Rites of Passage: Dark Night of the Soul

The dark night of the soul happens as you find yourself in a deep inner transition. Somehow the earth shifts inside you and you feel changed and uneasy in your world.

You are altered and not sure how to move forward.

You can be unclear you are in this passage, yet life looks and feels different. You might also be aware that your behavior in the world is unusual.

This experience can feeling frightening, purely odd, or just deeply uncomfortable.

For some people there could be depression, illness, personal loss, or some irrevocable change that starts the process. And in these times, many people who’ve contracted Covid have experienced this passage after their illness.

Standing in the unknown is difficult and yet this inner passage will have its own meanderings and timing.

Once in it, how do you best manage the Dark Night of the Soul?

Recognize and acknowledge you’re in it. Allow it. Don’t try to change it or control it.
Be compassionate and kind to yourself. Try speaking kindly to self and offering gentle acceptance.
Generate courage in the face of the unknown. Let it be OK to feel weird and be uncomfortable with yourself.
Take care of yourself in whatever seems the best way. Get in Nature. Be with friends who can be present with you as you are. Only do the activities that nourish you and feel good. Allow time for dreaming, rest, and quiet. Don’t pressure yourself to be different than you are.
Get help from appropriate people. Maybe this is your therapist, a bodyworker, or a trusted friend.
Notice if you get into trouble emotionally or physically. Then get more advanced mental health care or medical intervention.
Be aware when you’ve completed it. You might find yourself going out in the world more readily, being ready to engage with others, or finding you have some sort of renewed passion.

As you come out you will find that you are changed. You could notice subtle changes or find yourself profoundly different. Whatever it is, observe it, feel it, and see where it takes you and how you wish to make outward adjustments in your life.

You have gone through a rebirthing process.

You will be a different You and now you have to get to know her. Don’t push for huge life change, instead let it come with ease as you unfold back into the world with your fresh desires.

The Dark Night of the Soul is a natural process as we grow and change. It allows for profound inner change and vibrational upliftment. It is the shedding of the old skin.

Embrace your new awakened state, celebrate it, and then gently recreate your life from this opened place.

Here's a Channeling about this.