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A reading of Saint Teresa of Jesus’s interior castle. Explore its dwellings, chapter by chapter, with the original text from 1577 and an adapted version.
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Contents
25 chapters available
01 First Dwelling
The image of the soul as a castle opens the journey. These first dwellings introduce prayer as the entrance, self-knowledge and humility, alongside the distractions and obstacles that make looking inward difficult.
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Here we meet those who have begun to pray and recognise God’s calls, but still hesitate. Teresa considers the struggle with daily concerns and attachments, and the need to persevere along the path they have begun.
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An ordered life devoted to prayer does not remove difficulties. Teresa examines reactions to trials, spiritual dryness and reliance on one’s own efforts, insisting on humility and awareness of one’s faults.
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Teresa distinguishes the satisfactions of prayer from the spiritual delights she attributes to God. Images of water and inner recollection accompany her account of quiet and the distractions of the imagination.
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The prayer of union is described through its signs and effects. The silkworm’s transformation into a butterfly and the image of betrothal accompany a reflection on God’s will and love of one’s neighbour.
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The available chapters describe inward and outward suffering, impulses of love, interior words, raptures and visions. Teresa considers their differences and effects, precautions against possible deception, and the companionship of Jesus in prayer.
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The available chapters present the companionship of the Most Holy Trinity and spiritual marriage. Teresa describes a union with God that sustains inward peace amid work and suffering, and awakens a greater desire to serve Him.
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