The Dark Night of the Soul (Losing Who We Thought We Were)
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The Dark Night of the Soul (Losing Who We Thought We Were)
- The dark night of the soul is defined as a deep existential crisis where all our beliefs about ourselves, the Universe, and our place within it are called into question.
It’s a period marked by profound inner conflict, where the very foundations of our identity and purpose are shaken to their core. More importantly, it’s a period where we’re in a li... See morefrom There Can Be No Rebirth Without A Dark Night of The Soul by Patrícia Williams
In the Christian mystical tradition one of the great texts is Dark Night of the Soul by Saint John of the Cross, in which he talks about the periods of loneliness, fear, and doubt that one goes through after the initial awakenings into the light. Evagrius,
from Bringing Home the Dharma: Awakening Right Where You Are by Jack Kornfield
- The Dark Night of the Soul ( La noche oscura del alma ) is a phase of passive purification of the spirit in the mystical development, as described by the 16th-century Spanish mystic and poet St. John of the Cross in his treatise Dark Night ( Noche Oscura ), a commentary on his poem with the same name. It follows after the second phase, the illumina... See more
from Dark Night of the Soul by John of the Cross