Yes, and it is in the dark night of the soul that the greatest growth of all comes, but we must each be open to realizing "Who I am, both the light and darkness within, and face that desolation to embrace all in love and forgiveness".
This is one reason why those who practice magick use Jet as a stone of great power in overcoming evil. It is carbon that has become stone, hmmm a flesh of stone would seem antithesis to a heart of flesh, but what is it about Jet? This seems a dichotomy.
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