Hildegard

I want to say that Hildegard von Bingen was a “Renaissance woman.” Except she lived before the Renaissance (c. 1098–1179).

She was creative and prolific in so many ways. She founded monasteries. She composed music. She wrote about medicine. Some scholars consider her the founder of scientific natural history in Germany. And she was a mystic. She was filled with imagination.

I recently encountered this quote from her, and I appreciate it. I thought I would share it.

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 von Bingen

We can have great imagination, too.

—Renee Roederer