Season 2. Ep 34. The Map of the Interior Life
How could we expect to arrive at a destination without knowing where it is? Many who are seeking the Lord, while sincere and generous, wander through their spiritual lives without confidence or direction. In this episode of Physically Spiritual we will explore the traditional map of our journey to God on Earth: the Three Ages of the Interior Life and the Seven Mansion of the Interior Castle.
Video Version
Audio Version
Timestamps
3:00 Make a Total Gift of Self to God
4:30 Stages of the Interior Life
7:15 Three Ages of the Spiritual Life
16:30 The Teresian Mansions
19:00 First Mansions (First Water)
24:00 Second Mansions
30:00 Third Mansions
33:30 Fourth Mansions (Second Water)
39:45 Mansions Five to Seven
Notes
Quote
“The soul that desires God to surrender himself to it entirely must surrender itself entirely to him without keeping anything for himself.” St. John of the Cross, The Saying of Love and Life, 128, Collected Works, 95
Introductions to the Three Ages and Seven Mansions
The Fire Within by Fr. Thomas Dubay, SM - https://www.ignatius.com/Fire-Within-P883.aspx
Navigating the Interior Life by Dan Burke - https://www.sophiainstitute.com/products/item/navigating-the-interior-life
Three Ages of the Interior Life, Fr. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, OP - https://www.amazon.com/Three-Ages-Interior-Life/dp/1492390976
The Interior Castle - https://ccel.org/ccel/t/teresa/castle2/cache/castle2.pdf
Episode Reference
“Three Expressions of Prayer” | Physically Spiritual S2E6 - https://www.becominggift.com/post/three-expressions
Quotes
“All our difficulties come from the misunderstanding of our nature” - St. Teresa of Avila, Interior Castle, Fourth Mansions
“All that is left is the beatific vision” - Ibid. Seventh Mansions
