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St. Teresa of Avila
Interior Castle
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INTRODUCTION
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FOURTH
MANSIONS
. Here the
supernatural
element
of the
mystical
life
first
enters
: that is to
say
, it is no
longer
by its own
efforts
that the
soul
is
acquiring
what it
gains
.
Henceforward
the
soul
's
part
will become
increasingly
less and
God
's
part
increasingly
greater
. The
graces
of the
Fourth
Mansions
,
referred
to as "
spiritual
consolations
", are
identified
with the
Prayer
of
Quiet
, or the
Second
Water
, in the
Life
. The
soul
is like a
fountain
built
near
its
source
and the
water
of
life
flows
into it, not through an
aqueduct
, but
directly
from the
spring
. Its
love
is now
free
from
servile
fear
: it has
broken
all the
bonds
which
previously
hindered
its
progress
; it
shrinks
from no
trials
and
attaches
no
importance
to anything to do with the
world
. It can
pass
rapidly
from
ordinary
to
infused
prayer
and
back
again. It has not yet, however,
received
the
highest
gifts
of the
Spirit
and
relapses
are still
possible
.
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