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Dark Night of the Soul as an Existential Crisis - Where the Scaffolds Come Crashing Down In modern culture, when we talk about the dark night of the soul, we are talking about an experience that creates a sense of meaninglessness and takes you into the depths of your being.

Dark Night of the Soul as an Existential Crisis

May 1, 2021

Where the Scaffolds Come Crashing Down Did you know that the origin of the phrase ‘Dark Night of the Soul’ is a poem written by a 16th-century Spanish mystic, St John of the Cross? In it, he talks about the …

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Despair is part of our humanity

Despair Is Part Of Our Humanity

October 22, 2020

Irvin Yalom is a master of existential psychotherapy. I have always been drawn to philosophy and studied it as one of only three subjects in high school. I was totally intrigued by the deep and meaningful questions. Why was I …

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