St. Teresa compares the soul to the silkworm. The soul begins to live by the help God gives it through the remedies of the Church: Confession, reading good books, hearing sermons, etc. These things help a person mature to the point in which he can spin the cocoon – which is Christ! Fr. Reid also explains what St. Teresa means when she describes a soul in The 5th Mansions as a sleeping soul.

Episode ten focuses on The 5th Mansions, Chapters 1 & 2.

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10. The Interior Castle: The Silkworm, The Sleeping Soul, and Christ