Book of Divine Works

Hildegard von Bingen’s Visionsary Writings
 
Saint Hildegard von Bingen’s writing, music, and visions have inspired my work and belief in generative energies that she referred to as the greening power of God. She used the word Viriditas to describe this greening, life-giving force. This word symbolically represents growth or the principle of life. Viriditas was transmitted by God in the form of plants, animals and precious gems. She writes of virtues and how people gave out their viriditas through their virtues. This interconnectedness exemplifies the chain of being and how we are to share our gifts and virtues in a life-giving process of transformation. For Hildegard, humility is the queen of virtues.
 
Her images in Book of Divine Works show how she transcribed her visions. These insights shine light into the meaning of divine works as well as her perceptions of the divine. She calls us to wake up before it is too late. She inspires us to seek wisdom and justice, savoring the joy of living.
 
For Saint Hildegard von Bingen, wisdom awakens us to cosmic beauty. She understands wisdom as the ongoing work of creation and creativity. And it is through the creative process that pain and the taste of injustice can be transformed. In her book Scivias, she admonishes us to Know the Ways. In Causae et Curae, she writes a handbook on medicine, carrying forward the knowledgeability developed in the monasteries and convents in Europe. Her writings are an important reference for Traditional European Medicine. As a German mystic, alchemically weaving Earth and the Sky, she offers us a beautiful mandala of mystical vision.
 
Hildegard. Hildegard von Bingen’s Mystical Visions: Translated from Scivias by Bruce Hozeski. Santa Fe, N.M: Bear & Company, 1995.
 
Here are links to her original book with photographed pages that you can vision. There is a website with articles about her work and a translation of her texts. There is a link to her sacred music. And there is a link to a blog that shows her artwork and mandalas.

Here is a link to her music, The Origin of Fire:

Here is a link to the translation of the ancient text:

Here is a link to her original manuscript-Book of Divine Works by Saint Hildegard von Bingen:

Here is a link to Lillian Sizemore's Blog: