Dark Night of the Soul A Masterpiece in the Literature of Mysticism by St. John of the Cross

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ISBN: 9780385029308 | 0385029306
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Copyright: 1/11/1959

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St. John of the Cross has been called "the most sublime of all Spanish mystics," and his spiritual masterwork,Dark Night of the Soul, stands as one of the greatest contributions to the literature of mysticism.

Translator's Preface to the First Edition	p. 11
Translator's Preface to the Second Edition	p. 18
Principal Abbreviations	p. 20
Introduction	p. 21
Prologue	p. 33

Sets down the first line and begins to treat of the imperfections of beginners	p. 37
Of certain spiritual imperfections which beginners have with respect to the habit of pride	p. 39
Of some imperfections which some of these souls are apt to have, with respect to the second capital sin, which is avarice, in the spiritual sense	p. 44
Of other imperfections which these beginners are apt to have with respect to the third sin, which is luxury	p. 47
Of the imperfections into which beginners fall with respect to the sin of wrath	p. 52
Of imperfections with respect to spiritual gluttony	p. 53
Of imperfections with respect to spiritual envy and sloth	p. 58
Wherein is expounded the first line of the first stanza, and a beginning is made of the explanation of this dark night	p. 61
Of the signs by which it will be known that the spiritual person is walking along the way of this night and purgation of sense	p. 63
Of the way in which these souls are to conduct themselves in this dark night	p. 69
Wherein are expounded the three lines of the stanza	p. 72
Of the benefits which this night causes in the soul	p. 76
Of other benefits which this night of sense causes in the soul	p. 82
Expounds this last verse of the first stanza	p. 87

Which begins to treat of the dark night of the spirit and says at what time it begins	p. 91
Describes other imperfections which belong to these proficients	p. 93
Annotation for that which follows	p. 96
Sets down the first stanza and the exposition thereof	p. 98
Sets down the first line and begins to explain how this dark contemplation is not only night for the soul but is also grief and purgation	p. 100
Of other kinds of pain that the soul suffers in this night	p. 103
Continues the same matter and considers other afflictions and constraints of the will	p. 108
Of other pains which afflict the soul in this state	p. 115
How, although this night brings darkness to the spirit, it does so in order to illumine it and give it light	p. 119
Explains this purgation fully by a comparison	p. 127
Begins to explain the second line of the first stanza. Describes how, as the fruit of these rigorous constraints, the soul finds itself with the vehement passion of Divine love	p. 132
Shows how this horrible night is purgatory, and how in it the Divine wisdom illumines men on earth with the same illumination that purges and illumines the angels in Heaven	p. 136
Of other delectable effects which are wrought in the soul by this dark night of contemplation	p. 140
Wherein are set down and explained the last three lines of the first stanza	p. 147
Sets down the second stanza and its exposition	p. 149
Explains how, though in darkness, the soul walks securely	p. 150
Explains how this dark contemplation is secret	p. 158
Explains how this secret wisdom is likewise a ladder	p. 164
Begins to explain the ten steps of the mystic ladder of Divine love, according to Saint Bernard and Saint Thomas. The first five are here treated	p. 167
Wherein are treated the other five steps of love	p. 172
Which explains this word 'disguised,' and describes the colours of the disguise of the soul in this night	p. 175
Explains the third line of the second stanza	p. 181
Expounds the fourth line and describes the wondrous hiding-place wherein the soul is set during this night. Shows how, although the devil has an entrance into other places that are very high, he has none into this	p. 182
Completes the explanation of the second stanza	p. 190
Wherein is expounded the third stanza	p. 192
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Dark Night of the Soul A Masterpiece in the Literature of Mysticism by St. John of the Cross

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