This volume includes the Spiritual Canticle between the Soul and Christ, The Living Flame of Love, plus John of the Cross’ verse-by-verse commentary on the poems. Also included are Instructions and Cautions, Spiritual Maxims, 17 letters, and 20 shorter poems. Paraphrasing the Song of Songs, Spiritual Canticle explores the image of passionate love as describing the mystical sufferings and longings of a soul enamored with God. The Living Flame of Love is a poem that was composed during or immediately after John of the Cross’ nine month imprisonment at Toledo. Many consider The Living Flame of Love a follow up to The Dark Night of the Soul.
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