Entering the castle of our soul. In her spiritual guide The Interior Castle or Interior Mansions, St. Teresa of Avila uses the idea of...

This summary is helpful to read before you begin the book. When Saint Teresa of Ávila was asked by her superiors to write a spiritual guide for her sisters, she records that she didn’t know how to begin. She explains in the first chapter that she received a vision of the soul as a brilliant castle, and from this, she set her work. This quick summary of The Interior Castle will help you understand Teresa’s main ideas as she explains the “mansions” contained within the castle

How to compare and decide between available English translations In 1577, Teresa of Ávila, a Carmelite nun in Ávila, Spain, was asked by...