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Cheryl Tarr (United States) www.instagram.com/cltarr_photography |
The Spiritual Journey -
Dark Night of the Soul
The dark night of the soul is a stage in spiritual development where a significant transition takes place. In this phase, one’s sense of identity is stripped away. This loss of identity is experienced as a loss of loved ones, status, a job, or other forms of material wealth.
This project is comprised of images that illustrate my recent experience walking through such a dark night - and coming out the other side to embrace a new way of creatively expressing myself through photography. The fire and being ‘in the belly of the dragon’ are metaphors for the burning away of a false sense of self. This phase of the journey, by its nature, is a solitary one. I face this night alone and find the courage to move forward, even when I cannot see where I am going.
And one day surrender comes - I develop a deeper sense of who I am, and the storm begins to clear. And I no longer feel alone. I realize that I am accompanied by fellow travelers who have themselves traversed the darkness and come out the other side. I begin to feel I am in the flow of life again.
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