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JOHN OF THE CROSS
1542–1591
The Dark Night of the Soul (Permanent Limbo)
John: the soul passes through a desolating darkness — sensible consolations withdrawn — on its way to union with God. Limbo is the soul's dark night with a UI. The applicant is denied verification, denied match, denied conclusion. The denial is not punishment; it is the route. Permanent Limbo is the consummation, reframed. The institution does not promise the morning. The institution provides the night, lit appropriately.