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spiritual treatise by spanish mystic saint john of the cross part of a series on christian mysticism theology and philosophy apophatic ascetical cataphatic catholic spirituality hellenistic mystical theology neoplatonic henosis practices monasticism asceticism mendicant stylite eastern new silence spiritual direction meditation meditation lectio divina invoking of mystic saints active asceticism contemplation hesychasm jesus prayer quietism stages of christian perfection hesychia divinization catharsis theosis kenosis spiritual dryness religious ecstasy passive asceticism abstinence esoteric charismatic martinism people by era or century antiquity ancient african origen thomasines gregory of nyssa pseudo dionysius desert fathers paul of thebes anthony the great arsenius the great poemen macarius of egypt moses the black syncletica athanasius john chrysostom hilarion john cassian 11th 12th bernard of clairvaux guigo ii hildegard of bingen symeon the new theologian sava i of serbia 13th 14th dominican dominic de guzmán franciscan francis of assisi anthony of padua bonaventure jacopone da todi angela of foligno english richard rolle walter hilton julian of norwich margery kempe flemish beatrice of nazareth lutgardis hadewijch john van ruysbroeck german meister eckhart johannes tauler henry suso female beatrice of nazareth bridget of sweden catherine of siena gertrude the great mechthild of magdeburg marguerite porete 15th 16th spanish ignatius of loyola francisco de osuna john of ávila teresa of ávila john of the cross others catherine of genoa 17th 18th french margaret mary alacoque pierre de bérulle jean jacques olier louis de montfort charles de condren john eudes john of st samson others mary of jesus of ágreda paul of the cross anne catherine emmerich veronica giuliani francis de sales 19th dina bélanger catherine labouré mélanie calvat maximin giraud bernadette soubirous conchita de armida luisa piccarreta mary of the divine heart thérèse of lisieux gemma galgani 20th padre pio therese neumann marthe robin alexandrina of balazar faustina kowalska sister lúcia of fátima edgar cayce simone weil alfred delp thomas merton charles de foucauld edvige carboni elena aiello edith stein contemporary papal views aspects of meditation orationis formas 1989 reflection on the new age 2003 literature and media lingua ignota ordo virtutum scivias ascent of mount carmel dark night of the soul spiritual canticle way of perfection book of the first monks the interior castle abbey of the holy ghost a dialogue of comfort against tribulation from willow creek to sacred heart the glories of mary the imitation of christ the ladder of divine ascent philokalia revelations of divine love the story of a soul theologia germanica devotio moderna fatima in lucia s own words calls from the message of fatima the miracle of our lady of fatima sol de fátima the cloud of unknowing on the consolation of philosophy the mirror of simple souls sister catherine treatise tractatus de purgatorio sancti patricii the vision of adamnán divine comedy inferno purgatorio paradiso fatima v t e ascent of mount carmel spanish subida del monte carmelo is a 16th century spiritual treatise by spanish catholic mystic and poet saint john of the cross the book is a systematic treatment of the ascetical life in pursuit of mystical union with christ giving advice and reporting on his own experience alongside another connected work by john the dark night it details the so called dark night of the soul when the individual soul undergoes earthly and spiritual privations in search of union with god these two works together with john s the living flame of love and the spiritual canticle are regarded as some of the greatest works both in christian mysticism and in the spanish language written between 1578 and 1579 in granada spain after his escape from prison the ascent is illustrated by a diagram of the process outlined in the text of the soul s progress to the summit of the metaphorical mount carmel where god is encountered the work is divided into three sections and is set out as a commentary on four poetic stanzas by john on the subject of the dark night john shows how the soul sets out to leave all worldly ties and appetites behind to achieve nothing less than transformation in god text of dark night of the soul edit main article dark night of the soul considered to be his introductory work on mystical theology this work begins with an allegorical poem dark night of the soul the rest of the text begins as a detailed explanation and interpretation of the poem but after explaining the first five lines john thereafter ignores the poem and writes a straightforward treatise on the two active nights of the soul the poem is as follows translated text original spanish text in a dark night with longings kindled in love oh blessed chance i went forth without being observed my house already being at rest through darkness and secure by the secret ladder disguised oh blessed chance through darkness and in concealment my house already being at rest in the blessed night in secret that none saw me nor i beheld aught without any other light or guide save that which was burning in the heart that which guided me more sure than the light of noonday where he was awaiting me him whom i knew well in a place where no one appeared oh thou night that guided oh lovely night moreso than the dawn oh thou night that joined lover with beloved beloved in the lover transformed upon my flowery breast which i kept whole for himself alone there he stayed sleeping and i was caressing him and the fanning of the cedars made a breeze the breeze from the turret while i was parting his locks with his gentle hand he was wounding my neck and causing all my senses to be suspended i remained myself and forgot myself my face reclined on the lover all ceased and i abandoned myself leaving my concern forgotten among the lilies en una noche oscura con ansias en amores inflamada oh dichosa ventura salí sin ser notada estando ya mi casa sosegada a oscuras y segura por la secreta escala disfrazada oh dichosa ventura a oscuras y en celada estando ya mi casa sosegada en la noche dichosa en secreto que nadie me veía ni yo miraba cosa sin otra luz y guía sino la que en el corazón ardía aquesta me guiaba más cierto que la luz de mediodía adonde me esperaba quien yo bien me sabía en parte donde nadie parecía oh noche que guiaste oh noche amable más que la alborada oh noche que juntaste amado con amada amada en el amado transformada en mi pecho florido que entero para él solo se guardaba allí quedó dormido y yo le regalaba y el ventalle de cedros aire daba el aire de la almena cuando yo sus cabellos esparcía con su mano serena en mi cuello hería y todos mis sentidos suspendía quedéme y olvidéme el rostro recliné sobre el amado cesó todo y dejéme dejando mi cuidado entre las azucenas olvidado influence edit john s spiritual method of inner purgation along the negative way was an enormous influence on t s eliot when he came to write the four quartets 1 john s poem contains these famous lines of self abnegation leading to spiritual rebirth 2 to reach satisfaction in all desire its possession in nothing to come to possession in all desire the possession of nothing to arrive at being all desire to be nothing to come to the knowledge of all desire the knowledge of nothing to come to the pleasure you have not you must go by the way in which you enjoy not to come to the knowledge you have not you must go by the way in which you know not to come to the possession you have not you must go by the way in which you possess not to come by the what you are not you must go by a way in which you are not when you turn toward something you cease to cast yourself upon the all for to go from all to the all you must deny yourself of all in all and when you come to the possession of the all you must possess it without wanting anything because if you desire to have something in all your treasure in god is not purely your all ascent of mount carmel became one of inspiration sources for alejandro jodorowsky s 1973 film the holy mountain along with mount analogue by rené daumal references edit burnett john compare st john of the cross ascent of mt carmel jbburnet com kavanaugh kieran 1987 john of the cross selected writings paulist press isbn 0 8091 2839 x john of the cross selected writings translated introduced by kieran kavanaugh ocd preface by ernest larkin o carm paulist press isbn 0 8091 2839 x st john of the cross 2006 zimmerman benedict ed the ascent of mount carmel tr by david lewis whitefish montana kessinger publishing isbn 978 1 4286 1400 0 external links edit english wikisource has original text related to this article ascent of mount carmel the ascent of mount carmel at christian classics ethereal library ascent of mount carmel public domain audiobook at librivox v t e john of the cross works ascent of mount carmel dark night of the soul spiritual 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