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Stop lookin' at me!

(Please, St. John of the Cross—don't frown on us!). Above is St. John of the Cross; arguably one of the most impressive and important mystics in the history of the Church.

His Dark Night of the Soul is a bellwether work on Catholic mystical theology, and describes the seven-step journey a soul must take to travel from its worldly, fleshly existence, to unity with God. Many who have read the Dark Night of the Soul have had their view of how to grow deeper in their relationship with the lord grow tremendously.