The book explores the depths and highs of the mystical life in the works of Teresa of Avila
with a special focus on the relations between the intellect will and mystical knowledge. As
the Interior Castle the major source for the work finds its ultimate peak in the union of the
soul with its God so also this book comes to its fullest in the final chapter and concludes
that the mystical marriage is a kind of proto-beatific vision: it already is beatitude but not
yet fully so. To enable the reader to follow the argumentation first part of the book is
dedicated to a novel interpretation of Teresa's thought which transgresses the usual approach
of following Teresa throughout the seven dwelling places. This book presents a fresh and novel
interpretation of Teresa's teaching highlights the common traits between her and Aquinas and
offers a chance to peep into the depth of the mystical life.
