Episode 32: Part 1- The Spiritual Garden & Lessons from a 500-Year-Old Spanish Mystic

Send us Fan MailMany of us know the feeling of spiritual dryness.We pray, we search, we scroll, we listen to podcasts… and still feel strangely disconnected from ourselves, from our relationships, and from God.In this episode of Earth Tones, I reflect on a heavy start to the year and the quiet realization that sometimes the problem isn’t that God has gone silent. Sometimes it’s that our world has become too loud.Looking back nearly 500 years, a Spanish mystic named Teresa of Ávila wrote about the soul’s journey toward God in her book The Interior Castle. Her reflections on prayer, stillness, and the inner life feel surprisingly relevant in a generation shaped by constant digital noise.Digital boundaries this week have opened unexpected space for reading, reflection, and creativity. In this conversation, we explore:• What spiritual dryness can look like in the modern world• Why prophets and spiritual leaders often withdrew into wilderness and solitude• The Physical and Spiritual preparation I’m currently working on• A gentle visualization of your own interior castle• Why spiritual growth is like tending a garden Sometimes the wisdom we need most was written long before we were born. More on the development of my reading on next weeks episode!Connect with Host, Ella🎞️ Earth Tones Podcast Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/earthtones.podcast🎞️ Personal Instagram https://www.instagram.com/earthmamaella🎬 TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@earthtones.podcast🎥 YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@earthtones-podcast