Saint Hildegard Von Bingen, a German woman belonging to the order of Saint Benedict, was a saint, a musician and a composer, a writer, philosopher, scientist, naturalist, physician, abbess, mystic, monastic leader, prophetess and visionary. She was a great woman ahead of her time and, in addition to her musical works, we can stand out her drawings of the anatomy of the female body. He even dared to write about the pleasure of the woman, considering her body as a sacred temple. She also wrote about the healing power of nature and plants and recommended foods that combat depression.
is a song dedicated to her, performed by Claire Pelletier (a Canadian singer famous for her songs based on legends and tales from Ireland and Britain, full of magic and inspiration). Some fragments of the song go like this:
“She knew the language of God. She knew that music rises to the heavens. She knew all the plants, the smell of the flowers, of the lavender. Science is a fragile knowledge that cannot live without our senses. The body is the workshop of the soul. She knew the secret of the rivers. She knew that every day was a challenge. That to calm the anger, the one that chains us to the earth, the best thing is to think about beautiful things, because that gives wings to our bodies. He knew how to live close to the mystery, that island at the end of our land. Her soul is transformed into a thousand rose petals”.
