Sixth Mansions Chapter 1 Part 1 – The Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila – Going Deeper in Prayer - TOG EP 149

We're exploring the Interior Castle, Sixth Mansions Chapter 1, in part 2 of this two-part podcast on stages of mystical prayer life. Saint Teresa explains the importance of the prayer stage of the Sixth Mansions. She uses the analogy of a spiritual engagement to describe the depths of the relationship of our heart and soul to Jesus. And of course, this deep interior prayer relationship is accompanied by trials.Timeline:00:00:00 Opening Scripture Numbers 24:18-16 00:01:35 Episode 149 Intro00:03:00 Sixth Mansions Chapter I Topical Outline00:04:10 Section I - Sixth Mansions Prepares the Soul for Spiritual Betrothal00:04:25 1. Love kindled by divine favors. 00:11:19 2. Our Lord excites the soul’s longings. 00:14:14 3. Courage needed to reach the last mansions.00:18:36 4. Trials accompanying divine favors. 00:20:18 Section II - The State of the Soul to Those Whom God Grants These Favors00:20:50 5. Outcry raised against souls striving for perfection. 00:25:39 6. St. Teresa’s personal experience of this. 00:26:21 7. Praise distasteful to an enlightened soul. 00:29:29 8. This changes to indifference. 00:32:04 9. Humility of such souls. 00:33:55 10. Their zeal for God’s glory. 00:36:22 11. Perfect and final indifference to praise or blame. 00:38:41 12. Love of enemies. 00:41:15 Section 3 - Trials and Affirmaties00:41:32 13. Bodily sufferings.00:47:34 14. St. Teresa’s physical ills. 00:51:05 Conclusion🎙📝 SHOW NOTES 📝🎙Sixth Mansions Chapter 1 Part 1 – The Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila – Going Deeper in Prayer - TOG EP 149#TalesOfGlory #M16Ministries #AFieldGuideToSpiritualWarfareFacebook: A Field Guide to Spiritual WarfareMichael’s website: https://www.afg2sw.com 📚 To purchase Michael’s books: 📖 Cosmology and Demonology in Genesis 1-11 📖 A Field Guide to Spiritual Warfare 📖 A Field Guide to Advanced Spiritual Warfare # Help us produce more content🥇: Make a One Time Donation Via Paypal