The stanzas to be explained are set forth at the beginning of this book, then an explanation of each severally, the stanza being placed before it. After that an explanation of each line, which is also set before the explanation. The first two stanzas explain the two spiritual purgations of the sensual and spiritual part of man, and the other six the various and admirable effects of the spiritual enlightenment and union of love with God.
The Dark Night of the Soul
Argument
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Trans. David Lewis (1814-1895), with corrections by Benedict Zimmermann, O.C.D., The Works of St. John of the Cross, 1908. Public domain.