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More Mystical Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ana de San Bartolome | St. Teresa´s friend, nurse and secretary |
| Eremitic Lifestyle | Life as a hermit with ties to a superior |
| Detachment | Freedom from disordered appetites |
| Dryness | Lack of satisfaction in spiritual practices |
| Cenobitic Lifestyle | Spiritual life lived in community |
| Signified Will of God | Orderliness of the obligations of our daily lives |
| Mendicant Lifestyle | Traveling in service to God and His people |
| Elijah | Literally means Yahweh is our God |
| Motto of both Orders of Carmel | Wiith zeal, I have been zealous for the Lord God of Hosts |
| Albert of Jerusalem | Patriarch who wrote the rule of life of the Hermits on Mount Carmel |
| Soft whisper sound | How the word of God came to Elijah on the mountaintop cave |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel | Image containing the elements of Queenship, Motherhood, clothed in a brown habit and holding a scapular |
| Monasterio de San Jose | St. Teresa´s first new foundation |
| Small group of friends of Jesus living a life of prayer in silence and simplicity | Characteristics of Discalced Carmelite Communities |
| Rule of St. Albert | Shortest rule of religious life still observed by Carmelites |
| Saints Louis and Zelie Martin | Holy and virtuous parents of four Carmelite nuns |
| Awe | Disposition of openness to wonder and appreciation |
| Silence | Disposition towards serenity and quiet |
| Recollection | Active gathering of the exterior and interior senses with an inward focus on God |
| Divine Whistle | Contemplative gift of God in which God invites the soul to focus inward |
| Surrender | To offer to give up personal control in openness to God´s Will for the moment |
| Ascetical Acts and Mystical Gifts | Cooperative aspects of the ascending spiritual life |
| Fray Antonio de Jesus | One of the first Discalced Carmelite Friars |
| Ordinary Mystical Life | Supernatural journey towards union with God in this life and into Eternal Life |
| Extraordinary Mystical Gifts | Supernatural Manifestations of the Divine to some with an intended benefit for all |
| Sacrifice | Offering something pleasing to God for His glory and our sanctification |
| Discalced | Adjective meaning barefoot, but in the 16th century indicating a simple life without luxuries |
| Walking staff or plumed pen and book | Included on art work to identify Teresa of Jesus |
| Union with God | A participation in God's attributes attainable even before, but perfected in Eternal Life |
| Contemplation | A mystical gift with a range of depth of experience that serves to unite us with God |
| Prayer of Quiet | A mystical gift in which God quiets the will and allows the person to experience God's Presence |