Death of the Butterfly: Part I

Posted on January 28, 2017 by Dave Small — 4 Comments

Teresa of Avila: Interior Castle: Seventh Mansions: Chapter Three Earlier in the Interior Castle we saw the Death of the Silkworm and its transformation into a butterfly (moth): “You must have already heard about his marvels manifested in the way silk originates,…

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Death of the Butterfly: Part I