Book Two: Night of the Spirit│Chapter 18
The exalted will be humbled and the humbled will be exalted
Prosperity is followed by tribulation
Contemplation involves continual ups and downs until peace arrives
The ladder of secret wisdom leads to perfect stillness in God. Love of god and disregard of self are characteristic of the soul here.
The ascent up the ladder happens in secret and comes as a gift while the soul is asleep. She would not go for self annihilation and any consolations she could perceive would simply be something to attach to
Secret contemplation is infused by God into the soul outside of her awareness
