Name: Locutions - Sixth Mansions Chapter 3 part 1 – The Interior Castle - TOG EP 147
Uploaded: 2025-08-03T19:53:39+00:00
Duration: 1 h 12 min 27 s
Description: We're exploring the Interior Castle, Sixth Mansions Chapter 3, in part 1 of this two-part podcast on locutions. Locutions means "to speak". God speaks to us in many ways. How do we know what is being

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We're exploring the Interior Castle, Sixth Mansions Chapter 3, in part 1 of this two-part podcast on locutions. Locutions means "to speak". God speaks to us in many ways. How do we know what is being spoken to us by God, or soul making up fantasies, or the devil? Saint Teresa instructs us on these supernatural experiences from her classic manuscript on prayer.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Opener
00:01:47 Welcome
00:04:26 Intro Sixth Mansions Chapter 3
00:05:50 Locution vs. Prophecy
00:07:04 1. Locutions.
00:15:40 2. Sometimes caused by melancholia.
00:19:05 3. Caution needed at first.
00:23:11 4. Locutions frequently occur during prayer.
00:27:44 5. Resist those containing false doctrine.
00:36:35 6. First sign of genuine locutions.
00:37:05 7. Effect of the words: ‘Be not troubled.’
00:42:49 8. ‘It is I, be not afraid.’
00:44:54 9. ‘Be at Peace.’
00:45:20 10. Second sign.
00:48:43 11. Third sign.
00:53:41 12. The devil suggests doubts about true locutions.
00:56:41 13. Confidence of the soul rewarded.
00:58:41 14. Its joy at seeing God’s words verified.
00:59:54 15. Its zeal for God’s honor.
01:01:23 Conclusion