the directee towards freedom and independence from herself. It may be wise here to list some of the key freedoms that a directee is likely to experience during this phase. There is the freedom: To enter into the preparatory phase of the Exercises journey; To use one's imagination in prayer; To talk out one's feelings with the prayer guide; To let God in on one's pre-conscious feelings, those that are just below the surface of one's conscious awareness; Which comes when one experiences love and acceptance from God; To recognize those areas in one's life where one needs freedom; Which comes with the desire to know one's sin deeply and to be forgiven. Later in the First Week, hopefully your directee will become free enough to acknowledge the subtle influences of the world on his Inordinate Attachments and, consequently, on the decisions he makes. In time, he may even have the freedom to desire and to pray for a simpler lifestyle in cooperation with others for the sake of the reign of God. Hopefully your directee is being led gradually to encounter these facets and deepening levels of Spiritual Freedom. He might not experience all of them in the course of his Exercises journey. They are, however, all significant gifts of God's love. We are now approaching the last interview of the Disposition Days and introducing the prayer material of the First Week. Hence this interview could include the following goals: a) Listening to the directee's experience of prayer material