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The Dark Night of the Soul (Spanish: La noche oscura del alma) is a phase of passive purification in the mystical development of the individual's spirit, according to the 16th-century Spanish mystic and Catholic poet St. John of the Cross. John describes the concept in his treatise Dark Night (Noche Oscura), a
The title of the album derives from La noche oscura del alma, the title given to a poem by 16th-century Spanish poet Juan de la Cruz (John of the Cross).. Dark Night of the Soul features a wide range of collaborators, including James Mercer of The Shins, Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips, Gruff Rhys of Super Furry Animals, Jason Lytle of Grandaddy, Julian Casablancas of The Strokes, Black ...
The book is a systematic treatment of the ascetical life in pursuit of mystical union with Christ, giving advice and reporting on his own experience. Alongside another connected work by John, The Dark Night , it details the so-called Dark Night of the Soul , when the individual Soul undergoes earthly and spiritual privations in search of union ...
The Ascent of Mount Carmel is a more systematic study of the ascetical endeavour of a soul seeking perfect union with God and the mystical events encountered along the way. Although it begins as a commentary on The Dark Night, after the first two stanzas of the poem, it rapidly diverts into a full treatise. It was composed some time between ...
In the 16th century, Saint John of the Cross famously described it as "the Dark Night of the Soul". The 17th-century Benedictine mystic Fr. Augustine Baker called it the "great desolation". [1] Mother Teresa's diaries show that she experienced spiritual dryness for most of her life. [4]
A BBC radio adaptation, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul, starring Harry Enfield, Peter Davison, John Fortune [2] and Stephen Moore was broadcast in October 2008. [ 3 ] Dirk Gently (2010–2012) starred Stephen Mangan in the title role in a pilot broadcast on BBC 4 in 2010 and a three-episode series broadcast in 2012.
Mitternacht - The Dark Night of the Soul is the 12th album by Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows.The album was released in September 2014 in two different formats: [1] in compact disc format with 36-page hardcover book, and an exclusive T-shirt (limited to 1999 copies); [2] and on 12" vinyl with a 28-page booklet in 12" format and two posters (limited to 890 copies). [3]
"The Long, Dark Night of Fortunato" by Lewis Shiner "Transfigurations" by Victor Milán "Interlude Three" by Martin "Down Deep" by Edward Bryant and Leanne C. Harper "Interlude Four" by Martin "Strings" by Stephen Leigh (as S. L Farrell) "Interlude Five" by Martin "Ghost Girl Takes Manhattan" by Carrie Vaughn [a] "Comes a Hunter" by John J. Miller