The Meaning of Light in Symeon the New Theologian

This article examines the theology of light in Symeon the New Theologian (949–1022) in its ascetic and pedagogical dimensions. Drawing on a direct reading of the *Catecheses*, the *Hymns*, and the *Theological and Ethical Treatises*, the study adopts both an analytical and transdiscursive approach, bringing in patristic parallels — Diadochus of Photice, Basil of Caesarea, Isaac the Syrian — as well as comparisons with Pascal, Francis of Assisi, and Rembrandt. The central idea is that the uncreated light, received in mystical experience, cannot remain buried: it demands an ascesis of incorporation — tears, *hesychia*, mortification of one's own will — and a pedagogy of transmission, illustrated by the relationship of spiritual filiation with Symeon the Pious. The article thus brings to light the prophetic coherence of Symeon within the Johannine tradition, where forgiveness, light, and grace designate one and the same communicable Love.