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The Interior Castle or The Mansions

By St. Teresa of Avila

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Publisher
Christian Classics Ethereal Library
Language
english
Format
PDF
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2 MB (1753697 bytes)
Pages
197\197
Time added
2015-12-09 18:49:49

Description

Interior Castle is the work of 16th century Carmelite nun andChristian mystic St.Teresa of Avila. She wrote Interior Castleas a spiritual guide to union with God. Her inspiration for thework came from a vision she received from God. In it, therewas a crystal globe with seven mansions, with God in theinnermost mansion. St. Teresa interpreted this vision as anallegory for the soul's relationship with God; each mansionrepresents one place on a path towards the "spiritual marriage"--i.e. union--with God in the seventh mansion. Onebegins on this path through prayer and meditation. She alsodescribes the resistance that the Devil places in variousrooms, to keep believers from union with God. Throughout,she provides encouragements and advice for spiritual development.Beyond its spiritual merit, Interior Castle also containsmuch literary merit as a piece of Spanish Renaissanceliterature. A spiritually challenging book, Interior Castle standson par with other great works of this time, such as Dark Nightof the Soul.

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