How could we expect to arrive at a destination without knowing where it is? Many who are seeking the Lord, while sincere and generous, wander through their spiritual lives without confidence or direction. In this episode of Physically Spiritual we will explore the traditional map of our journey to God on Earth: the Three Ages of the Interior Life and the Seven Mansion of the Interior Castle.
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Headings
3:00 Make a Total Gift of Self to God
4:30 Stages of the Interior Life
7:15 Three Ages of the Spiritual Life
16:30 The Teresian Mansions
19:00 First Mansions (First Water)
24:00 Second Mansions
30:00 Third Mansions
33:30 Fourth Mansions (Second Water)
39:45 Mansions Five to Seven
Notes
“The soul that desires God to surrender himself to it entirely must surrender itself entirely to him without keeping anything for himself.” St. John of the Cross, The Saying of Love and Life, 128, Collected Works, 95My favorite introduction to the Three Ages and Seven Mansions is The Fire Within by Fr. Thomas Dubay, SM - https://www.ignatius.com/Fire-Within-P883.aspx
My favorite introduction to the Three Ages and Seven Mansions is The Fire Within by Fr. Thomas Dubay, SM - https://www.ignatius.com/Fire-Within-P883.aspx
See also, Navigating the Interior Life by Dan Burke - https://www.sophiainstitute.com/products/item/navigating-the-interior-life and THree Ages of the Interior Life, Fr. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, OP - https://www.amazon.com/Three-Ages-Interior-Life/dp/1492390976
The Interior Castle - https://ccel.org/ccel/t/teresa/castle2/cache/castle2.pdf
“Three Expressions of Prayer” | Physically Spiritual S2E6 - https://www.becominggift.com/post/three-expressions
“All our difficulties come from the misunderstanding of our nature” St. Teresa of Avila, Interior Castle, Fourth Mansions
“All that is left is the beatific vision” Ibid. Seventh Mansions
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