The Interior Castle

De: St Teresa of Ávila

Narrado por: Lucy Scott

In The Interior Castle, Carmelite nun, mystic, and patron saint of Spain Teresa of Ávila uses the metaphor of a giant crystal castle to explain her theory of the soul and the various stages it passes through as it progresses towards God. Beginning in the outer rooms, where demons are fought and vices are purged, the soul must reach the inner chambers, where it will enter betrothal and intimate union with God. Prayer is central to the journey, as the soul is guided by its practice and each phase represents a different category of devotion. Originally written as counsel for the sisters in her convent, The Interior Castle is a poignant and poetic reflection on prayer, humility, and self- knowledge, and the path towards a deeper communion with God.

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Purpose & Meaning of Prayer

St Theresa is my patron Saint. Hearing her words and conversations about our Jesus brings great solace to my soul.

A beautiful voice, reading a beautiful book

With an audiobook, the narrator genuinely makes all the difference, and I could listen to Lucy Scott's soothing, gentle voice forever. The content of The Interior Castle is very profound, and just a few chapters in I'm already finding it to be transformative, but I'm getting much more out of it here than I was when I tried to read it myself. Highly recommend.

Great!

Great translation and reading. Thank you for making accessible to us this universal work by Santa Teresa de Avila.

Like chatting with our sister St. Teresa

This is a classic that all the faithful should read to grow their interior prayer life. The performance made the experience even better. I felt like I was sitting at a table spending time with St. Teresa herself.

Very Well Done!

loved it. very well read and a lot of really good tips for the spiritual life. will have to go thru it again and take notes!

Wow

It took me a while to finish, largely due to my own immaturity. When the student is ready, the teacher will appear…and wow.

Personal writing style

St. Teresa writes like she is talking directly to you, even as a 21st century male. Praise be to God!

Simply Spiritual

Not only are St. Teresa's writing for all true aspirants, but this version is beautifully read so that one might imagine without too much difficulty that it is the voice of Teresa herself. 😇

Time spent with Saints is never wasted.

I liked this because it nourished me with love and honor for God, filled my mind with good thoughts for many hours, and shared many nuggets of helps for spiritual growth and clarity. I gave it four stars because I have other titles that are my favorites.

Sublimely Enriching, Inspiring, Deep and yet Accessible.

St. Therese of Avilas description of a souls journey through different chambers of a castle that ends in deep, unmistakable union with God is fascinating. She writes with clarity on different favors our Lord has on souls and how if they're open and receive them with humility God will use thise means to draw them closer to himself, and through them draw other souls to himself by the graces He bestows on them to win more souls for Christ. An amazing listen! I can't wait to get the book and mark it all up with inspirations like I did in my audible notes.