Dear John,
I have no idea what darkness meditation is; I have never heard of it.
Meditation is generally a good thing when the focus is Christ-centered. Other forms of meditation may seek to empty one's mind, relieve stress and so on. Buddhists have another form of emptying oneself.
There is a Christian mystical tradition wherein certain saints (like St. John of the Cross) contemplated the apophatic quality of God:
- the unsoundable depth
- utter darkness, or
- infinite mystery which cannot be grasped by the human mind or soul.
Perhaps that's it. I'm just guessing.
Peace,
Bob Kirby
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