Spiritual Canticle of John of the Cross. The Spiritual Canticle (Cántico Espiritual), is one of the poetic works of the Spanish mystical poet St. John of the Cross. In the Spiritual Canticle St. John …More
Spiritual Canticle of John of the Cross.
The Spiritual Canticle (Cántico Espiritual), is one of the poetic works of the Spanish mystical poet St. John of the Cross.
In the Spiritual Canticle St. John of the Cross tries to explain the mystical process that follows the soul until it reaches its union with God. In order to get this, the poet uses an allegory: the search of the husband (Christ) by the wife (the human soul). The wife feels itself wounded by love, and this makes it to start the search of the Beloved (el Amado); the soul asks everywhere for him in despair until they finally get together in the solitude of the garden (Paradise).
The Spiritual Canticle (Cántico Espiritual), is one of the poetic works of the Spanish mystical poet St. John of the Cross.
In the Spiritual Canticle St. John of the Cross tries to explain the mystical process that follows the soul until it reaches its union with God. In order to get this, the poet uses an allegory: the search of the husband (Christ) by the wife (the human soul). The wife feels itself wounded by love, and this makes it to start the search of the Beloved (el Amado); the soul asks everywhere for him in despair until they finally get together in the solitude of the garden (Paradise).