Fear is actually one of our best cosmic teachers on the path because it allows us to see ourselves from the inside out.
The Dark Night is actually a precursor towards spiritual awakening, but it can be revisited whenever we go through a deep transition period. The basis of the Dark Night of the Soul is ultimately about facing our fears and encountering a symbolic Death that is triggered by the collective unconscious.
“One must have chaos in oneself in order to give birth to a dancing star.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
The Dark night of the Soul is a natural part of spiritual awakening. It’s the ripping apart of the old soul to be reborn into the New evolved consciousness. Basically, what happens is you are faced with your Shadow Self. Our Shadow Self is the antithesis of our soul, it’s basically the fundamental aspect of the unconscious that we don’t want to reveal to others or even acknowledge to ourselves. It is the projected mirror reflection of all of your desires, unconscious emotions, your wounds, past identity, karmic bonds and soul blueprint.
The 3 steps to healing by releasing the darkness are forgiveness, gratitude and connection.