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The Dark Night of the Soul (Hodder Classics) Bible
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Item description for The Dark Night of the Soul (Hodder Classics) Bible by St John of the Cross, & Alan Jamieson...
If a man wants to know for certain the road he is on he has to keep his eyes closed and walk in darkness.
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If a man wants to know for certain the road he is on he has to keep his eyes closed and walk in darkness. "The dark night of the soul" has come to typify that condition of spiritual dryness, depression, and seeming abandonment by God that many Christians experience at some stage in their lives. Here St. John, a 16th-century Spanish mystic and poet, describes the spiritual road that leads to union with God. On this road the soul must enter the Dark Night to be stripped of its imperfections, including the famous "seven deadly sins"--a process that often takes a number of years. |
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Studio: Hodder & Stoughton
Pages 136
Dimensions: Length: 7.6" Width: 5" Height: 0.6"
Weight: 0.25 lbs.
Binding Softcover
Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN 0340980133
ISBN13 9780340980132
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Reviews - What do customers think about The Dark Night of the Soul (Hodder Classics)?
 | difficult read Sep 28, 2009 |
| It was with great anticipation that I received this book. Very disappointed with the translation - long cumbersome sentenances with archaic and obsure words make it most difficult to read. I plowed through to the end. Content seemed to be repetitive. I should reread it but just can't bring myself to do it again. | | | | Good content - HORRIBLE translation Aug 20, 2009 |
This book really well describes the painful experiences and their significance on the spiritual journey of St. John. However, the translation by E. Allison Peers is absolutely horrible. The translator packages the content into seemingly endless, rambling run-on sentences that seem to go on forever and are terribly difficult to read.
If you can find another translation of this book, buy it instead of this book. If this is the only translation available, be prepared to put lots of mental effort into extracting the ideas of St. John from this murky prose. | | |  | One of the best books I ever read Jun 27, 2009 |
This is one of the best books I ever read. If you are going through any kind of spiritual transformation, this is the book for you. Not only for Christians, this book would be perfect for those having a Kundalini Awakening, learning alchemy, or having any type of awakening of energy in the body.
Shortly after my own Kundalini Awakening, I began to read all the books written by the saints of every religion. This is my #1 favorite of all them. It shows that the dark is really light with nothing left to reflect off of. | | | | A Universal Mystic May 1, 2009 |
First of all, I need to let you know that I read this book about 7 years ago. Secondly, I did not read this particular translation. Thirdly, I must mention that I was raised a Catholic, and was later a scholar of Indian mysticism for more than 20 years. I only mention all this because it sets the context for this review.
When I read this book, what most struck me about Saint John's "Dark Night" was how similar it was to eastern mysticism. The "dark night" is firstly that lonely, shadowy place in which we find ourselves when we cry out to the Universe/God to tell us who we are and why we were born. But more than this, the dark night is also that state we must reach to quiet the chatter of the mind, which enables us to venture out into the darkness (or unknown) to meet our Divine Self/Lover.
When I read Saint John's words, I was reminded of the ancient Vedic story of the cowherd girls stealing out in the middle of the night to meet their beloved Krishna, as well as the story of Buddha leaving his father's court to find enlightenment whilst everyone else slumbered. Later in the book, Saint John's powerful metaphors, describing higher and higher states of devotional ecstasy, again parallel many of the mystical stories of the ancient east about the soul and its relationship with the Divine. To me, this book underscores my personal belief that true mysticism is the unifying factor that transcends any religious boundaries.
If you have NOT read this fabulous book simply because you believe it is only for Catholics, pick up a copy and see it through the eyes of the Universal Mystic, unbound by any socio-religious pre-conceptions. This is and will always be one of my favourite books.
Lynn Serafinn, author of "The Garden of the Soul: lessons from four flowers that unearth the Self" | | | | GREAT SPIRITUAL READ Apr 22, 2009 |
| I love this book. It doesn't look like much being so small but it helped me to understand much bigger books without half the information. This is a great book for anyone going through a spiritual transition. | | | Write your own review about The Dark Night of the Soul (Hodder Classics)
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