Dark Night of the Soul and Various Mysticism

 Around Fall 2016, I discovered Christian Mysticism.  I didn't know much about it prior to.  I had been having supernatural or mystical experiences.  Through God, we decided to own it one day.  

Talking to a Evangelical person about "Christian Mysticism" and they may have thought "occult, freemason, bad."  That may have been the first thing that came to mind to many of them.  Talking to a Catholic about Christian Mysticism, and we may have found some mystics or received "Oh....one of those people of whom I am not."  This is interesting in itself.  Around Fall 2016, I discovered Christian Mysticism, and through God, worked to own it.  I may have experienced a variety of things, and found reasons why, or people who experienced something similar later. I learned a lot, and did some compare and contrasts between different mysticism.  I may be able to break down a variety of things, in time.  Today's topic is "The Dark Night of the Soul." 

Wiki-article:  "Dark Night of the Soul." 

Where do you feel at peace?  Some people go walk in a garden, and smell the nice flowers, and this is a nice experience.  They are looking to be at peace and looking for beauty and looking to God.  Inside, I may have been going at 1000 miles an hour.  Your average person may have defaulted towards strolling to be at peace.  I was a 50% Disabled Veteran with an anxiety disorder. Inside, I may have been at 1000 miles per hour, and at peace.  There is a vast difference there.  In writing this, I am comparing and contrasting what I was going through with the testimony of certain Saints.  Also, I had the internet.  This made a big difference.  Someone with the internet and The Spirit of God may have been super powered.  God may have set some things up for someone to walk into. 

"The Dark Night of the Soul" has been misused by some.  On /r/Christian, and /r/Christianmysticism, one day I found someone proselytizing a type of mysticism.  It looked good, and was dressed up in Christianity, and it took awhile to uncover what was wrong with it.  He linked some material, and I had to really dig through it to find what was wrong.  He also used "The Dark Night of the Soul." In some question and answer, I asked him if a Muslim or a Buddhist could also have this type of mysticism.  He said "yes."  That was the end for him. 

“Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking in the Spirit of God ever says ‘Jesus is accursed!’ and no one can say ‘Jesus is Lord’ except in the Holy Spirit.”   (1 Corinthians 12:3) 

 Investigating various testimony of people who have claimed to have cause and effect mystical experiences there have been certain themes that have popped up.  Someone who was in some "New Age" mysticism could have gone through something similar to a Dark Night of the Soul.  Given they were not centered on God, they probably ended up a possessed person.  What spirit were they of?  Jesus casts out spirits.   A Dark Night of The Soul may have been a stage in someone going through an awakening.  Legitimate Christians are of The Spirit of God, and may have ended up with things in common with the Prophets and the Saints.  

An easy way to break down different mysticism may be like this: 

• In Christianity someone's body is a temple.  Jesus dwells in a man through his Holy Spirit. 
  
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• In other mysticism, someone's body may have been a vessel.  A vessel for what?  Jesus casts out spirits.  

Are you familiar with the Christina Aguilera song "Genie in a Bottle?"  When that song first came out, I considered it a pop song, and didn't think about it much.  The song may have been very spiritually profound.  Christina, in the video, her body was a vessel.  A genie has been an Arabic demon who gave wishes like deals with the devil.  Someone rubs her the right way, and they get something?  Ewww.   Can you scrunch your nose, and shake your head back and forth?  It was a song about possession from someone that came out of Freemason influenced Disney.  Given someone has been following Christina, she has been on "The Voice," and other shows, what has been her fruit and character?  

Comparing and contrasting different mysticism, some themes have come up.  Someone very centered on God, with the Holy Ghost, may be able to see God and "other things" through God.