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Humanity, take a good look at yourself. Inside, you’ve got heaven and earth, and all of creation. You’re a world – everything is hidden in you.

Hildegard of Bingen

Dare to declare who you are. It is not far from the shores of silence to the boundaries of speech. The path is not long, but the way is deep. You must not only walk there, you must be prepared to leap.
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

Be Yourself Dare Leap Preparation Silence Way
Because a woman brought death a bright Maiden overcame it, and so the highest blessing in all of creation lies in the form of a woman, since God has become man in a sweet and blessed Virgin.
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

Blessing Bright Death Man Virgin Woman
I welcome all creatures of the world with grace.
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

Beautiful Creature Myself Radiant Welcome World
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
Holy persons draw to themselves all that is earthly.
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

Attraction Earth Holy Nature Person
Like billowing clouds, Like the incessant gurgle of the brook The longing of the spirit can never be stilled.
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

Earth Nature Spirit
The truly holy person welcomes all that is earthly.
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

Earth Person True Welcome
The earth which sustains humanity must not be injured. It must not be destroyed!
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

Destroy Earth Humanity Injury
God has arranged everything in the universe in consideration of everything else.
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

Consider God Universe
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
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
With nature’s help, humankind can set into creation all that is necessary and life sustaining.
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

Creation Help Life Nature Necessary
Sometimes when we hear a song we breathe deeply and sigh. This reminds the prophet that the soul arises from heavenly harmony. In thinking about this, he was aware that the soul itself has something in itself of this music.
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

Aware Breathe Deep Harmony Heaven Music Song Thinking Time
All of creation is a song of praise to God.
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

Creation God Praise
Rivers of living water are to be poured out over the whole world, to ensure that people, like fishes caught in a net, can be restored to wholeness.
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

Restore River Water World
Humanity, take a good look at yourself. Inside, you’ve got heaven and earth, and all of creation. You’re a world – everything is hidden in you.
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

Earth Goodness Heaven Hide Humanity Yourself

Humanity, take a good look at yourself. Inside, you’ve got heaven and earth, and all of creation. You’re a world – everything is hidden in you.

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