We cannot live in a world that is not our own, that is interpreted by others. — Hildegarde (an illuminated page depicting Hildegarde as she receives a vision, image via Wikimedia Commons) There's this great story about Hildegarde. She was a 12th century feminist nun — later a feminist ~abbess~ — who composed music, advocated for greater scientific inquiry, encouraged her nuns to drink beer, researched holistic medicine (she was right about a lot of it!) and wrote eloquently about a series of mystical visions she claimed came from God Himself. She also experimented with getting high on nutmeg and documented its mind-altering powers for other visionaries.
A Woman to Know: Hildegarde of Bingen
A Woman to Know: Hildegarde of Bingen
A Woman to Know: Hildegarde of Bingen
We cannot live in a world that is not our own, that is interpreted by others. — Hildegarde (an illuminated page depicting Hildegarde as she receives a vision, image via Wikimedia Commons) There's this great story about Hildegarde. She was a 12th century feminist nun — later a feminist ~abbess~ — who composed music, advocated for greater scientific inquiry, encouraged her nuns to drink beer, researched holistic medicine (she was right about a lot of it!) and wrote eloquently about a series of mystical visions she claimed came from God Himself. She also experimented with getting high on nutmeg and documented its mind-altering powers for other visionaries.