A review by Dr. Wighard Strehlow, originally published on st-hildegard.com.
To discover the Divine in the soul means to activate the original blessing — a potential expressed through 35 spiritual healing forces, from the love of No. 1 to the joy of life of No. 35, which are responsible for our well-being, our health, and our happiness. Hildegard emphasizes and illustrates in her visions that each one of us is unique — a “miracle of God.”
“You have been called to inherit the blessing.” — 1 Peter 3:9
The Power of the Soul on Health
The power of our soul has a remarkable effect on our health. When activated, the defenses of the immune system increase, the nerves calm, the heart is strengthened, and all of the body’s regenerative processes are set in motion. Everyone is born with this original blessing — but many people allow their spiritual forces to be diminished through injuries, both physical and spiritual. This loss of spiritual energy, Hildegard believed, underlies almost all disease.
The Film
The Unruly Mystic: Saint Hildegard is the result of numerous insightful interviews with remarkable people, including:
- Sister Lydia, Benedictine nun at the Abbey of St. Hildegard in Eibingen, Germany
- Dr. Beverly Mayne Kienzle, theologian at Harvard Divinity School
- Linn Maxwell, internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano and Hildegard performer
- Dr. Wighard Strehlow, scientist and leading authority on Hildegard’s natural medicine
- Matthew Fox, American Hildegard theologian and priest
- And many more voices from the global Hildegard community
The aim of this documentary is to discover the mystic within — and to activate the spiritual values, the capacity to love, and the impulse to create that live in all persons.
A Must for Those Seeking a Meaningful Life
This film is essential viewing for anyone who wants to lead a happy, spiritual, and meaningful life. When those forces are activated, life becomes — as one Hildegard friend recently put it — a feast, an unforgettable ride.
“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming: Wow! What a ride!”
— Hunter S. Thompson
Review originally published on Dr. Wighard Strehlow’s website.