first, I can also connect you with a community member who has already gone through this step.
This can be a good way to gain first experience with the investigation.
Self-Study
If you would first like to investigate the self-illusion on your own, there are several resources you can use:
🔹How to See Through the Self Illusion by Christiane Michelberger
🔹Starter Workbook: A Quiet Introduction to Investigating the Self
A practical workbook for people who want to investigate the self-illusion on their own – without theory and without spiritual extras.
🔹Keep Going Workbook
For people who have already started investigating the self-illusion and would like to continue independently.
After the 10 Fetters
Beyond Membership
Staying connected after the enquiry
Seeing through the tenth fetter marks the end of the enquiry into the 10 Fetters – and with it, the end of personal guiding.
But you may still want to remain part of the community.
Perhaps you would like to stay connected with people you have met along the way. To share what life is like after the fetters. To join Conversations in Flow and our community gatherings. Or simply to remain part of a community where people know and share this journey.
That’s what the Beyond Membership is for.
It is not further guiding or a new enquiry, but a kind of alumni community for people who have seen through all 10 Fetters.
In this space, I am a host and a peer – not a guide.
What’s included
- continued membership in our Element community
- exchange with other members in the community rooms
- four Beyond Fetter meetings per year
- participation in Conversations in Flow
- invitation to our annual community gathering
As long as there is no separate Beyond Fetter Group, you can instead join the monthly group for people exploring the higher fetters.
Beyond Fetter meetings
Four times a year, we meet and talk about what life is like after the fetters.
For example:
- What has changed?
- What is still changing?
- What continues to show up in everyday life?
- How does what has been seen show up in relationships, work, conflict, illness or loss?
- What may simply need more time to settle – Sinking In?
There is no fixed programme to work through. Whatever is present and relevant for the participants can be brought into the conversation.
With a larger group, we may use breakout rooms so that there is also space for exchange in smaller groups.
A meeting takes place when at least three people sign up.
As Beyond Fetter brings together people from both the German- and English-speaking communities, the language depends on who is taking part. If English-speaking participants join, we will speak English together.
Your English doesn’t need to be perfect. We try to speak simply and clearly so that everyone can take part.
Contribution
€25 per month
With your monthly contribution, you remain part of the Stromeintritt community and can take part in the Beyond Fetter meetings, Conversations in Flow and our annual community gathering.
The membership can be cancelled monthly.
Not included
The Beyond Membership does not include personal one-to-one guiding.
Once your enquiry is complete, our previous form of working together comes to an end. Beyond is not another stage of fetter work, but a space for community, exchange and life beyond the fetters.
Beyond Fetter meetings without membership
You don’t want to become a Beyond Member, but would occasionally like to join a Beyond Fetter meeting?
That’s possible too.
You can join individual Beyond Fetter meetings without being a member of the community.
Contribution
€25 per meeting
The same applies here: the meeting takes place when at least three people sign up.
Requirements for Community Membership
The following requirements apply to the long-term Community Membership and the Three-Month Guidance.
This work is not a spiritual hobby project.
It is radical and requires genuine willingness.
You should:
- be emotionally and mentally stable
- be at least 25 years old and grounded in life
- make the investigation of the self-illusion your highest priority
- be willing to write daily and regularly participate in the group meetings
- put aside all concepts, teachings and spiritual content for the duration of the investigation
- be 100% honest with yourself
- take responsibility for your motivation, process and emotional stability
I am not a therapist.
This work is not therapy and not a replacement for therapy. If you have unresolved traumatic experiences, you should first seek professional support.
What to expect
The investigation of the 10 Fetters is radically simple – and not always easy to stay with.
You will:
- learn nothing
- receive no explanations
- not reflect or think your way through it
- not exchange arguments
I ask questions.
You look into your own experience.
Only that matters.
Interested?
If you feel ready to fully commit to this path, write me.
Please fill out the membership questionnaire, and make sure you can receive emails from post@stromeintritt.org (check your spam folder if needed).
Important Notice
My guidance and the community membership have a clear framework. Everything important can be found in the terms and conditions.
They describe, among other things, the contributions, pause arrangements, the confidential framework of our meetings, as well as the note that my guidance is not a replacement for therapy and does not guarantee any particular outcome.
Please read them carefully before signing up.