Interior Castle: Sixth Mansions: Chapter Four We’re discussing the “raptures of the soul”. Teresa says, these raptures “carry the soul out of its senses”. And even though we’re carried out of our senses, “the soul has never before been so…
Monthly Archives: January 2015
Intellectual and Imaginative Visions
Tagged with: 500, Christian formation, Christian Mysticism, Christianity, Dave Small, Dave_Small, Divine Favors, Faculties, Fifth Mansions, Hearing God, Imaginative Visions, Intellectual Visions, Interior Castle, Mystical Prayer, Raptures of the Soul, Sixth Dwelling Places, Sixth Mansions, Sixth Mansions of the Interior Castle, Spain, Supernatural Prayer, Teresa of Avila, Teresa of Avila Turns 500, The Interior Castle, Theresa of Avila, Theresa of Avila Turns 500
Posted in 6th Mansions - Chapter 4
Posted in 6th Mansions - Chapter 4
From the Ashes
The Interior Castle: Sixth Mansions: Chapter Four The Rapture of the Soul Teresa says, “One kind of rapture is this.” The soul is “not actually engaged in prayer” but “is struck by some word, which it either remembers or hears spoken…
Tagged with: 500, Christian formation, Christian Mysticism, Christianity, Dark Night of the Soul, Dave Small, Dave_Small, Divine Favors, Interior Castle, Isaiah 40, Mystical Prayer, Perseverance, Phoenix, Rapture, Raptures of the Soul, Sixth Dwelling Places, Sixth Mansions, Sixth Mansions of the Interior Castle, Spain, spiritual formation, St John of the Cross, Supernatural Prayer, Teresa of Avila, Teresa of Avila Turns 500, The Dark Night, The Dark Night of the Soul, The Interior Castle, The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus, The Phoenix, Theresa of Avila, Theresa of Avila Turns 500
Posted in 6th Mansions - Chapter 4
Posted in 6th Mansions - Chapter 4
Raptures of the Soul
Sixth Mansions: Chapter Four The Sixth Mansions of the Interior Castle are the “betrothal period” in our relationship with Christ. In Chapter One we learned about Interior Trials. I recommend reading The Great Light of the Dark Night. In Chapter Two we learned…
Tagged with: 500, Christian Mysticism, Dave Small, Dave_Small, Divine Favors, Hearing God, Interior Castle, Mystical Prayer, Sixth Dwelling Places, Sixth Mansions, Sixth Mansions of the Interior Castle, spiritual formation, Spiritual Guidance, Spiritual Warfare, St John of the Cross, Teresa of Avila, Teresa of Avila Turns 500, Theresa of Avila, Theresa of Avila Turns 500
Posted in 6th Mansions - Chapter 4
Posted in 6th Mansions - Chapter 4
Divine Locutions: The Power of God and the Lordship of Christ
We continue our discussion about locutions [direct messages/personal revelation]. Teresa notes there are people whom “the Lord does not lead by this road” of receiving divine locutions. This, of course, is not a problem since God does not choose to…
Tagged with: 500, Christian formation, Christian Mysticism, Dave Small, Dave_Small, Divine Favors, Faculties, Interior Castle, Lordship of Christ, Mystical Prayer, Sixth Dwelling Places, Sixth Mansions, Sixth Mansions of the Interior Castle, Spiritual Favors, Spiritual Warfare, Supernatural Prayer, Teresa of Avila, Teresa of Avila Turns 500, The Devil, The Interior Castle, Theresa of Avila, Theresa of Avila Turns 500
Posted in 6th Mansions - Chapter 3
Posted in 6th Mansions - Chapter 3
 | Dave Small on Spiritual Greed |
 | celestinedesignsandm… on Spiritual Greed |
 | Christy B on It’s Only Practice |
| Dave Small on It’s Only Practice |
| Christy B on It’s Only Practice |
Teresa of Avila Turns 500 