About Teresa of Avila

“The soul is like a castle made exclusively of diamond or some other very clear crystal.  In this castle there are a multitude (7) of dwellings, just as in heaven there are many mansions.” Thus begins 16th century Spanish mystic, St. Teresa of Avila’s masterpiece, The Interior Castle, in which she draws a narrative map of the territory of your own soul.  The map winds inward to the discovery of the divine spark within and our union with God in love.