"I began to think of the soul. As if it were a castle. Made of a single diamond..."
THE INTERIOR CASTLE is one of the greatest masterpieces by our Holy Mother St. Teresa of Avila. According to contemporary accounts, St. Teresa had a revelation from God of a crystal globe in the shape of a castle containing seven mansions. Thus she uses the metaphor of a giant crystal castle to explain her theory of the soul.
INTERIOR CASTLE describes the seven stages of union with God that St. Teresa wrote as a spiritual guide to union with God. She describes the spiritual life as a castle with many levels.
It was written in 1577 and first published in English in 1852. This book is considered to be one of the greatest works of Catholic spiritual prose. It was written in obedience to an assignment given to her by the spiritual leaders in her monastic order.
It presents a remarkable description of the entire spiritual life from the first release from mortal sin into sanctifying grace.
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