Brenda K. reviewed The Dark Night of the Soul : A Psychiatrist Explores the Connection Between Darkness and Spiritual Growth on + 15 more book reviews
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The book states,"a Psychiatrist Explores the Connection Between Darkness and spiritual Growth." He gives examples of Teresa of Avila & John of the Cross. He expores their Theology with quotations from their writings. He talks about liberation of desire...States,"Liberation, whether experienced pleasurably or painfully, always involves relinquishment, some kind of loss. It may be a loss of something we're glad to be rid of, like a bad habit, or something we cling to for dear life, like a love relationship." Liberation of ourselves includes some kind of grieving. he talks of different types of prayer. He explores that we all have to come to some dark night of the soul to experience transformation and freedom. He states,"As I have siad, the dark night of the soul is an ongoing transition from compulsively trying to control one's life toward a trusting freedom and openness to God and the real situations of life."
