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St. Teresa's mystical experiences have inspired several authors in modern times, but not necessarily from Teresa's Christian theological perspective.
The 2006 book Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert recognizes St Teresa as "that most mystical of Catholic figures" and alludes to St. Teresa's Interior Castle as the "mansions of her being" and her journey as one of "divine meditative bliss." Gilbert, was raised a Protestant Christian but her book describes her path to God through yoga.
The 2007 book by American spiritual author Caroline Myss, Entering the Castle, was inspired by St. Teresa's Interior Castle but still has a New Age approach to mysticism.
St. Teresa also inspired American author R. A. Lafferty in his novel, Fourth Mansions (1969), which was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1970.
Brooke Fraser's song Orphans, Kingdoms was inspired by St. Teresa's "Interior Castle." (Stated in her iTunes LP Digital booklet)
Jeffrey Eugenides 2011 novel The Marriage Plot refers to St. Teresa's Interior Castle when recounting of the religious experience of Mitchell Grammaticus, one of the main characters of the book.
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