A mysticism that speaks — resources for going deeper with Saint Hildegard von Bingen and John Muir.
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Saint Hildegard von Bingen
“Some may be spiritual and can have a sports experience; others are more athletic and can have a spiritual experience. Hopefully both of them can agree with Hildegard: O quam mirabilis — How wonderful!”
Dr. Annette Esser, Scivias Institute for Art and Spirituality eV
Pilgrimage: Hildegard Way
Embark on the 137 km Hildegard of Bingen pilgrim’s path and hike in the footsteps of the saints through the land of Hildegard. Or take the 6.7 km footpath — a circular route through the vineyards of Rüdesheim to the parish and pilgrimage church of Eibingen and the Benedictine Abbey of St. Hildegard. Points of interest and panoramic views offer insights into the life of Hildegard and the landscape as she knew it.
Hildegard Medicine
Dr. Wighard Strehlow — Hildegard’s Praxis, Germany
Theology
Creation Spirituality Communities
Books on Csource Wisdom
Music
Linn Maxwell — Hildegard of Bingen and the Living Light
Art
Scivias Institute of Arts and Spirituality
Spiritual Direction
Spiritual direction is the practice of being with people as they attempt to deepen their relationship with the divine, or to learn and grow in their own personal spirituality.
Learn more about spiritual direction at SDI, the home of spiritual companionship.
Selected Saint Hildegard Bibliography
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Matthew Fox — Hildegard of Bingen: A Saint for Our Times
Matthew Fox — Illuminations of Hildegard of Bingen
Matthew Fox — Hildegard of Bingen’s Book of Divine Works with Letters and Songs
Beverly Mayne Kienzle — Homilies on the Gospels (Cistercian Studies)
Rev. Dr. Shanon Sterringer — 30-Day Journey with St. Hildegard von Bingen
Dr. Wighard Strehlow — Hildegard of Bingen’s Spiritual Remedies
Dr. Wighard Strehlow & Gottfried Hertzka, M.D. — Hildegard of Bingen’s Medicine
Bruce W. Hozeski — Hildegard of Bingen: The Book of the Rewards of Life
Bruce W. Hozeski — Hildegard of Bingen’s Scivias
Barbara Newman — Sister of Wisdom: St. Hildegard’s Theology of the Feminine
Priscilla Throop — Hildegard von Bingen’s Physica
Gabriele Uhlein — Meditations with Hildegard of Bingen
John Muir
One of the best resources for making the film was The Contemplative John Muir by Stephen K. Hatch, who appears in the film. This is his “bible” of Muir quotations related to a vibrant and ecstatic spirituality of nature, including never-before-published selections from original journals in the John Muir Papers. Anyone seeking a deeper communion with nature will find it invaluable.
Also Florence Williams’s The Nature Fix — contributing editor at Outside Magazine and freelance writer for the New York Times and National Geographic. Her National Geographic feature This is Your Brain on Nature prompted an outreach that led to her appearing in the film.
Places to Go
Sierra Club — John Muir was one of the founders. The organization’s John Muir Exhibit gives a comprehensive view of his life and work: sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit
John Muir National Historic Site — established after the house, the Martinez Adobe and surrounding orchards were purchased by the National Park Service in 1964. An additional 326 acres of Muir’s original property, known as Mt. Wanda, were added in 1993. nps.gov/jomu
John Muir Association — the magic of John Muir lives today in our public parklands, the orchards of Contra Costa County, and in writings that spread the word about nature and our place in it. Learn more
Friends of John Muir’s Birthplace — John Muir was born in Dunbar, Scotland. His birthplace is now a museum and educational center, and the starting point of the John Muir Way. Learn more
The John Muir Way — 134 miles / 215 km across Scotland’s heartland, from Helensburgh in the west to Dunbar on the east coast. We walked the way in 2019 — read about it here. Learn more about the John Muir Way.
Watch the Films
Both films are available now on Amazon Prime Video.
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