Contents

Preface

Introduction

PART ONE: MAPPING THE TERRAIN

Chapter One: Dark Night of the Self

Chapter Two: Dark Night of the World

PART TWO: THE MANY WAYS WE TRAVEL

Chapter Three: My Dark Night Story

Chapter Four: Other Dark Night Stories

PART THREE: ACCOMPLISHING THE PASSAGE

Chapter Five: Themes in the Dark Night Journey

Chapter Six: Navigating a Dark Night Passage

Conclusion

Appendix I: The Dark Feminine in Myth

Endnotes

References

Contributors