One dark night,fired with love’s urgent longings— ah, the sheer grace! —I went out unseen,my house being now all stilled. In darkness, and secure,by the secret ladder, disguised,— ah, the sheer grace! —in darkness and concealment,my house being now all stilled. On that glad night,in secret, for no one saw me,nor did I look at … Continue reading Poem: The Dark Night of the Soul by St John of the Cross
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Listen to the Music of Hildegard of Bingen
The 65 minute documentary about Hildegard of Bingen titled "The Unruly Mystic" is produced by Michael Conti. She was a German Benedictine abbess mystic. Besides being given insights from Nature and writing medicinal books containing herbal and natural remedies, she wrote divinely inspired music which has gained quite a following for its ability to convey … Continue reading Listen to the Music of Hildegard of Bingen
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