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BarbaraTherese
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This article is quite lengthy…and is written by a Carmlite nun…however it is not my intention in this thread to discuss the final two sections which are connected to a social dark night and then a ‘feminine’ dark night. Rather the first two sections which are titled:
Impasse
The Dark Night of St. John of The Cross
Impasse and Dark Night
CONSTANCE FITZGERALD, O.C.D.
A portion only of the article is quoted below…
A careful reading of john of the Cross, integrated with concrete human existe
nce, would seem to indicate, however, that the interpretation of these signs must be extended to one’s interpersonal life as well, and perhaps even to one’s societal life. I submit that a societal interpretation of these signs, and dark night in general, throws considerable light on the contemporary–experience of societal impasse.
Although John seems to delineate a smooth transition,
his developmental model
includes breakdown and failure.%between% [
](http://www.geocities.com/baltimorecarmel/johncross/impasse.html)
Impasse
The Dark Night of St. John of The Cross
Impasse and Dark Night
CONSTANCE FITZGERALD, O.C.D.
A portion only of the article is quoted below…
This brings us to John of the Cross’ signs for discerning the genuineness of the dark night purification. Traditionally, they have been recognized as theological signs of the passage in prayer from discursive meditation to contemplation and are, therefore, descriptive of one’s spiritual development, one’s intrapersonal life.
A careful reading of john of the Cross, integrated with concrete human existe
nce, would seem to indicate, however, that the interpretation of these signs must be extended to one’s interpersonal life as well, and perhaps even to one’s societal life. I submit that a societal interpretation of these signs, and dark night in general, throws considerable light on the contemporary–experience of societal impasse.
Although John seems to delineate a smooth transition,
his developmental model
includes breakdown and failure.%between% [
](http://www.geocities.com/baltimorecarmel/johncross/impasse.html)