David Knight (AFY)
Aug 9, 20112 min
The Dark Night of the Soul has appeared in traditional
spiritual texts,famous stories and popular movies throughout our
history. I believe it has been written about so much because it is
a common experience that everyone who is committed to reaching his
or her inner and outer potential must go through. It is a period of
time where we learn our most difficult lessons because any flaw,
inauthenticity or shadow that is holding us back must come to light
so that it can be consciously released. Normally, this takes place
right before we are about to have a major breakthrough or shift in
our life.
A good description of this phenomenon is in the classic
novel, The Alchemist, when Paulo Coelho writes,
“What you still need to know is this: before a dream is
realized, the Soul of the World tests everything that was learned
along the way. It does this not because it is evil, but so that we
can, in addition to realizing our dreams, master the lessons we’ve
learned as we’ve moved toward that dream. That’s the point at which
most people give up. It’s the point at which, as we say in the
language of the desert, one ‘dies of thirst just when the palm
trees have appeared on the horizon…
‘Every search begins with beginner’s luck. And every search
ends with the victor’s being severely tested.’
The boy remembered an old proverb from his country. It said
that the darkest hour of the night came just before the dawn.”
So if you are facing any sort of personal or spiritual
obstacle right now, just hang in there and don’t give up. This is
a challenging time for a lot of people for a lot of different reasons.
However, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. If we
can remain steadfast, then whatever difficulty we are facing now
will eventually be seen as our greatest friend because it gave us
the necessary strength to carry out our life purpose.
Warmly,
Matthew Welsh, Esq.
Creator of www.SpiritualMediaBlog.com
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