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The Interior Castle Paperback – July 6, 2004

by Teresa of Avila (Author), Mirabai Starr (Translator)

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The acclaimed modern translation of St. Teresa of Avila's classic book on spiritual awareness and guidance

Celebrated for almost five centuries as a master of spiritual literature, 16th-century saint Teresa of Avila is one of the most beloved religious figures in history. Overcome one day by a mystical vision of a crystal castle with seven chambers, each representing a different stage in spiritual development, Teresa immediately wrote The Interior Castle. Probably her most important and widely studied work, it guides the spiritual seeker through each stage of development until the soul's final union with the divine. Free of religious dogma, this modern translation renders St. Teresa's work a beautiful and practical set of teachings for seekers of all faiths in need of spiritual guidance. It also places this classic book on spirituality —"a gem of mystical literature made accessible and relevant to the modern spiritual seeker" –Sharon Salzberg—in a contemporary context, reasserting its literary importance even after more than 400 years.

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“A gem of mystical literature made accessible and relevant to the modern spiritual seeker.” –Sharon Salzberg, bestselling author of Faith

“Mirabai Starr is revolutionizing our relationship with the great mystics. Her gorgeous translation of The Interior Castle is an instant classic. Starr has the poet’s ear and meditative depth to do perfect justice to Teresa’s priceless guide.” –Tim Farrington, author of The Monk Downstairs

About the Author

Mirabai Starr is a professor of philosophy, religious studies, and Spanish at the University of New Mexico who has studied a wide variety of religious traditions including Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, and Christianity. Mirabai is an accomplished translator and fiction writer who brings the sensibilities of both seeker and scholar to her translations. Her most recent work is the translation of St. John of the Cross's mystical writings, Dark Night of the Soul.

Paperback: 299 pages
Publisher: Riverhead Books; Reprint edition (July 6, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1594480052
ISBN-13: 978-1594480058
Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.9 x 7.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 430 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #37,495 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #17 in Mysticism Christian Theology
- #36 in Christian Historical Theology
- #45 in General History of Religion

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Jesus Pedroza

Truly Beautiful and Spiritually Enriching

February 24, 2017

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I just finished reading this incredible book by such a magnificent Saint and Doctor of the Church. St. Teresa's voice truly speaks in this book through her very personal writing style. It is hard to find such beautifully authentic faith and humility in the world, and St. Teresa truly bathes your heart in it through the spiritual journey of entering into the 7th Mansion. It would be a certain sentence or a paragraph that she would describe and my heart would just be pierced to the extent of choking up and my eyes welling up at the exact truth my soul felt. The exact same things I'd think or experience in my redemptive journey back to Christ. It is truly a beautiful spiritual book that glorifies His Majesty our Lord God Almighty, and how we can through His Mercy and our humility share in that glorious peace.

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Alexander Parer

Interior Castle: Inspiring

August 6, 2017

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I love this book but I imagine it's not something everyone would enjoy. I'm a Christian but I'm not a Roman-Catholic. I found it an interesting insight into the mind of a 16th century nun, but for me the greatest value of this book is her spiritual perspective on prayer, which is the main theme of the book. She is obviously a seasoned veteran of prayer with great personal experience of communion with God. Reading her accounts of ecstatic experiences and her love of God is inspiring to me, as I'm sure it would be to anyone interested in deepening their relationship with God. There are moments wherein the writing is somewhat clunky and awkward but there are great heights of rapturous communion with God.

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SPIRITUAL ROAD MAP

March 5, 2017

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This book is NOT on an expectable level or condition. This book is NOT a "story". This is a spiritual road map. It will certainly strike some as dated, it is. Some wont like the self descriptives... Get over it. This book was written in 1577. I've read a number of books of this ilk and this is the first one that actually "gets it". If you're looking for exciting reading thiss probably wont work for you. This book may put you in touch with how to consider your soul in a different way. Understand I'm reading spiritual or soul manuals from the 300 and 1300 a.d. era and the first thing to remember is these people didn't have to decide how to split their time between spiritualism and tv or the computer or the games or face book. This book was written by a SAINT. She wanted nothing as much as to be closer to her God. Do I like how she sees herself? NO. She simply knows more about the immortal soul than 99% of the people who ever lived. If you weren't sure; I love this book.

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Spiritual Plimgrim - Ready to go deeper?

November 2, 2018

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Purchased for an online course with the Center for Action and Contemplation. This book was translated by Mirabai Star and authored by St Teresa of Avila. St Teresa is a MUST read for any who wish to enlighten their spiritual sojourn and have progressed as pilgrim for a little while. St John of the Cross was her companion as she reformed Carmelite convents. She was a deeply devout Christian mystic, with a strong mind, and excellent administration skills.Her hilarious sense of humor shines through as she penned the book “In obedience” — as she keeps reminding the reader to her director/confessor. Teresa cleared away any suspicion about her Jewish ancestry and her solidness as a Christian during the Spanish Inquisition. She’s so tender and generous and pragmatic to the sisters she said verses. Christian Mysticim at its highest. 💟 Sit with her, soak it up, and journey to your own Interior Castle. It’s exquisite.

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Shana Notz

Heretical garbage!

January 11, 2019

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The translator flat out admits to taking extreme liberties in translating the original text. The pridefulness required to think you know what the author "means" better than she does! Theres no intellectual integrity here at all. Buy a different translation.

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Lynden C. Rodriguez

Interior Castle Peers Translation

August 29, 2016

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Nothing more can be added to what has already been said in the other reviews. However, I do want to lend my voice in support of this translation by Allison Peers. The Interior Castle that I first read was this translation. I still prefer it to all others, although I also enjoy the Kavanaugh translation. I experienced a true conversion of heart reading the "Interior Castle," for in it I found validation in the spiritual experiences I had been having up till that point. This is why I heartily recommend this book.

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John Bratten

A Model for Progress in Spiritual Evolution

January 24, 2013

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I learn by seeing, visualizing. St. Teresa of Avila presents a brilliant model -- actually a divinely inspired model -- of how Christian interior spiritual progress or growth may be visualized. She presents a picture: there is a castle of many rooms or mansions, and the center or highest mansion is occupied by the King, our Father God Almighty. A novice on the journey to the center begins in exterior mansions, and she describes those mansions and their inhabitants and the kinds of real world experiences the novice expects to have there. I so easily saw myself in the "outer" mansions that as I read I just knew that her description of the inner mansions must be accurate. She's been there herself, and she's watched others make their journeys. She tells us what to expect as we progress, and with this model gives us a way to measure our progress while simultaneously showing us how to make that progress. It's like a guidebook to travel into deeper and deeper levels of interior spiritual life. That in itself is immeasurably valuable, but the reading is a very sweet treat. I could taste her dear, sweet, saucy, humorous, fearless personality, her utterly alluring femininity and simply awesome humility. I fell in love with her and can't imagine ever falling out of that love. Her fans over the centuries probably number in the millions. This is a treasure and a treat on many, many levels. To think that she had to be ordered to write it, and then that she wrote it while so severely afflicted with physical illness and pain! No doubt she is a saint; I can't wait to meet her someday.

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