Interior Castle
by E. Allison Peers, St. Teresa of Avila
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Book Reviews of Interior Castle
Book Review: Beautiful treatise on prayer
Summary: 5 Stars
Interior Castle is a marvelous treatise on prayer, where the soul is likened to a castle in which are housed many mansions, or levels, of prayer. Teresa, known to have experienced ecstacies, was clearly devoted to Jesus Christ and this work is evidence of that. How powerful her words are coming from humble hands and mind! Each mansion is a step in further strengthening the soul to receive Christ's light and grace.This may seem like heavy reading to some, but I have found Teresa easier to read than other Carmelite mystics. Interior Castle is definitely required reading if you are interested in Catholic mysticism.
Book Review: This is a classic of spiritual literature.
Summary: 5 Stars
Interior Castle, by St. Teresa of Avila, is one of the saint's writings that is filled with spiritual insight, charm, and breathtaking closeness to God. Her castle is the God within, and there are outward mansions that must be penetrated to get to this inner treasure. Each mansion is a deepening of one's knowledge of God, and a step further away from one's capture by externality and the world. She describes these inward steps, and leads one onward to union with God (or God carries one onward - at first it is our efforts, than it is God's). Beautiful and illuminating.Book Review: Insightful Read
Summary: 5 Stars
I have enjoyed reading this book to the fullest extent. I find St. Theresa of Avila to be wise, witty and inquisitive amongst other things. As a believer who is not associated with any denomenation, more specifically, the Catholic Church, it was really chance that allowed me to stumble across this fantastic work. I would suggest this read for anyone pondering the state of their soul in relation to the possibility of heaven and how one should live in between. For more biographical information on the author, please see the following link:
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Book Review: A beautiful book on the journey of a soul
Summary: 5 Stars
St.Theresa of Avila is one of my favorite authors. She has so much insight to offer us. This book compares the soul to a castle with different rooms, which she calls mansions. Each mansion is a different stage of the soul on it's journey toward God. St. Theresa talks about seven mansions. As the soul passes from one mansion to the next the soul progresses toward God more completely. Theresa explains in each stage what is lacking and what we can to do to reach the next stage. I feel this book offers many valuable insights to help us on our journey toward God.Book Review: A great book!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a book I would highly recommend to anyone. Saint Teresawas a very gifted writer. It is a book very meaningful and well
worth reading. You learn a lot about spirituality from it.
It is truly beautiful and would be on my list of top books to read. Aso I recommend "Dark Night of the Soul" by Saint John of the Cross.