Dark Night of the Soul
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Dark Night of the Soul is a seminal 16th-century mystical poem and commentary exploring the soul’s purifying journey through spiritual desolation toward union with God.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dark Night of the Soul canonical | 7 |
| dark night of the soul | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7602142 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dark Night of the Soul Context triple: [San Juan de la Cruz, notableWork, Dark Night of the Soul]
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A.
Dark Night of the Soul
Dark Night of the Soul is a collaborative album by producer Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse, featuring contributions from numerous guest vocalists and accompanied by a visual art project with filmmaker David Lynch.
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B.
Soul Made Flesh
Soul Made Flesh is a historical science book by Carl Zimmer that explores the birth of modern neuroscience through the 17th-century discovery of the brain’s role in thought and consciousness.
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C.
Dark Side of Night
Dark Side of Night is likely a track or segment from the work "Stop Drop and Roll!!!," contributing a darker or more atmospheric element to the overall project.
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D.
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul is a comic fantasy detective novel by Douglas Adams featuring the eccentric holistic detective Dirk Gently as he becomes entangled with Norse gods and bizarre supernatural events in modern-day London.
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E.
Hymns to the Night
Hymns to the Night is a seminal cycle of mystical and lyrical prose-poems by the German Romantic writer Novalis, exploring themes of death, love, and spiritual transcendence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dark Night of the Soul Target entity description: Dark Night of the Soul is a seminal 16th-century mystical poem and commentary exploring the soul’s purifying journey through spiritual desolation toward union with God.
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A.
Dark Night of the Soul
Dark Night of the Soul is a collaborative album by producer Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse, featuring contributions from numerous guest vocalists and accompanied by a visual art project with filmmaker David Lynch.
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B.
Soul Made Flesh
Soul Made Flesh is a historical science book by Carl Zimmer that explores the birth of modern neuroscience through the 17th-century discovery of the brain’s role in thought and consciousness.
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C.
Dark Side of Night
Dark Side of Night is likely a track or segment from the work "Stop Drop and Roll!!!," contributing a darker or more atmospheric element to the overall project.
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D.
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul is a comic fantasy detective novel by Douglas Adams featuring the eccentric holistic detective Dirk Gently as he becomes entangled with Norse gods and bizarre supernatural events in modern-day London.
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E.
Hymns to the Night
Hymns to the Night is a seminal cycle of mystical and lyrical prose-poems by the German Romantic writer Novalis, exploring themes of death, love, and spiritual transcendence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian mystical work
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mystical poem ⓘ spiritual treatise ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
perfect love of God
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transforming union ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Discalced Carmelites
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linked to:
Order of the Discalced Carmelites
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| author |
John of the Cross
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linked to:
San Juan de la Cruz
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| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 16th century ⓘ |
| describes |
experience of abandonment by God
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loss of previous spiritual consolations ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
night of the senses
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night of the spirit ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian spirituality
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ascetical theology ⓘ mysticism ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
metaphor for existential crisis
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metaphor for psychological crisis ⓘ |
| influenced |
Catholic spiritual direction
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Christian mystical theology ⓘ contemplative spirituality ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
dark night as a stage of spiritual growth
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divine hiddenness ⓘ passive purgation by God ⓘ purification through suffering ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
poem
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prose commentary ⓘ |
| movement |
Counter-Reformation Catholicism
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linked to:
Counter-Reformation
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| originalTitle | Noche oscura del alma ⓘ |
| period | Spanish Golden Age ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Living Flame of Love
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Spiritual Canticle ⓘ The Ascent of Mount Carmel ⓘ
linked to:
Ascent of Mount Carmel
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| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| structure | poem followed by prose commentary ⓘ |
| theme |
contemplative prayer
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detachment from worldly attachments ⓘ passive purification of the soul ⓘ spiritual desolation ⓘ spiritual purification ⓘ union with God ⓘ |
| theologicalPerspective | Carmelite spirituality ⓘ |
| usedIn |
contemplative retreats
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monastic formation ⓘ spiritual direction ⓘ |
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Subject: Dark Night of the Soul Description of subject: Dark Night of the Soul is a seminal 16th-century mystical poem and commentary exploring the soul’s purifying journey through spiritual desolation toward union with God.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Dark Night of the Soul
subject linked to:
Fontiveros, Ávila, Crown of Castile
linked to: Dark Night of the Soul