![]() ![]() A circular, spiral, womb-like experience. “The spiritual journey inward to the Beloved is the journey home. Escaping the “snakes and other poisonous creatures” that live outside the castle, and redeemed by God’s boundless mercy, the soul enters the castle through prayer. ![]() This journey is completed in Heaven where the soul experiences the beatific vision. Even in this lifetime, the soul can make it all the way to the Mansion Seven where it is completely united with God. This journey to God is the soul’s essential mission. The soul journeys within these mansions to unite itself to God. God dwells within the innermost mansion of the human soul, in Mansion Seven. Envision your soul “as if it were a castle made of a single diamond” in which there are Seven Mansions, with each mansion containing many rooms. ![]() We each possess a soul made in the image and likeness of God. “I began to think of the soul as if it were a castle made of a single diamond.” St.Teresa of Avila, The Interior Castle ![]()
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