In the visions of the twelfth-century abbess and mystic Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179), divine inspiration and human intellect merge. According to her, acquiring wisdom is one of the most important tasks in life, because it allows you to find God, live virtuously and guarantee both personal and communal survival.
Life on earth is a pilgrimage. Confusion, pain and resistance come our way, but the strong soul perseveres and finds strength in joy, steadfastness, justice and compassion. Hildegard's visions account for this and show us the way, so that we too can become complete, inspired persons.
Burning Light contains seven of Hildegard's visions. This anthology shows that Hildegard's sensual spirituality and wisdom still appeal to the imagination and, almost a thousand years later, still manage to inspire us.
- Author: Hildegard Van Bingen
- Language: Dutch
- Publisher: Ankh Hermes
- Pages: 144
- ISBN:9789020221138
Only available in the Dutch edition.
