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We continue our journey deeper into Hildegard’s teachings on viriditas which is a major theological category invented by Hildegard. In Latin it means literally “greening power.” Greening was a
We have spent the better part of the past two weeks meditating on a marvelous new painting by Alex Grey which he calls a “homage
Yesterday’s meditation on Alex Grey’s painting on Greening Power ended with Hildegard’s telling us how armies of angels are busy singing “every kind of music.” Why
We are meditating, this first week of a New Year, on the team of Hildegard of Bingen, a 12th century Christian mystic, and Alex Grey, a
January 1, 2024: Can Grace Mark this New Year, 2024? We have been exploring the concept of grace—in the Iranian fish seller and his countrypeople
Alex tells us that “the Green Hand is my homage to Viriditas!” Which indeed it is. Green hands bespeak the reality of human work that can bring
Alex Grey is a notable artist of our time with whom it has been my privilege to work on several occasions. He gave the teaching
For Hildegard, as for Einstein, awe and knowledge, intuition and intellect, aren’t at odds but are companions on the journey. When she says “there is
It seems to me that Rabbi Abraham Heschel offers a deep insight into this most important question: “What does it mean to be human?” Heschel
Dualism is the basis of all war. It creates either/or thinking. Subject/object thinking is necessary for carrying on wars. Mysticism is non-dualism. Julian of Norwich invented the word oneing. How
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