19. The Interior Castle: Prayer and The Way of Perfection

In her primary works on prayer: The Book of Her Life, The Way of Perfection, and The Interior Castle, St. Teresa speaks of prayer, contemplation, and journeying through the interior castle through the lens of her own experience. Each is an autobiographical work that tells the tale of her own conversion. Teresa’s writings were meant as a way to help others who would follow her in the path of contemplation. This is why she is a Doctor of the Church!