| Description |
xxiii, 371 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword / Ken Wilber -- Far too personal preface -- Introduction: the Call -- Preparing for the journey: Mystics without monasteries; Approaching the castle, readying the soul; Crossing the drawbridge, the key to the castle -- Soul's journey: First mansion, the power of prayer, humility, chaos, and divine seduction; Second mansion, God in the details, inner vision and soul companions; Third mansion, surrender, the defeat of reason, the presence of God; Fourth mansion, the mystical heart; Fifth mansion, dissolving into holiness, from silkworm to butterfly; Sixth mansion, essential wisdoms and the final fire; Seventh mansion, divine marriage, healing, and reentering the world. |
| Subject |
Teresa, of Avila, Saint, 1515-1582. Moradas.
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Spiritual life.
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Mysticism.
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| ISBN |
0743255321 |
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9780743255325 |
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