holy synchronisiddhi! on this third day of nine days of the gateway of light, it is the feast day of st john of the cross, patron saint of contemplatives, mystics and poets… centuries ahead of the modern discovery of the unconscious, st john spoke of darkness, inner journeys, and the shadow self… his genius, his gift for the good of the whole was in living and speaking about the imperative, if we are to transform, of embracing the dark night of the soul and holding steadfast trusting in the benevolent great mystery to lovingly bring forth the light…

“The endurance of darkness is the preparation for great light.”