Locutions - Sixth Mansions Chapter 3 part 2 – The Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila – Going Deeper in Prayer - TOG EP 148

We're exploring the Interior Castle, Sixth Mansions Chapter 3, in part 2 of this two-part podcast on locutions. Locutions means "to speak". God speaks to us in many ways. Intellectual locutions/visions come from the Superior part of the soul. Saint Teresa shares with us her wisdom on the validity of these supernatural experiences and how to confide in a spiritual director.

  

   

  

  

  

  

Timeline:
00:00:00 Opener 
00:01:50 Welcome
00:03:37 Episode 148 Introduction
00:08:01 Section 1. Locutions from the Imagination
00:08:06 16. Locutions coining from the fancy. 
00:11:09 17. Imaginary answers given to prayer. 
00:12:36 18. A confessor should be consulted about locutions. 
00:17:16 Section 2. Locutions from the Intellect
00:17:40 19. Interior locutions. 
00:22:22 20. First sign of genuine interior locutions. 
00:23:35 21. Second sign.
00:26:23 22. Third sign. 
00:27:24 23. Fourth sign. 
00:28:24 24. Fifth sign. 
00:30:49 Section 3. Locutions Bring Humility
00:30:54  25. Results of true locutions. 
00:33:44 26. They should remove alarm. 
00:34:54 27. Answer to an objection.
00:38:58 Conclusion

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Show Notes

Discerning Hearts Sixth Mansions Chapter 3 audio

The Interior Castle PDF (Zimmerman translation) from Discerning Hearts

The Interior Castle PDF (Peers Translation) the translation used for the podcasts.

Locutions

Excellent Supplementary Material

Discerning Hearts Podcast Sixth Mansions Chapter 3 Dr. Anthony Lilles 

Discerning Hearts Sixth Mansions Chapter 3 part 1 - BTP-IC18

Discerning Hearts Sixth Mansions Chapter 3 part 2 - BTP-IC19

Discerning Hearts Sixth Mansions Chapter 3 part 3 - BTP-IC20

Dr. Anthony Lilles on Locutions from The Life of Saint Teresa

Discerning Hearts Extraordinary Mystical Phenomenon – The Life of St. Teresa of Avila – BTP-LOT17 
Discerning Hearts Chap 25 – The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus – Mp3 audio

I recommend downloading and reading these bucks while going through the mystical mansions. 

Life of Saint Teresa of Jesus (Avila) PDF 

The Way of Perfection (PDF) 

 

 

Discussed on this episode

 Is Centering Prayer Catholic? - Connie Rossini - What's wrong with Centering Prayer?

Centering Prayer's Misunderstanding of Contemplation - Connie Rossini

 

Mike's Intellectual Vision as a child

Interior Castle Sixth Mansions Intellectual Visions
Basilica of Immaculate Conception - where I had my intellectual vision of Jesus

Ep06 Tales of Glory The Spiritual Gift of Spiritual Discernment  - YouTube

 

 

Supplemental References on the Interior Castle

Interior Castle: The Classic Text with Spiritual Commentary - I am using this book

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fire Within: Teresa of Avila, John of the Cross and the Gospel on Prayer -excellent reference!

 

 

 

 

Into the Deep: Finding Peace Through Prayer - Dan Burke great book!

Till Next Time

A big thank you to the Tales of Glory family for dropping by! Next time, we will jump back to Chapter 1 of the Sixth Mansions - And start from the beginning!

God Bless
Rev. Mike


 

TOG - A Field Guide to Advanced Spiritual Warfare - Chapter 02 - Sin and the Soul Ep 18

In this episode, Tales of Glory - Advanced Field Guide to Spiritual Warfare - Chapter 02, we're diving back into our topic of deliverance and exorcism. This episode we take about sin and the soul. What is sin? WE discuss inherited sin, imputed sin, and our own personal sin. Is temptation really the devil made me do it? Are bad behaviors and addictions our own sin or are they demonic? 

Another exciting topic, and the podcast is packed with information. So put on your smoking jacket, get your beverage, and climb into your easy chair, it's time for Tales of Glory and the Advanced Field Guide to Spiritual Warfare! We're diving into Chapter 02 of the book - Sin and the Soul!

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Study Guide for This Podcast

A Field Guide to Advanced Spiritual Warfare - the Study Guide - Chapter 02  Sin and the Soul  (PDF)

Show Notes

Get your copy and follow along! 

The Unseen Realm by Dr. Michael Heiser - some great Hebrew translation research  in this book. 

What Does it Mean to Be Created in God's Image? - youtube Dr. Michael Heiser

What the Dead Sea Scrolls Tells us About the History of the Biblical Text - youtube Dr. Michael Heiser

Existing locations of divine counsel found in the Bible. Examples shown, where modern theology academics removed the Hebrew divine counsel and replaced it with Western academic interpretation of counsel of men.

Psalms 82:1 NET

God stands in the assembly of El;
in the midst of the gods he renders judgment.

Psalms 82:1 NASB

God takes His stand in His own congregation;
He judges in the midst of the rulers.

Deuteronomy 32:8 NET

8 When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance,
when he divided up humankind,
he set the boundaries of the peoples,
according to the number of the heavenly assembly.

Deuteronomy  my 32:8 NASB

8 When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance
and divided the human race,
He set the boundaries of the peoples
according to the number of the people of Israel.

Why did God Create the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil?  - Youtube video Ravi Zacharias

Thank you for tuning in! We're moving through my book, A Field Guide to Advanced Spiritual Warfare. Hope you enjoyed Chapter 02 - Sin and the Soul. Next time we'll discuss Chapter 03 Spiritual Alignment, Salvation, and the Soul.

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God Bless!!!!

Rev. Mike

Saint Teresa of Avila - Interior Castle Fourth Mansions Chapter 01

  

Tales of Glory - We enter into the mystical mansions of the interior castle. Souls entering the Fourth Mansions begin to experience mystical prayer experiences. A new prayer experience happens here that conflicts with our third mansions style of prayer meditation - infused contemplation. 

The Fourth Mansions is both joyful and full of spiritual warfare as the soul begins to experience absorption and the will is drawn into the presence of God. Saint Teresa provides us with insightful spiritual direction through the gateway to the deeper mansions. 

Podcasts:

WHERE TO LISTEN

Watch on Youtube:

Show Notes:

The Interior Castle Manuscripts and Commentaries Used for this Podcast 

Interior Castle PDF download

Amazon: Interior Castle Classic Text with Spiritual Commentary

Amazon: The Interior Castle Study Edition - highly recommended! Fr. Kavanaugh OCD Commentaries

Amazon: When the Well Runs Dry - Beyond Beginning Prayer Note more for Fourth Mansions

Amazon: The Fire Within Fr. Thomas Dubay

Get Resources from Discerning Hearts Podcasts

The Fourth Mansions Chapter 01 Audio book from Discerning Hearts Radio

Fourth Mansions Chapter One Dr Liles Discerning Hearts Podcast - Highly Recommended

References

Saint Tersea's Autobiography Life Ch xii (2-4) from Fourth Mansions Chapter 01 parg 7

This wraps up the Interior Castle Fourth Mansions Chapter 01 and beginning mystical prayer, called infused contemplation. Next we move deeper into prayer with beginning mystical experiences of God coming to us in the Fourth Mansions Chapter 02!    

God Bless

Rev. Mike