THEO1016 Lecture Notes - Spiritual Exercises Of Ignatius Of Loyola, Rainer Maria Rilke, Middle Ages
Document Summary
Short film: born in 1491 and born into money. Enjoyed drinking, gambling and brawls: was an army officer and found focus but also loved the glory in it, a battle in 1591 left him wounded and the spanish troops surrender and carry him back to loyola. The beginnings of conversion: spiritual reading and discernment: spiritual reading, life of christ , written by ludolph of saxony (ca. 1360ad: creation to eternal life was popular in middle ages. March 11, 2014: discernment of spirits means discernment of desires, what brings you lasting peace vs. temporary peace, his worldly ambitions left him feeling dry when he stopped thinking about them and put them aside. Training for transformation: the spiritual exercises: for self induction and transformation, not meant to be read. They"re given to a retreat leader to relay to another. Mystical illuminations: vision of what creation was like (with light).
