The Interior Castle, or The Mansions, (Spanish: El Castillo Interior or Las Moradas) was written by St. Teresa of Avila, O.C.D., the Spanish Discalced Carmelite nun and famed mystic, in 1577 as a guide for spiritual development through service and prayer. Inspired by her vision of the soul as a crystal globe in the shape of a castle containing seven mansions, which she interpreted as the journey of faith through seven stages, ending with union with God.
Saint Augustine, St. Albert the Great, Saint Francis of Assisi, Julian of Norwich, Blaise Pascal, Saint Francis De Sales, St. John of the Cross, St. Teresa of Avila, Brother Lawrence, Warren Lapine