blip » mysticism http://www.rustyparts.com/wp : Blogging Linear Interstellar Points : Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:11:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Mystic, Medic, and Musician: Hildegard of Bingen’s Embodied Spirituality http://www.rustyparts.com/wp/2006/05/31/mystic-medic-and-musician-hildegard-of-bingens-embodied-spirituality/ http://www.rustyparts.com/wp/2006/05/31/mystic-medic-and-musician-hildegard-of-bingens-embodied-spirituality/#comments Wed, 31 May 2006 17:23:10 +0000 Jason http://www.rustyparts.com/wp/2006/05/31/mystic-medic-and-musician-hildegard-of-bingens-embodied-spirituality/
For it is the soul’s joy to become effective in the body. She strives forever to perfect the work of the body that was created by God
—Hildegard of Bingen, De Operatione Dei IV, 19

If you’ve been reading the blip for a while now you might remember a post I did a while back on the remaking of Hiledgard of Bingen’s medieval songs by Swedish folk-rock group Garmarna. Well, I finally got a chance to do some more research on this fascinating woman in my Spiritual Disciplines class this semester.
On a list of things the church has historically ignored or shunned women and bodies are right near the top. However, despite the repression women and bodies have undergone throughout church history there have always been moments of proclamation by those brave individuals who challenged Christians to remember that it was the incarnate Jesus that saved the world and that it is with our bodies that we worship, serve, and love God. Hildegard of Bingen was just such a prophetic voice to the church. As a Benedictine nun Hildegard was a remarkable woman who embodied a spirituality that deeply integrated the body and soul, particularly in her vivid visions, medical writings, and musical compositions.

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