Dark Night Of The Soul: A Bible Study

Once my client has neared the end-goal of his/her mystic journey, they will encounter a period in their spiritual life in which they completely lose the high of illumination and reach “rock bottom.” This event, referred to as the Dark Night of the Soul, is the most important phase in the client’s journey toward spiritual union. After giving extensive thought to this client’s particular needs, I have come to the conclusion that dream interpretation is the ideal spiritual practice for his/her “darkest night.” During this period of intense spiritual struggle, the client will tend to experience visions and dreams of a vivid and rather disturbing nature. My belief is that these dreams contain both palpable and veiled truths that can help the client to overcome the “spiritual hurdle” that is impeding their …show more content…
In order to access these insights, I recommend that the client keep a journal by their bedside that can be used to record thought or images experienced while sleeping. Because most of the practices prescribed hitherto have utilized a Christian spiritual framework, dreams tend to include specific pieces of knowledge from both the topical Bible study phase and breath prayer phase. Although the duration of each individual’s “dark night” experience varies by client, this phase tends to be extremely intense and brief. Once the client successfully confronts their innermost spiritual demons, the phase of transcendent union comes into full view. This union is marked by the achievement of complete harmony with the transcendent order. Therefore, the spiritual discipline that I recommend for this period is radical worship. My usage of the term radical in this context is designed to denote the idea of celebration. It is important to note that this time of celebrated worship is not defined by any particular style of music, dance, prayer, or