“ Like billowing clouds, Like the incessant gurgle of the brook,The longing of the spirit can never be stilled. Hildegard of Bingen
“ Fhe Creator and Lord of all so loved the world that He sent His Son for its salvation the Prince and Savior of the faithful who washed and dried our wounds and from Him also came that most sweet m… Hildegard of Bingen
“ The model provided by biblical parables is strongly influential in the following story, from Scivias I, 2, 32, in which Hildegard develops her motif of the ‘pearl’ as a symbol for humanity: The same l… Hildegard of Bingen
“ Beryl: Beryl is a warm gemstone which develops, between the third hour and midday, from the foam of water when the sun burns it severely. Its power is thus more from air and water than from fire, but… Hildegard of Bingen
