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Every element has a sound, an original sound from the order of God; all those sounds unite like the harmony from harps and zithers.

Hildegard of Bingen

Holy persons draw to themselves all that is earthly.
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

Attraction Earth Holy Nature Person
A person who lacks the verdancy of justice is dry, totally without tender goodness, totally without illuminating virtue.
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

Illumination Justice Person Virtue
We cannot live in a world that is not our own, in a world that is interpreted for us by others. An interpreted world is not a home. Part of the terror is to take back our own listening, to use our own voice, to see our own light.
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

Home Light Live Ourselves See Terror Voice World
The earth which sustains humanity must not be injured. It must not be destroyed!
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

Destroy Earth Humanity Injury
You are the mountain and the valley.
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

Mountain Nature One Liner Universe Yourself
The earth should not be injured. The earth should not be destroyed. As often as the elements, the elements of the world are violated by ill treatment, so God will cleanse them thru the sufferings, thru the hardships of mankind.
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

Destroy Earth Element God Injury Kind Man
Our souls should be like a transparent crystal through which God can be perceived.
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

Glass God Ourselves Soul Spiritual
Glance at the sun. See the moon and the stars. Gaze at the beauty of earth’s greenings. Now, think. What delight God gives to humankind with all these things . All nature is at the disposal of humankind. We are to work with it. For without we cannot survive.
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Earth Human Kind Moon See Stars Sun Survive Work
Angels, living light most glorious! Beneath the Godhead in burning desire in the darkness and mystery of creation you look on the eye of your God never taking your fill: What glorious pleasures take shape within you!
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

Angel Burn Creation Desire Glory God Happiness Light Live Yourself
Every creature is a glittering, glistening mirror of Divinity.
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

Creature Divine Mirror
When one’s thoughts are neither frivolous nor flippant, when one’s thoughts are neither stiff-necked nor stupid, but rather, are harmonious — they habitually render physical calm and deep insight.
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

Thinking
The mystery of God hugs you in its all-encompassing arms.
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

Arms God Hug Mystery
There is the music of Heaven in all things.
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

Heaven Music Nature
The fire has its flame and praises God. The wind blows the flame and praises God. In the voice we hear the word which praises God. And the word, when heard, praises God. So all of creation is a song of praise to God.
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

Creation Fire Flame God Praise Song Voice Wind
The truly holy person welcomes all that is earthly.
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Earth Person True Welcome
These visions which I saw were not in sleep nor in dreams, nor in my imagination nor by bodily eyes or outward ears nor in a hidden place; but in watching, aware with the pure eyes of the mind and inner ear of the heart.
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

Dreams Eyes Heart Hide Imagination Mindset Place Purity Sleep Vision

Every element has a sound, an original sound from the order of God; all those sounds unite like the harmony from harps and zithers.

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