Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven so that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness that can be felt.” (Exodus 10:21)
It is hard to imagine a darkness that can be felt. Mainly because darkness is not something our sense of touch tells us of. Our sense of site yes. Poetically speaking we may say a thick darkness, but darkness is not something you measure in that way.
I can imagine that a darkness that can be felt is one where you literally cannot see anything, not even a hand in front of you. I've been in some dark places, usually at night, but I don't recall being in a place with literally no light. I would find such a thing terrifying. I probably would sit still and not move until some light was shed.
I think this is true of a dark night of the soul that St. John of the Cross once spoke of. Which again might be felt but more as a weighing down of the soul. And when we are in such a place it is only when the first rays of the light of Christ start to shine in, that we can start to feel comfortable moving around.
Blessings,
Ed
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