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THE DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL. Edu Libre “The dark night of the soul is a kind of death. What dies is egoistic self-esteem. Of course, death is always painful, but nothing real died there, only an illusory identity. Probably some people who have gone through this transformation found out that they had to go through this to attain a spiritual awakening. This is often part of the awakening process, the death of the old me and the birth of the true me. ” THE DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL is a metaphorical term used to describe the depths of an existential crisis, where personal identity and meaning collapses. This is a painful process, which spiritual teachers point out as a dissociation of bodily identity, giving us the opportunity to lift the perception of life from a higher consciousness. In most cases, the emotional state that characterizes this transformation process is what we call depression. During episodes with more acute symptoms the purpose of life can be lost or completely changed. This crisis can be aggravated by an unfortunate event beyond our control: the death of a close person, the death of a pet, the absolute loss of material possessions and an identification with the lifestyle established so far. What really crumbles is the whole concept of life, the meaning given by the mind. This is inevitably an episode that leads you to a dark place where comfort or transient disorders do not bring the slightest relief. Although this may seem like a unsettling personal process, those who have experienced the “Dark Night of the Soul” have the opportunity to completely transform their lives, and this is the altered state of consciousness that many texts call the moment before enlightenment. . If we really seize this opportunity, we can give our lives a whole new meaning and go on to a much more fulfilling experience than the previous one. angel in love... Author unknown