“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest Souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.” – Khalil Gibran

Mateo Sol – Although we are all born with Souls, not all of us know how to fully embody them and integrate them into our human experience.  The truth is that in our modern world, we live Ego-centrically rather than Soul-centrically

Mystics, saints, and shamans throughout history have referred to our struggle as humans in different ways – but they all pointed to the need for us to consciously grow into our divine potential. One of these people was Saint John of the Cross, a Spanish monk who coined the term “Dark Night of the Soul” (“Noche Oscura”, the name of one of his poems) based on his own mystical experience.

These days, the concept of the Dark Night of the Soul has come to be used in a much broader way. What was once a term reserved for people actively going through a Spiritual Journey, now has come to easily label anything ranging from a few bad days and a period of depression, to the death of a loved one.

But what really is the Dark Night of the Soul? Continue reading →