For an Updated Tour of the Interior Castle: Click Here Teresa of Avila’s Interior Castle is on several lists of “great books”. It’s included in Notre Dame’s Great Books seminars. Eugene Peterson lists it as one the “basics” of spiritual…
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…
Teresa of Avila: Interior Castle: Sixth Mansion: Chapter Eight: Intellectual Visions God communicates to us. Sometimes this comes in the form of “appearances and visions”. In this chapter Teresa is talking about a specific kind of vision called an Intellectual Vision.…
Teresa of Avila: Interior Castle: Sixth Mansions: Chapter Eight Fear and Confusion Teresa writes about the initial fear and confusion she had about her Intellectual Vision. Her discomfort centered on the duration of vision. This introduced her to a number…
Teresa of Avila: Interior Castle: Sixth Mansions: Chapter Eight As Teresa begins to discuss Intellectual Visions she reminds us we may not experience visions or other forms of mystical prayer. We should not make mystical experiences a test of our…