Dark Night of the Soul
St. John of the Cross's theological work addressing love and Christian living.
40 Chapters
Table of Contents
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Chapter ix: spirit, they do so only to enlighten it again with a brighter and
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Chapter xxiv: now at rest.' Both the higher and the lower portions of the soul' are
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Chapter vii: MS. 8,795. This contains the Dark Night, Spiritual Canticle, Living
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CHAPTER I: Sets down the first line and begins to treat of the imperfections of
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CHAPTER II: Of certain spiritual imperfections which beginners have with respect
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CHAPTER III: Of some imperfections which some of these souls are apt to have,
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CHAPTER IV: Of other imperfections which these beginners are apt to have with
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CHAPTER V: Of the imperfections into which beginners fall with respect to the
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CHAPTER VI: Of imperfections with respect to spiritual gluttony.
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CHAPTER VII: Of imperfections with respect to spiritual envy and sloth.
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CHAPTER VIII: Wherein is expounded the first line of the first stanza, and a
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CHAPTER IX: Of the signs by which it will be known that the spiritual person is
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CHAPTER X: Of the way in which these souls are to conduct themselves in this
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CHAPTER XI: Wherein are expounded the three lines of the stanza.
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CHAPTER XII: Of the benefits which this night causes in the soul.
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CHAPTER XIII: Of other benefits which this night of sense causes in the soul.
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CHAPTER XIV: Expounds this last line of the first stanza.
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CHAPTER I: Which begins to treat of the dark nights of the spirit and says at
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CHAPTER II: Describes other imperfections [103] which belong to these
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CHAPTER III: Annotation for that which follows.
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CHAPTER IV: Sets down the first stanza and the exposition thereof.
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CHAPTER V: Sets down the first line and begins to explain how this dark
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CHAPTER VI: Of other kinds of pain that the soul suffers in this night.
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CHAPTER VII: Continues the same matter and considers other afflictions end
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CHAPTER VIII: Of other pains which afflict the soul in this state.
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CHAPTER IX: How, although this night brings darkness to the spirit, it does so
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CHAPTER X: Explains this purgation fully by a comparison.
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CHAPTER XI: Begins to explain the second line of the first stanza.
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CHAPTER XII: Shows how this horrible night is purgatory, and how in it the Divine
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CHAPTER XIII: Of other delectable effects which are wrought in the soul by this
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CHAPTER XIV: Wherein are set down and explained the last three lines of the first
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CHAPTER XVI: Explains how, though in darkness, the soul walks securely.
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CHAPTER XVII: Explains how this dark contemplation is secret.
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CHAPTER XVIII: Explains how this secret wisdom is likewise a ladder.
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CHAPTER XIX: Begins to explain the ten steps [231] of the mystic ladder of Divine
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CHAPTER XX: Wherein are treated the other five steps of love.
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CHAPTER XXI: Which explains the word disguised,' and describes the colours of the
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CHAPTER XXIII: Expounds the fourth line [282] and describes the wondrous hiding
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CHAPTER XXIV: Completes the explanation of the second stanza.
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CHAPTER XXV: Wherein is expounded the third stanza.