The Dark Night of the Soul
The Contemplative Science Podcast
Are You Weaned Off of Spiritual Gifts?
There's four Dark Knights, there's two passive and I guess you're implying that there's two active as well. Can you say a little bit about what each are? Sure. So in the passive night of the senses, basically it's understood that you're being weaned off of a certain kind of positive reinforcement or like a certain way of engaging with your religious tradition. And then in thepassive night of the spirit, you actually are getting weaned off more spiritual gifts or nourishment. The imagery is very much like parental and even sort of like breastfeeding imagery.
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