A dark night of the soul is not a psychological syndrome, but a quest for meaning during lifes darkest hours: the loss of a loved one, the end of a relationship, ageing and illness, career disappointments or just an ongoing dissatisfaction with life. Thomas Moores extensive experience as a psychologist and theologian has taught him that the dark night is a challenge to restore ourselves and to become someone of substance, depth and soul. By using these trying times as an opportunity to reflect and delve into the souls deepest needs, we can find a new understanding of lifes meaning. Dark Nights of the Soul has its roots in a favourite chapter in Thomas Moores million copy bestseller, Care of the Soul. In this beautifully-written and thought-provoking work he explores our contemporary anxieties and insecurities and shows how these metaphoric dark nights can become transforming rites of passage. n