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Hildegard of Bingen – Getting to Know Her
August 13, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Hildegard of Bingen – Getting to Know Her
A discussion led by Colleen Crangle
Four Sundays over the summer: July 23, July 30, August 13, August 27
11a.m. – 12p.m.
What: Read from the annotated Hildegard of Bingen: Essential Writings and Chants, Annotated & Explained by Dr. Sheryl A. Kujawa-Holbrook (Translator).
Listen to Hildegard’s music.
Discuss her thoughts on the spiritual and natural world.
Where: Fireside Room, Ladera Community Church
When: Sundays, July 23, July 30, August 13, and August 27, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Led by: Colleen Crangle, PhD (colleencrangle@gmail.com), with contributions by Rev. Jeff Munnis, Kathan Vollrath, MD, Rev. Erin King, and others.
To attend: Email amy@ladera.org
In the Second Hour this past Sunday, July 30, 17 people gathered to continue our exploration of the 12th-century writer, composer, practitioner of the healing arts, and mystic, Hildegard of Bingen. Colleen Crangle shared extracts from the book that revealed more of Hildegard’s complex nature and led a discussion of key questions on the feminine Divine.
In the third session, coming up this Sunday, August 13, Rev. Erin King will lead us in exploring viriditas—the “greening power of God”—and experiencing it firsthand by co-creating with the Divine our own mandalas, as Hildegard did. Erin has been studying Hildegard and creating mandalas for over 30 years. With this simple spiritual tool, Erin will guide us in tapping our own viriditas. We will then share conversation about Hildegard’s Illuminations of her mandalas and discover together their meaning for us today.
In preparation, as you wish, you can read the first 6 ½ pages of Part 6, Noble Greenness (pages 79-85).
In the fourth and final session, August 27, Kathan Vollrath, MD will share insights into Hildegard’s writings on medicine and health. Colleen Crangle, a research scientist in AI and health, will discuss Hildegard’s writings on science. There will also be time to share our own experiences of visions with the Rev. Jeff Munnis present to lead the discussion.
