Brief
Theresa of Avila
The claims the writer was given for Theresa of Avila, in the order they were given.
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St. Teresa of Avila wrote in her diary of an angel appearing beside her in bodily form, short and beautiful with a face aflame, holding a golden spear with a fiery tip, which he plunged into her heart several times causing severe pain and a spiritual sweetness that left her utterly consumed by the love of God.
“Beside me, on the left hand, appeared an angel in bodily form... In his hands I saw a great golden spear, and at the iron tip there appeared to be a point of fire. This he plunged into my heart several times so that it penetrated to my entrails... left me utterly consumed by the great love of God.”
American Cosmic 2019 51-51 testimony first hand
2
St. Teresa of Avila was a sixteenth-century Catholic nun who instigated significant theological and social change for the Catholic Church of her time.
“In my article, I described the experience of St. Teresa of Avila, a sixteenth-century Catholic nun. An extraordinary woman, she instigated such significant change for the Catholic Church of her time, both theologically and socially...”
American Cosmic 2019 ch3:31642-31865 administrative
3
Pope Paul VI made St. Teresa of Avila an official "doctor" of the Catholic Church, a title previously held almost exclusively by men.
“the modern church bestowed upon her one of its highest honors: Pope Paul VI made her an official “doctor” of the church, a title previously held almost exclusively by men.”
American Cosmic 2019 ch3:31880-32047 administrative
4
St. Teresa of Avila's mystic status began with an unusual occurrence commonly referred to as the ecstasy of Teresa, or the "transverberation" of St. Teresa, meaning "to be pierced through."
“Her status as a mystic began with a most unusual occurrence, which even she had a hard time understanding. It is commonly referred to as the ecstasy of Teresa, or the “transverberation” of St. Teresa, which means “to be pierced through.””
American Cosmic 2019 ch3:32231-32459 administrative
5
D. W. Pasulka noted that St. Teresa of Avila's written description of her transverberation differs radically from most artistic representations of it, including paintings and a famous sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, which do not depict the illuminated nature of the being or Teresa's confusion about whether the being was real.
“I had never paid attention to the fact that her description differs radically from most of the artistic representations of it. There are paintings and also a famous sculpture by Bernini. They depict Teresa near a little angel with a small dart. They do not depict the illuminated nature of the small being, nor do they show Teresa’s confusion about the being.”
American Cosmic 2019 ch3:33977-34330 observation first hand
6
St. Teresa of Avila turned to the Catholic angelology known by her confessors to make sense of her experience of the being, and her confessors' book encounter helped her understand her experience as religious, having to do with Catholicism and God.
“To think through this event and make sense of it, she turns to the books of her time, Catholic angelology, which was known by her confessors, the men in whom she confided. Her book encounter, facilitated by her confessors, helped her understand her experience as religious, having to do with Catholicism and God.”
American Cosmic 2019 ch3:34578-34886 observation first hand
7
Jacques Vallee's morphology of miracles includes a psychic component, reported by the Fatima children and by St. Teresa of Avila, experienced as a direct knowing of what the beings communicate, as if there are no barriers between the beings and the experiencer.
“There is also the “psychic component” that Jacques mentions, which was reported by the children who witnessed the apparition, as well as by St. Teresa of Avila. This component is experienced as a direct knowing of what the beings seem to communicate. It is as if the beings somehow get inside the heads of the experiencers, as if there are no barriers between them.”
American Cosmic 2019 ch5:31825-32185 opinion first hand
8
A colleague of D. W. Pasulka who scoffed at her interest in UFO cultures was nonetheless fascinated by her work on saints such as Teresa of Avila who were reported to levitate or bilocate.
“A colleague who scoffed at my interest in UFO cultures was nonetheless fascinated by my work on the cases of saints like Teresa of Avila, who was reported to levitate, and other saints who were said to have been in two places at the same time—bilocation.”
American Cosmic 2019 ch6:26770-27013 testimony first hand
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Teresa of Avila was reported to levitate.
“my work on the cases of saints like Teresa of Avila, who was reported to levitate, and other saints who were said to have been in two places at the same time—bilocation.”
American Cosmic 2019 ch6:26855-27013 hearsay
10
Before Mass at the hospital chapel, Tyler D. sat in silent contemplation in a small chapel that contained a relic of a bone fragment of St. Teresa of Avila.
“Tyler, not knowing the prayers, sat in silent contemplation, looking around at the very small chapel, which contained a relic (a fragment of a bone) of St. Teresa of Avila.”
American Cosmic 2019 ch7:17161-17327 observation first hand
11
Domingo Bañez witnessed Theresa of Avila rise into the air during a congregation after she took communion.
“Domingo Bañez, who was investigating Theresa of Avila, was in a congregation when he saw her rise up after taking communion.”
The Fourth Mind 2025-01-15 ch22:20070-20184 testimony second hand
12
During her levitation, Theresa of Avila grabbed onto a rail and hung there, begging God to stop the levitation.
“She grabbed onto a rail, and hung there, begging God to stop the levitations.”
The Fourth Mind 2025-01-15 ch22:20195-20260 testimony
13
Witnesses reported that Theresa of Avila, Joseph of Cupertino, and Maria of Agreda all appeared to be dead when they were levitating.
“Witnesses reported that Theresa of Avila, Joseph of Cupertino, and Maria of Agreda, who was also a noteworthy bilocator, all seemed to be dead when they were levitating.”
The Fourth Mind 2025-01-15 ch22:22010-22168 testimony