
14/08/2025
To The Ascension LightWorker Collective
The journey through the dark night of the soul is a profound and essential process that many truth seekers inevitably encounter along their ascension path. Despite its significance, this experience is frequently overlooked in spiritual teachings that tend to emphasise the aspects of love, positivity, happiness, and the pursuit of light. However, true lasting transformation cannot occur until we confront and heal the existing shadows within.
The dark night of the soul is a complex and multifaceted experience highlighted by both benevolence and excruciating challenges. It represents a phase where the ego / false self undergoes a symbolic inner "death," for the emergence of self’s true essence, which is based in divine source love. This process involves a deeper realisation that the ego, which is often identified with, is illusory and fundamentally separate from the authentic self.
During any dark night phase, ascending individuals may feel profoundly isolated and lost in darkness, for a time, seemingly devoid of any light or hope. The pervasive sense of loneliness and despair further compounds the difficulty of this transformational journey. Many individuals have a tendency to shun and hide from this darkness, seeking refuge in the pursuit of distractions and positivity. However, avoiding or denying the dark aspects of the self only serves to perpetuate and intensify their influence moving forward . It is a soul work that must be consciously addressed, processed and healed.
It is not uncommon for awakening individuals to undergo the dark night of the soul to mistakenly believe that they have somehow been punished or have strayed from their ascension path when faced with its challenging symptoms. In reality, this transformational phase is a sacred and necessary rite of passage, an opportunity for spiritual detoxification and profound inner healing.
Experiencing the dark night of the soul can last up to many months or many years. Some may feel they have been in this phase for most of their life, The old soul having experienced the most in human life incarnations have the most to release, clear and heal. Ultimately all individuals will need to address shadow work regardless of circumstances. Shadow work is a stage that can not be skipped, over looked or ignored.
During this phase the self is delving deeper into their being with full self honesty to shed false programming, dismantle ingrained unhealthy beliefs, and heal their past emotional woundings. This extended period of introspection and healing is necessary for ascension to take place, for clearing the emotional template, for true spiritual growth and self-realisation .
The pain and emotional turmoil experienced during the dark night are often the culmination of years, decades, or even lifetimes of suppressed emotions, traumas, and unresolved issues. These buried wounds resurface during this process, demanding to be acknowledged, embraced, and ultimately healed through the transformative power of self-love and acceptance.
Throughout the ascension journey, it is a common experience for many ascending individuals to encounter the dark night of the soul at different stages of their conscious evolution. These episodes can be triggered by a variety of factors, such as awakening to truth in situations and in others, negative experiences, inner and outer conflicts, seeing clearly through people’s true intentions, soul lessons, emotional clearing, awakening to self betrayal, ascension growth, and the need for deeper reflection and inner work.
The dark night of the soul serves as a profound moment for personal transformation, allowing ascending individuals to confront their inner shadows, heal past wounds, and emerge stronger and more enlightened than before.
Expanding in this profound darkness with courage and resilience, self will navigate through any challenging phase to ultimately walk in the light of liberation, embodying a newfound sense of wholeness, clarity, sovereignty and spiritual alignment.
Despite the intense discomfort that may accompany this healing process, it is wise to recognise it as a sacred and honourable undertaking, an opportunity to liberate self from the burdens of the past and embrace a newfound sense of wholeness.
In essence, the dark night of the soul serves as a powerful catalyst for inner growth, self-discovery, and ascension evolution, courageously confronting and navigating this profound darkness, ascending individuals will shed layers of emotional baggage, illusions, and limitations that have long hindered their personal and spiritual development.
Healing the darkness with gratitude and compassion is a beneficial step towards authentic healing, transformation, and the realisation of one's true self.
In Loving and Devoted Ascension Service
By: Ascension LightWorkers.