Guest guest Posted June 15, 2003 Report Share Posted June 15, 2003 Thank you John for this invitation. I'm sorry i didn't take you up on it before but a few of us have been absolutely swamped with a few other projects that we've been involved in recently. In a couple of months when i have more time i would love to join your forum and read your research and i'll send you a post as soon as i have more time to do so properly. Jai Shri Mataji On Sat, 14 Jun 2003 18:28:47 -0700 sahajhist <sahajhist wrote: >There are many historical texts about the Divine manifesting as the >> >Light. > >Just recently I've completed a unit (as part of my MA) on the >European women mystics, where this theme came up continually. > >Particularly interesting on this is the 12th century German nun, > >Hildegard of Bingen who refers to a 'light within a light'. Her >> >contemporary Elisabeth of Schonau also talks of Mary being surrounded >> >by light. And the slightly later nuns at the Helfta monastery >(Gertrude and the two Mechthilds) also refer to the Divine as light. > >In recent reading on the Jewish Kabbalists, particuarly the German >> >Pietists (who are contemporary with the above mentioned German >Christian nuns), I find references to the Shekhinah as light. >Interestingly this also is expressed as a duality - this time as >> >a 'light behind the light'. > >If anyone wants to take this theme further, they can join >the 'sahajhist' (yes, blatant plug) which has a large >> >Files section, and also is where the results of my historical >research are posted. > >With best wishes > >John Noyce > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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