Books : Dark Night of the Soul
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by: St. John of the Cross
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 282
EAN: 9781905574179
ISBN: 1905574177
Label: Baronius Press
Manufacturer: Baronius Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 224
Publication Date: November 01, 2006
Publisher: Baronius Press
Sales Rank: 395401
Studio: Baronius Press
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St. John takes us on a journey into ourselves, a journey of knowledge and self understanding, that encompasses our failings and imperfections. It shows us how in a place beyond words we can embrace sadness and grief, and seeking God, our lives will be turned around. He describes the 'arid and dark night of contemplation' which leads us to 'the knowledge of oneself and of one's misery.' True knowledge of our self and our condition shows how far we must go to find God, who our restless hearts incessantly seek.
The Dark Night of the Soul describes how first the senses, and then the spirit undergo a series of purgation, which aids in bringing it closer to God, and eventually preparing it for union with Him. The individual soul seeks Jesus in a mystical marriage. For after the dark night, comes the joy of mystical union with God.
Amazon.com Review:
As a Carmelite monk, the 16th-century Spanish mystic St. John of the Cross was well trained in the systematic theology of St. Thomas Aquinas. In Dark Night of the Soul, St. John's sharply organized mind gives clean shape to his mystical belief in a loving Being somewhere outside the realm of feeling, thought, or imagination, who can only be known through love. Dark Night of the Soul describes the process of purgation, first of senses, and then of spirit, that precedes the soul's loving Union with God. To quote from this book would detract from the coiled power of its tightly focused picture of the soul's progress; suffice it to say that there has never been a better book for discouraged Christians. When you cannot understand what or why you believe, but you find yourself unable to abandon faith, look to St. John for help. --Michael Joseph Gross
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Rating:  - excellent
I became familiar with this when I was in college and I had difficulty with mental illness.
I am very different from other people in the way I think. I have something like severe autism caused by brain injury combined with a high tendency to think about and want to please other people.
today I was thinking about some feedback I got and I realized that it is all going wrong b/c of my tendency to blame others, among other things.
I am very different from other ... Read More
Rating:  - Difficult To Read
This book was very difficult to read because it doesn't use contemporary colloquial English.
According to critics and scholars, E. Allison Peers did an outstanding job translating this work. Without a doubt: it is so (I assume.)
According to me, I need a translator to translate this translation into a work that I can understand easily.
I blame my lack of education for my troubles reading and understanding this book, of course.
However, to those people ... Read More
Rating:  - Tough read
I had a really hard time with the subject matter. One better have a very strong constitution to read this....
Rating: - Dark Night of the Soul
Perfect condition and received promptly.
This is a classic of the Catholic religion.
Rating: - Classic theological literature
This is by far one of the very best spiritual guides for anyone who is going through a trial that seems almost unbearably difficult to work through. It is a timeless classic that offers comfort, hope and a sense that this darkness can lead to transformation.
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