The Twilight Conversations

#198 - ‘Loneliness-The dark night’

The Twilight Conversations

Show Notes

Exploring the profound loneliness of the Dark night of the soul’ named by 16th Century mystic John of the cross’ meeting in ourselves the experience if agonising isolation, loneliness & despair, where it feels as if god himself has abandoned us..however, it’s through this very experience we encounter ‘Coram Dion’ The face of god or the presence of god. Our once dreaded loneliness can transcend into a magnificent union with the divine

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References -------------- ‘So lonely’ The Police from Outlandos D’Mour’mour (1978)

‘I am i said’ Neil Diamond (single) (1971)

‘Tired of being alone’ Al Green from Al Green gets next to you (1971)

‘Movin on up’ Primal scream from Screamadelica (1992)

‘Ive been lonely for so long’ Lambchop from What another man spills (1998)

‘Wish you were here Pink Floyd from Wish you were here (1975)

‘Take the long way home’ Supertramp from Breakfast in America (1979)

‘Woncha come on home’ Joan Armatrading from Show some emotion (1977)

‘Here comes the sun’ The Beatles from Abbey Road (1969)

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