The Dark Night of the Soul

[cometsmom1000]

Loreena sings from the far reachs of her soul. You can't help but be moved and drawn into her world when you hear her music. I saw her in Chicago 12 yrs ago.....best concert I ever witnessed. Her lyrics seem to bless you as they wash over you. Thank you Loreena. Your music has gotten me thru some rough times in my life and I am greatful!

[TheTearsOfAutumnDrea]

re curiosa la música , pero el nombre del canal re nada q ver hahaha

[littacoracao]

Que música linda...

[pianissimo5]

oh, gosh. this is such a passionate song. it's even more depressing if you know what happened to her husband; whom she loved dearly like lovers in this song.

[kpeveler]

Fear not the dark night of the soul for it dawns with great spiritual growth.

[TheAiwendil]

Perfect!



[galidune]

beautiful, but it should be "soul" and not "the soul" in my humble opinion,

[TheSunWisdom]

@galidune That wouldn't be correct, it's right the way it is written.

[Davccelion]

@galidune , it's a translation from the Spanish poem "Noche oscura del alma", by Juan de la Cruz. I suppose that this is the common accepted translation in English.

[joiararissima]

"Oh noite, és minha guia

Da noite mais amada do que o sol

Oh noite que une o amante

Com aquela que ama

Transformando um no outro."

[11bambi09]

Wonderful!!!!!

[chris9519761]

so the irish can sing

[pagantruckie]

@chris9519761 Irish? She is a Canadian

[Davccelion]

@pagantruckie , she is Canadian from Irish origins (her parents were Irish). But well, I really don't care ;)

[pagantruckie]

@Davccelion It is Irish and Scottish origins if you must know. The Scottish sing better anyway

[schrokplaster]

A VOZ DA LORENNA MCKENNITT" É MELODIOSA QUE AGRADA AOS OUVIDOS.

[JuliaLeigh7111]

WONDERFUL VIDEO - MAGICAL SONG.

THE WORLD IS MADE MORE AWESOME BY THE IMAGES OF BEAUTIFUL WOMEN. EVERY WOMAN HAS THAT BEAUTY WITHIN. IF SHE LOOKS ALWAYS TO THE HEAVENS .....

Peace and Love to all = Angel Eyes

[breffnipark]

more mmmmmm  Absolutely Gorgeous !!

[DreamWeaver2020]

this woman's voice is extraordinary. Makes me want to walk along a lonely coast or wonder through moonlit woods

[AURORA18000]

Wer diese Musik nicht fühlen kann , dem ist sowieso nicht mehr zu helfen....

[teliomi6]

I really, really love this song... Some might say it's Heaven's music...

[StarColumba]

Very nice, I can picture this video with this Song. Nicely done and Blessed Be. My friend

[XxDemonicAngel15xX]

Blessed be my friends Blessed be xx

[whitespirit26]

Beautiful! Love most of the images, they're stunning! My only complaint is that some moved around too fast (the beating heart and pulsing stars took away from the song) and the skeletons were too creepy; what do they have to do with love?? Love is life, not death.

[XxDemonicAngel15xX]

@whitespirit26 not all share the same veiw that love is not death, after all we can still love something that has passed from this world and entered that which belongs to Hades, sometimes death can make you love what you have by so much, so yes Love is Life, but you can also find it in death, unfortunately xx

[breffnipark]

I still absolutely LOVE this !!

[archie977]

prety music nice pics:}

[FastDart]

This moved me in a way only magick can.

[babunm1]

great mary really liked it awesome

[Freedomangel397]

this song is soooo cute xDDDD and wunderfull oh soo wunderfull

[Freedomangel397]

i love this video it's fantastic

[hoppwoodtenant]

Beautiful. Feel Sorry For Anyone Who Does Not Get It. Blessed Be.

[whitespirit26]

@hoppwoodtenant I can't imagine anyone not getting the beauty either. God bless you too.

[breffnipark]

mmmmmmm Gorgeous !! :)

[Signain]

awesome

[Deanoroid]

Gorgeous!

[btempsouto]

wonderful video! I refer to a past that never existed. but it is worth remember ... dreams!

[chaneltanita]

Beautiful, I love the effects as well as the music that speaks in heart the Dark Night of the Soul

[f7lool]

It is such ecstatic .....

[MiraBrazil]

very very beautiful...

10000000000000000000000 kisses

[suesetano1]

El espiritu del poema no se refleja en absoluto en el chabacano video

[Jaxazon]

Good summary pbs. You have some sense and you make sense when you write - both pleasing to God, I am sure.

In my opinion, the song is a lot deeper than this silly video. And that is a drastic understatement.

[pbsandcspanwatchit]

Well, gosh, thank you Jaxazon, I certainly pray that is true. TO please God/Jesus, and yes, I believe in the Holy Trinity, 3 separate but 3 are one, Father ,Son and Holy Spirit.

I think age and prob the dark night have purged some silliness out of me, I just watched this vid and I don't think I watched the whole thing before or watched in small version, where you don't see as much,

It is certainly a love or mushy vid like Mald is saying, although there are some very lovely art/pixs.

[minister6evil]

Wrong. They injected twice the silliness into you. Have you read your comments out loud and listened to them? Completely gay.

[minister6evil]

The only thing deep might be your wedgie. Catholics have been known to hide their fleshly desires all in the name of hypocrisy. Maybe the friar wrote the poem about some underaged boy and then explained it as something else just to look pious in the eyes of his congregation. Heck, if he had been a protestant, maybe it would be about the love between him and his so-called god; but it would have been inspired by a sick desire to be penetrated by his god. Actually, Catholics also fetishize god.

[pbsandcspanwatchit]

Read the book before you go judging, he wrote the book in the 15th century and while in prison.

You know not what u speak of , I don't know who u mean by "they" but if there be any silliness or ignorance left in me it is from myself not others. and certainly not the experience of the Dark Night of the Soul, I know u cannot understand, most Christians I know can't understand it. There are two different dark nights of the soul, one is common but difficult. the second is rare and I wish it none.

[widugeist]

This is why I am Heathen...so I can fetishize Goddesses! But that would make too much sense, wouldn't it?

[krysstyan]

I love this song of Loreena !

wonderful interpretation .

[52b17]

brava loreena,wanderful song from st john of cross tath imagine a meeting of 2 lovers in a night but there are no a man and a woman but him and Jesus only in spritual sense of course,Jesus in fact is our deceives and refused broom,Jesus forgive us.

[pbsandcspanwatchit]

The "Dark Night of the Soul" by St John of the Cross is a book written by a 15th century Priest,

The book is about a rare spiritual "journey" some Christians go through. I don't know how any one could really understand it unless they have gone through it. It is a beautiful book no less and yes, he wrote a poem that sounds romantic, like lovers but it is not.

I believe 52b17 means Jesus is our hearts desire, to be close to him, ? refused broom, don't understand that.

[pbsandcspanwatchit]

Beautiful song and video. There is no mistaking that the writer has been inspired and used phrases from St John's poem but she has added some original lyrics and lovely interpretations to it as well. I read the BK 4yrs ago & must now re read, the translation I have is by E.Allison Peers. I reccommend it to all on that spiritual journey. And may all reach that happy night.

[MalditosPendejos]

For you religious "people" this might be a "deep" and holy song with lots of meaning about jesus and stuff...but non religious people prefer to see it as a mushy love song instead of some deep religious bs.

[pbsandcspanwatchit]

This is certainly a love/mushy video, Mald, had I not read the real book and poem first I would see no Spiritual in this video except God is the creater of love and beauty and love between husband and wife is honored by God.

The song is very beautiful, and I think you did a video that goes well with it, but as I revisit this I don't believe the singer should have lifted the title from St. John of the Cross, "Dark Night of the Soul" she more appropiately could have used night of my love.

[Jaxazon]

I smiled as I read your entry. I meant no harm. The video is nice, but you are so right - for the religious this is a deep song. Peace * Love, J.

[pbsandcspanwatchit]

Jaxazon, I think u meant to reply to Mald.

I agree the original poem by St John of the Cross is intensly deep, had I not experienced the dark night and read the book I would not have deciphered the spiritualilty of it even though I feel I have pretty good discernment.

I am still partially in that DN,I don't know if I will ever make it out in this lifetime,but I have never lost my faith in God or Jesus CHrist. And to spend eternity with Him is worth anything I could go through.God bless U!!

[ansollee38112]

@MalditosPendejos

Accurate comment from a materialist. You have eyes but cannot see my friend. Good luck. memphis tn

[52b17]

dear sister

in this poem st john (was a friar)says about the dark night,that is the period when seems that the loved person escapes,in this case Jesus,mother teresa for a lot of years don't felt no more,st john says of Jesus as his brooom,met in the night and after lost,really Jesus married us and died for our love,really this is our refused broom,I don't know well english and I dont know if loreena says really so,but the poem is this one,buy it,it is wonderful.

[minister6evil]

Christians? WTF are you talking about? St. John of the Cross was a CATHOLIC; and as we ALL know, Catholics are idol worshippers, while Christians are Christ worshippers. In any case, the carnal love is a less disgusting idea than whatever Mr. Catholic friar might have meant for it to be.

[pbsandcspanwatchit]

U R SO SILLY!!!!!!!!!!! Gibberish is what U speak, even though, I love you cos Jesus does and I pray you have a Happy new Yr and find the LOVE of Jesus Christ SOON! GOD BLESS,

gay, he he, I am 52 f married 24yrs to a real man, wonderful Christian,I am so blessed!!!

[cenotevenus]

beautiful video thankyou peace&love

[cecile16austin]

What is magic? It is art and music that sings to our human soul, where there can be no doubt.

[Rani4891]

Huh?

[sarita28986]

Esta es una versión traducida al inglés del poema de San Juan de la Cruz "La noche oscura del alma". Un poema místico-religioso. Habla del Amor: el Amado y la Amada se encuentran en la noche, pero no se refiere tanto a amor entre hombre y mujer, sino a una experiencia mísitica, que une el alma (Amada) con el espiritu (Amado).

[stevenstreets2]

I was going through hell in the army when a nurse gave me a collection of fray juans poems that helped bring me back from the brink.he was being tortured daily and locked in a tiny cupboard by "brother" monks when he wrote this. Only GOD can bring beauty to hell. thank you loreena my sister.

[carnivalmagic]

Wonderful haunting images. From where did you download them?

[MalditosPendejos]

Google and random my space pages and comments.

[RantingRaver269]

@carnivalmagic I wouldn't really call them haunting images though...

[marnaghaderi]

this song was made for romeo, and juliet movie...

[realnoid]

Yes nite, I know about St. John of the Cross.

Had a years worth of voices and visions (not

comparable to his). Not hoping for a repeat.

My original comment to Rani was just me

trying to get the song out of my head.

[IAmBiggestFan]

... also Blessed Mother Teresa

[orphee10]

I love very much this song and I have done a cover for acoustic guitar and i post it,if you are interesting to watch him.thanks"orphee10"

[meantime08]

Lorenna is something. I keep reminding myself it's

only a song.

[Rani4891]

huh?

[meantime08]

Makes perfect sense but don't ask me to explain it.

[nite0859]

The term and metaphysicality of the phrase "dark night of the soul" are taken from the writings of the Spanish poet and Roman Catholic mystic Saint John of the Cross, a Carmelite priest in the 16th century. Dark Night of the Soul is the name of both a poem, and a commentary on that poem, and are among the Carmelite priest's most famous writings. They tell of his mystic development and the stages he went through on his quest for holiness.

[realnoid]

Yes nite, I know about St. John of The Cross.

I have had quite a few such nights but not

nearly as deep as his. Twelve months of voices and visions with no more to follow, I hope.

(The original comment to Rani was me trying

to get the song out of my head.)

[realnoid]

It's 5AM and I think I repeated the post

under a different nik...looks like I need

more than sleep.

[77TwilightDream77]

great video!! nice images!! i love this song!!!