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St. Teresa of Avila: Part 1

The Christian Mysticism Podcast

CHAPTER

The Spiritual Alphabet

An uncle of hers had given her some books to read that made a huge difference in her life. She learned about certain ways to pray, and how to pray in such a way that you end up encountering the divine. In 1559, most of them would be placed on the index of forbidden books. But this idea of Jimi Reciento and Jimio De Hara is very much part of Teresa's work.

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