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Dark night of the soul and grief

St. John of the Cross described the dark night as a stripping away of consolation and certainty, a spiritual crisis that feels like abandonment but serves as transformation—a framework that reframes profound grief not as punishment or mistake but as a necessary passage. For those experiencing devastating loss, this concept offers dignity to suffering that doesn't rush toward recovery.

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