The Dark Night of the Soul

There is a phenomenon in many mystical traditions which goes by many names, including the dark night of the soul and the abyss. It's an experience that happens to mystics of many types, in which they go through unimaginable pain near the beginning of their journey towards greater spiritual knowledge. Those who come out of the experience the other end often find themselves on a totally new path, almost like the a different person. In 19 55, when doctor timothy leary's darkNightOfTheSoul started, he was a respected academic psychologist. By 19 70, he would be a confirmed mystic, sentenced to 20 years in prison in a cell next to charles manson,. and claiming to different people