Seventh Mansions — spiritual marriage

Stable inward dwelling and union

The Seventh Mansions are the innermost dwelling in Teresa's castle and the setting for her language of spiritual marriage and abiding union. Its shell is deliberately close to the centre while remaining a literary-metaphor rendering, not proof that a person has attained any spiritual state.

First Mansions — entering the castleSecond Mansions — perseveranceThird Mansions — ordered devotionFourth Mansions — recollectionFifth Mansions — transformationSixth Mansions — intimate encounterSeventh Mansions — spiritual marriageSeventh Mansions — spiritual marriageUnion — centre of the castle

Point 7 of 8 in Teresa of Ávila — Interior Castle Mystic Body

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Teresa of Ávila, Las Moradas (The Interior Castle) (primary_canonical)

The Seventh Mansions describe spiritual marriage, abiding inward presence, and union; the innermost shell is a visual mnemonic for the final mansion, not a status indicator.

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