To authenticate the Intellectual Vision, Teresa tells us to look at the effects of the vision in our life. If these effects are not present, we should be suspect about the source of the vision. These effects include: Certainty about the…
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Intellectual Vision: Part Five
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Posted in 6th Mansions - Chapter 8
Posted in 6th Mansions - Chapter 8
Reflecting on Our Spiritual Experiences
Interior Castle Sixth Mansions: Chapter Four Teresa tends to digress from her topics. I usually follow her digressions. I’m also prone to digressions which means, at times, I’m digressing from the digression. So as Teresa says, “Without realizing it, I have…
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Posted in 6th Mansions - Chapter 4
Posted in 6th Mansions - Chapter 4
Spiritual Locutions and Our Character
Interior Castle: Sixth Mansions: Chapter Three We’ve been learning about spiritual “locutions” [direct messages/personal revelation]. Yet where do these locutions come from? Do they come from God, our imagination, or the devil? This is our ninth post* on discerning the source…
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Posted in 6th Mansions - Chapter 3
Posted in 6th Mansions - Chapter 3
Authenticating Our Mystical Experiences: Certitude
God implants Himself in the interior of that soul in such a way that, when it returns to itself, it cannot possibly doubt that God has been in it and it has been in God; so firmly does this truth…
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Posted in 5th Mansions - Chapter 1
Posted in 5th Mansions - Chapter 1
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