As the sun goes down, you look outside of your window. The darkness is slowly covering up the environment with its black hue and that’s when you know that the destined time has arrived. It’s time for them to come out of their hiding space. They are the monsters that are hidden deep in our minds.
They are crawling their way out of it. You try your best to fight them off but nothing seems to come to your aid. You do not want to give up but the more you struggle, the more it engulfs your mind till you finally surrender yourself. As you surrender your soul, the darkness will satiate its hunger by feeding from your insecurities. It won’t leave you until it completely destroys you.
In this vast universe have you ever felt alone? Nothing seems to make any sense in this chaotic world. You can no longer bear to go through your emotions anymore. You realize that you’re lost as you wander aimlessly in your life. As you enter into the void you realize you have come to a certain place in your life that is very dangerous and that place is known as the dark soul or the dark night of the soul.
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In this stage, a person undergoes a difficult transition in their life to achieve a deeper perception of their life. This painful transition goes through the series of shedding of painful memories of the past. The journey begins with the shedding of painful memories followed up with acceptance and finally arriving at its ultimate destination freedom. To evolve into a better person, every person has to go through this journey at least once in their lifetime.
If you have ever wandered into this darkness then don’t worry. You never walk alone so you won’t ever be left behind. Continuing with this thought let’s take a look at some of the famous dark soul quotes that will soothe your soul.
1. “There is a greater darkness than the one we fight. It is the darkness of the soul that has lost its way. The war we fight is not against powers and principalities, it is against chaos and despair. Greater than the death of flesh is the death of hope, the death of dreams. Against this peril we can never surrender.” – J. Michael Straczynski
We have heard stories about reincarnation where the soul gets reborn into another world but what about dreams? Do dreams get reincarnated? Each person out there is fighting a war inside their mind. The fight is not about power or principles. It is against chaos and despair.
The death of dreams and hope are much greater in-depth than that of flesh. Darkness slowly engulfs us and we are tired of living inside the darkness. We want to see the face of light and for that, we are ready to continue this fight till eternity.
2. “Loneliness is a darkness of the soul.” – N.K. Jemisin
7 billion people in this world and still we find some lonely souls wandering aimlessly in this world. We as human beings have evolved for many centuries but one thing that remains static in our lives is being dependent on others. No one living in this world wants to be lonely, be it an infant or an old person, we all are dependent on others.
Loneliness is scary because once you learn to live on your own, you won’t feel the need to be dependent on other people. Loneliness is the chaotic silence in our life.
3. “The true light never hides the darkness but is born out of the very center of it, transforming and redeeming. So to the darkness, we must return, each of us individually accepting his ignorance and loneliness, his sin and weakness, and, most difficult of all, consenting to wait in the dark and even to love the waiting.” – Helen M. Luke
Only through traveling the tunnels of darkness one can reach the end where the light is waiting for us, to guide us in our further journey. Darkness and Light are the two sides of the same coin, both of them are valuable for our survival and growth.
Through the darkness, one can evolve into a better human being, and evolve one must learn the lesson of acceptance. Once you have learned to accept all of your flaws, you will realize the importance of your values and principles in your life.
4. “To deny the darkness of the soul is to be but half a human being. But we had both sides.” – Ray Manzarek
No matter how saint kind of person you’re, we all have a dark side hidden away from the entire world. A demon that crawls out of your mind and feeds off your insecurities. If there is light there will be darkness. You cannot ignore it simply because you’re not ready to accept it.
I know it may sound like a disgusting lie but it is the truth. No one will embrace your true self if you can’t embrace it first.
5. “Unless a man or woman has experienced the darkness of the soul he or she can know nothing of that transforming laughter without which no hint of the ultimate reality of the opposites can be faintly intuited.” – Helen M. Luke
We all have to transform at least once in our lifetime. As the world is changing, we need to evolve as well. Evolving into a better person doesn’t mean that we will grow an extra pair of hands or legs but it changes our perception of things in our life. As you evolve you learn to stand on your own feet. You realize that not everyone in this world is your true friend.
You learn the art of concealing your emotions. Most importantly, you learn to be your own knight in shining armor.
6. “Childhood should be carefree, playing in the sun; not living a nightmare in the darkness of the soul.” – Dave Pelzer
Childhood is all about innocence. It is about being carefree and living the best days of your life. There is no restriction or responsibilities. Those are the days when one can play freely under the sun. Childhood is pure and no one should taint it with darkness. Once you taint it, the mark will stay behind forever.
7. “What broke your heart so bad
That you had to close every door,
That you say you have a dark soul
And can’t utter the word ‘love’ anymore?.” – Sanhita Baruah
You cannot enter into the gates of the darkness without your getting your heart broken. The heart that was madly in love is not scattered into millions of pieces. While picking up those broken pieces, you start to build a wall surrounding your heart. You close every door in your life.
And you push people away because you do not want to experience the darkness again. You learn to live inside a cage, waiting for the day to break out from your own jail.
8. “I am aware of my heart, my mistakes, and my sins, and I will be free when the moon shines on my dark soul.” – Guru Z.S. Gill
We are aware of our sins and mistakes. And we are aware of the darkness that our soul has to travel through every night. We have forgotten to show any other emotions other than sadness. Every day we destroy our minds by consuming thoughts. The darkness consumes our souls with each passing moment.
We scream in silence because no one will understand the pain in our minds. Amidst all of the pains, we wait for the day when we will be free from this cage and finally the moon will shine brightly on our dark souls.
9. “It takes darkness inside of a person to see it in others.” – Amy Neftzger
In life certain things cannot be expressed by words, you need to feel them and understand their meaning. The one who can see the darkness inside of another person is the one who has experienced the same of kind darkness consuming his soul. The pain of our soul cannot be seen through the naked eye. The pain cannot be described by words, you need to feel it to understand its meaning.
10. “And my dark soul is happy again, because it does not know how to be anything else for very long, and because the pain is a deep dark sea in which I would drown if I did not sail my little craft steadily over the surface, towards a sun which will never rise.” – Anne Rice
The soul that has been tainted with darkness cannot feel the warmth of happiness. They have known only one emotion and that is pain. And they have been lost in the deep dark sea of pain that now they have forgotten to remember any other emotions. They are the ones who have lost the battle against the chaos and now have surrendered their soul to the hands of eternal pain.
The only way to end this torture is to hold their patience. After every scary storm, there is a calm breeze that gently caresses our minds. This shall pass too. Don’t think that you have been stuck in an infinite loop. Soon you’ll break free from this pain, the cage, and the chains that are holding you down. The moon is waiting for your return as it will brightly shine over your dark soul and cleanse you from the pain.