Very helpful post on The Dark Night of the Soul...Thank you William Meader.. t is interesting to realize that the common view of the DNS is a bit of a misnomer. With one exception (the fourth initiation), it is actually not something experienced by the soul. The soul isn’t feeling spiritually forsaken, but instead it is the lower self, the personality that suffers in this way. Indeed, most often it is the soul that imposes the blindness upon the personality, not as punishment, but as a test. It is a burning ground of uncertainty and adjustment. The DNS frequently comes forth in order to arrest the hastening personality. Every step upon the Path must be earned through the crucible of personality crisis and consequential change. The DNS forces the personality to face an aspect of itself in need of transformation. Given this, it is more appropriate to called it a dark night of the personality experience. When walking the Path, it is wise to view the DNS as a developmental friend, rather than foe. It facilitates an unfolding of consciousness through an undoing, and is built into the fabric of the journey itself... meader.org/2014/09/dark-night-of-the-soul-a-misnomer-and-friend/
Posted on: Sun, 28 Sep 2014 08:05:36 +0000
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