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In this episode, Jason explores one of the most important texts in world spirituality: The Dark Night of the Soul by St. John of the Cross.
St. John was a 16th-century Carmelite monk who helped St. Teresa of Ávila reform the Carmelite order—and was kidnapped and imprisoned by rival monks for nine months, during which he composed this classic text on spiritual transformation.
In this episode, you'll learn:
- Why the "dark night" is not depression, but a necessary stage of spiritual development
- The three signs that distinguish true spiritual purgation from mere lukewarmness
- How God "weans" the soul like a mother teaching a child to walk
- Why divine light appears as darkness to the unprepared soul ("a ray of darkness")
- The ten steps of the ladder of love leading to union with God
- How suffering is more secure than pleasure on the spiritual path
Key quote: "He who shines with the greatest light shall cast the darkest shadow."
If you've ever felt spiritually dry, disconnected, or like God has withdrawn His presence—this episode reveals why that experience is not only normal, but essential.
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🔥 JOIN THE WINTER SOLSTICE WORKING — December 20-21
This episode connects directly to what Temple and I are doing this weekend: a live two-day intensive timed to the exact astronomical moment of the Winter Solstice—the longest night of the year, when darkness peaks and light begins its return.
This is not a course you watch alone. It's a live working we do together:
- Death meditations & shadow integration
- Kabbalistic pathworking
- Guided Bardo journeys
- A ritual timed to the precise moment of the solstice
Join us for the most potent time of the year for powerful, deep inner work.
→ solstice.magick.me
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In this episode, Jason explores one of the most important texts in world spirituality: The Dark Night of the Soul by St. John of the Cross.
St. John was a 16th-century Carmelite monk who helped St. Teresa of Ávila reform the Carmelite order—and was kidnapped and imprisoned by rival monks for nine months, during which he composed this classic text on spiritual transformation.
In this episode, you'll learn:
- Why the "dark night" is not depression, but a necessary stage of spiritual development
- The three signs that distinguish true spiritual purgation from mere lukewarmness
- How God "weans" the soul like a mother teaching a child to walk
- Why divine light appears as darkness to the unprepared soul ("a ray of darkness")
- The ten steps of the ladder of love leading to union with God
- How suffering is more secure than pleasure on the spiritual path
Key quote: "He who shines with the greatest light shall cast the darkest shadow."
If you've ever felt spiritually dry, disconnected, or like God has withdrawn His presence—this episode reveals why that experience is not only normal, but essential.
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🔥 JOIN THE WINTER SOLSTICE WORKING — December 20-21
This episode connects directly to what Temple and I are doing this weekend: a live two-day intensive timed to the exact astronomical moment of the Winter Solstice—the longest night of the year, when darkness peaks and light begins its return.
This is not a course you watch alone. It's a live working we do together:
- Death meditations & shadow integration
- Kabbalistic pathworking
- Guided Bardo journeys
- A ritual timed to the precise moment of the solstice
Join us for the most potent time of the year for powerful, deep inner work.
→ solstice.magick.me

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