In its mystical awakening, the Self aquires
the exalted consciousness of divine perfection.
But a bitter consciousness of its own imperfection
comes in and leads it to the purgative way.
The renewed and ecstatic awareness of the Absolute
is the governing characteristic of illumination.
During the time in which the illuminated consciousness
is fully established, the self as a rule,
is perfectly content, believing
that in this sublime vision of Eternity,
this intense and loving consciousness of God,
it has reached the goal of its quest.
But sooner or later, however,
psychic fatigue sets in;
the state of illumination begins
to break up, the complementary
negative consciousness appears,
and shows itself as
an overwhelming sense
of darkness and deprivation.
In this experience, all communications
set up between the self
and the Transcendent is broken off.
The intuition of Reality
which the Self had is marred
and the Self plunges into
the state of negation
and ununtterable misery
which is called the Dark Night of the Soul.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem