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O ignis Spiritus Paracliti

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In this song, Saint Hildegard honors the "Spirit of Fire" (often associated with the Holy Spirit) as the creator of all that brings light to the world, and therefore life.

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The Bizarre True Story of the 1917 Prophecies of Fatima

In 1917 in the Portuguese town of Fatima, one of the most important events in Catholic Church history took place. Three children — Lucia, Francisco, and Jacinta — were allegedly visited by the Virgin Mary, who came back to visit them once a month for six months.

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Seeing with Mystic Vision

Today we remember and honor one of the great mystics of the Church, Hildegard of Bingen. Mystics are those who have been gifted with an extraordinary ability to see. They often see and perceive things others do not or cannot see.

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Hildegard von Bingen's Mystical Visions: Translated from Scivias

Twelfth-century Rhineland mystic Hildegard von Bingen records her exquisite encounter with divinity, producing a magnificent fusion of divine inspiration and human intellect.

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Can Mysticism Help Us Solve the Mind-Body Problem?

I just spent a week at a symposium on the mind-body problem, the deepest of all mysteries. The mind-body problem--which encompasses consciousness, free will and the meaning of life--concerns who we really are.

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The Showings of Julian of Norwich: A New Translation

A fresh and contemporary translation of one of the best-loved and influential mystical texts of all time, “The Showings of Julian of Norwich” brings the message and spirituality of this 14th-century mystic to 21st-century readers.

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Julian of Norwich: Showings

Julian, an anchoress who lived in solitude in Norwich, England, in the late 14th century, received the 16 "showings" or revelations of God's love in a series of experienced visions. The first version was a short text.

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Balancing Heaven and Earth: A Memoir of Visions, Dreams, and Realizations

One of this century's most popular psychology scholars, Robert A. Johnson was among the first to present Carl Jung's rich but complex theories with simple elegance and grace, opening them to an entirely new and hungry audience.

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Christian Mysticism