1. What is the difference between what Loyola describes as "spiritual consolation" and "spiritual desolation"?
Loyola describes spiritual consolation to be the interior movement of the soul, realising its intense inclination to love its creator. Consequently, the soul loves only God and no other worldly thing. The complete opposite of this action is what he describes to be spiritual desolation. This is when the soul not only rejects God, but further descends into the love of low and earthly things.
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