The Heroic Journey #3: Dark Night of the Soul

[Phoenix143EA]

@pr3901 Feel the feelings but experience the soul lessons as well. Life is tragic but if you believe you chose your journey it is more empowering. I wasted three decades in a pity party but I could not have become who I am today without the disability, rejection and humiliation.

[pr9301]

I don't agree with this knee-jerk "Don't feel sorry for yourself". I think it seriously distorts the all important development of an intimate relationship with oneself to positively indulge in the feelings they have without a choir of voices filled with Shalls and Shall Nots and Oughts ringing in their ears.

Maybe people have reason to feel bad about what has happened to them and that short-circuiting the process with a freeze-dried cliche does more harm than good.

Feel as bad as you need to!

[hearts0ngs]

Those of us who think we are going through (what we perceive as) the dark night of the soul, should be careful to distinguish between spiritual pain on the one hand, and depression on the other. If we are feeling sorry for ourselves or going over our personal pain in our minds habitually, we might just be depressed, and some counselling might help. I do think it is possible to be in both at once, however...and that's difficult...I just wanted to put the idea out that there is a difference.

[modelchic99]

I am in this and it is terrible. I don't feel any hope at all. I feel rejected and unloved. It totally sucks. I can't even do anything. Everything just seems so pointless and the depression is very intense.

[hopaloop]

@modelchic99 how are you doing now!!

[Yanco888]

I often feel like I'm just holding on by a fred each day, I found myself looking for reasons to stay in this world, I want to help make change but I can't seem to push through at the moment to get on with anything, i feel so alone, so rejected. I know God is with me, but it's like He is asleep in me, doment like a seed, maybe soon the dawn and spring will arise and life will start a-new very soon, cos I AM that I AM, I will not surrend & be ground back to ashes. Love to You All

[modelchic99]

@Yanco888 I am starting to feel like that too. My dark night has lasted several months now. It feels like you're dying and your life seems so meaningless. I have definately had feelings as why am I still in this world. It is unbearable and yes it does seem like your hanging by a thread and struggling to survive.

[Yanco888]

@modelchic99 Wow, I am so amazed at how many people are going through the same sort of things, a dark depressive state but having days of shining. Have you or others also being getting muscal aches & pains in the arms & legs? Anyways guy's, hang in there, it will soon be day break, the dawn, a golden age. My user name on FB is "Yan Theman" link as friends if you would like to chat and encourage each other to look for better days coming. Love to you All

[sanmattia]

@Yanco888 Would like to chat with you how can I contact you.

[Yanco888]

@sanmattia Well ppl. since I spoke last on here I have had A Kundili experience, a ray of white light and a golden tunnel from my third eye. I have also had an experience of an ArcAngel with rainbow colored wings (Gabriel), I have such a wonderful amount of peace now. Things are really starting to happen in this world. My FB is Yan Indigo.

[terryliciareed]

Z ... I dont know how I ended up here on your page, but the timing was definitely fate, karmic, chance? I dont care why. I'm glad it happened.

We who become radically changed after so much darkness, ongoing or finished, DO feel the world differently. Tougher & more tender.We DO know what matters most; I almost pity those who don't but then, I wouldn't wish this knife in the hearts of any enemy.

[gmrtrumpet]

Godcuttingyoudown knows. Very loving words sir.

[godscuttingyoudown]

This guy has know idea what the "dark Knight of the soul is" him or his new ager's with that hypno inducing music and their flowery language that only seems deep but forgettably shallow and forgotten when you do have to face your demons

some better guides that will deal with this subject matter on you tube are

1. micheal tsarion

2. jordan maxwell

4. dr. phil valentine

5. bobby hemmit

6. william cooper

7. dr deagle

[killingswitch]

May my dark night bring me closer to the light

[thescrivener6]

Tears of joy and depth of being...

[catsville]

Is that Thomas Moore? Is there any more of him available? I admire his work so much.

[Restitvtvs]

St. John of the Cross, 16th century Spanish mystic.

[roarkwynand]

Hey,

I really liked this Thank you for uploading it. Who is he? Can i hear the entire talk somewhere?