Spiritual Madness: The Necessity of Meeting God in Darkness

If you are living a spiritual life, it is inevitable that one day you will be plunged into darkness – what Saint John of the Cross described as “... the dark night of the soul.” Through the ages, every mystic has experienced this interior trial. What of today’s “modern mystics,” who seek the divine while holding down jobs and caring for their families? On Spiritual Madness, Dr. Caroline Myss describes a path for the modern mystic, a way open to people from all walks of life who seek the first step toward true mystical experience. Mystics of past ages, Dr. Myss begins, generally retreated from society. In solitude they sought to achieve freedom from the self and unity with God through prayer and meditation. Today, spiritual seekers are faced with conflicts no monk ever faced, leading to a “dark night” unique to our age. This deep and rich “madness” is an inescapable part of the contemporary mystical journey.