The Interior Castle: Or, The Mansions (Forgotten Books)

Book Description: "'The interior Castle' contained the basis for what St. Teresa of Avila felt should be the ideal faith journey, comparing the contemplative soul to a castle with seven successive interior courts, or chambers, analogous to the seven heavens Teresa's consumption of chivalric romances as a child subsequently influenced such imagery, which is prevalent in many of her mystical works. It is also not unduly speculative that living in a walled city like �vila must have influenced her thinking. The concept of an "interior" life is still important in Spanish thinking in the twenty-first century." (Quote from wikipedia.org)Table of Contents: Publisher's Preface; Note; Introduction; Preface; The First Mansions; Description Of The Castle; The Human Soul; The Second Mansions; War; The Third Mansions; Fear Of God; Aridity In Prayer; The Fourth Mansions; Sweetness In Prayer; Divine Consolations; Prayer Of Quiet; The Fifth Mansions; Prayer Of Union; Effects Of Union; Cause Of Union; Spiritual Espousals; The Sixth Mansions; Preparation For Spiritual Marriage; The Wound Of Love; Introductory Note To Chapter iii. By The Editor; Locutions; Raptures; The Flight Of The Spirit; Spiritual Jubilation; The Humanity Of Our Lord; Intellectual visions; Imaginary visions; Intellectual visions Continued; The Dart Of Love; The Seventh Mansions; God's Presence Chamber; Spiritual Marriage; Its Effects; Martha And Mary; Epilogue; Index; EndnotesAbout the Publisher: Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, Esoteric and Mythology. www.forgottenbooks.orgForgotten Books is about sharing information, not about making money. All books are priced at wholesale prices. We are also the only publisher we know of to print in large sans-serif font, which is proven to make the text easier to read and put less strain on your eyes.