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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\nAre you experiencing a dark night of the soul?<\/p>\n
Has life suddenly lost all meaning, purpose, and passion<\/a>?<\/p>\n There is much hope, because the dark night of the soul is a rebirth.<\/p>\n You will soon discover why.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Let\u2019s begin.<\/p>\n When I search for the definition of the dark night of the soul, I get this:<\/p>\n a period of spiritual desolation suffered by a mystic in which all sense of consolation is removed.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n I find that to be quite accurate. In the dark night, the external world seems to reject you<\/a>. You may lose your job, your relationships, and anything else that\u2019s given you comfort in the past.<\/p>\n If you do not lose those things, then they may become empty to you, so you lose them internally.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s what Eckhart Tolle says about the dark night:<\/p>\n The \u201cdark night of the soul\u201d is a term that goes back a long time. Yes, I have also experienced it. It is a term used to describe what one could call a collapse of a perceived meaning in life\u2026an eruption into your life of a deep sense of meaninglessness. The inner state in some cases is very close to what is conventionally called depression. Nothing makes sense anymore, there\u2019s no purpose to anything.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The phrase itself seems to originate from the 16th century Spanish mystic St. John of the Cross (San Juan de la Cruz). He wrote a poem covering the subject of the dark night of the soul (La noche oscura del alma).<\/p>\n What I experienced during my long dark night was a total meaninglessness<\/a>. I lost all hope. I couldn\u2019t cling to any idea, concept, or belief. Everything seemed absurd and empty.<\/p>\n At the same time, I was experiencing what Carl Jung would call the shadow. I had to face my inner demons, beliefs, and everything I\u2019d suppressed during my life.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a short video I recorded that complements what you\u2019ve just read:<\/p>\n What is the Dark Night of the Soul?<\/h2>\n
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