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Welcome to Mansion Four of the Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila!
Mansion Four is packed with three chapters and might be the most important mansion of all. Saint Teresa says this is the mansion where we move from the active form of prayer to the beginnings of passive recollection and we are getting closer to the Seventh Dwelling! (The change is so subtle we might miss it.)

Questions for reflection:

What is a good way to dispose oneself for this new type of prayer?

Teresa uses the analogy of the water trough. Can you think of another one for explaining the difference in prayer?

What is going well in your prayer life right now? What isn't?

Is the Lord doing something new in your relationship with Him?

Right now, is the Lord telling you to run or slow down?

Do you struggle with distractions in prayer? If so, how can you apply St. Teresa's wisdom on how to deal with these distractions?

Have any of the devil's tactics the saint mentions come against you in your prayer life?

Where is there a lack of self-knowledge in your life and how might that be preventing you from going deeper in the mystical ladder?
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