The Dark Night of the Soul
Trial, temptation, and struggle are the making of the contemplative. Take away these and you take away tremendous opportunity for growth, depth, and wisdom.
Martin Laird • Into the Silent Land: A Guide to the Christian Practice of Contemplation
The Dark Night of the Soul (St John Of the Cross)
On a dark night,
Kindled in love with yearnings–oh, happy chance!–
I went forth without being observed,
My house being now at rest.
In darkness and secure,
By the secret ladder, disguised–oh, happy chance!–
In darkness and in concealment,
My house being now at rest.
In the happy night,
In secret, when none sa
What is Divine Darkness?-Pseudo-Dionysus, The Mystical Theology
Dr. Stanton Marlan • The Black Sun: The Alchemy and Art of Darkness (Carolyn and Ernest Fay Series in Analytical Psychology Book 10)
Trial, temptation, and struggle are the making of the contemplative. Take away these and you take away tremendous opportunity for growth, depth, and wisdom.
Martin Laird • Into the Silent Land: A Guide to the Christian Practice of Contemplation
Addiction and Grace: Love and Spirituality in the Healing of Addictions
Gerald G. May MD • 1 highlight
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