The stomach and bladder of man receive everything with which he nourishes himself. When these two receive too much food and drink, they cause a storm of evil humors throughout the whole body, like the elements according to the nature of man.

— Hildegard of Bingen (1098–1179), Mystikerin

Source: Therapeutisches Monatsheft, 16. Jahrgang, Juni 1902

Topics: Illness & Weakness, Wisdom & Understanding, Ethical Questions

Hildegard of Bingen

Hildegard von Bingen (1098–1179) war eine deutsche Benediktinerin, Äbtissin und Universalgelehrte, die vor allem in den von ihr gegründeten Klöstern Rupertsberg und Eibingen am Rhein wirkte. Bekannt ist sie für theologische Visionsschriften wie „Scivias“, kirchenmusikalische Kompositionen sowie natur- und heilkundliche Texte, die von ihrem Konzept der schöpferischen „Grünkraft“ geprägt sind. Für heutige Bibelleser steht ihr Werk für eine Schöpfungsspiritualität, die theologische Schriftauslegung mit Naturbeobachtung und einem ganzheitlichen Menschenbild verband.

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