Dare to be a vision
Visited by these colorful, brilliant visions from a very young age, she initially considered them a curse, blaming them for getting locked up in a monastery when she was only eight. How real these 'illuminations' seemed: “These visions which I saw were not in sleep nor in dreams, nor in my imagination nor by bodily eyes or outward ears nor in a hidden place; but in watching, aware with the pure eyes of the mind and inner ear of the heart," she wrote.
At 42, she had an epiphany: she was given her these visions for a reason, and now she had to speak and write everything she saw and heard. Like the ancient seeress Weleda, she had to start using her power of prophecy. Over the course of ten years, the prolific nun wrote down all her visions in her magnum opus 'Scivias'.
Hildegard's greatest legacy however is the fact that she had the imagination and the courage to envision a world where women could live freely, without oppression. And for a while, in her abbeys, she manifested that dream. A visionary in every sense of the word.
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Building bridges
From the Erasmus Bridge and the Mercedes-Benz Museum to Qatar’s metro network; Ben van Berkel’s iconic landmarks bring people together in rapturous beauty, again and again. I talked with the Dutch architect and educator about sensuality, ‘healthy’ buildings and the remarkable parallels between our designs.
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More than a feeling
Don’t ignore your emotions; they are much more powerful than you can imagine. By linking the magical world of emotions with hard science, Dutch scientist Pierre Capel, professor emeritus in experimental immunology, shows us the consequences of our feelings and the power of our minds. The message: we can do much more than we think. “Meditate. It’s the single best thing you can do for your health.”
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Marlies Says
Keto curious?
The fact that I feel bikini-confident all year round is, of course, a nice bonus. But for me, the biggest payoff of following the keto diet is the way it optimizes my health and gives me tons of energy.
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Super (skin) food
‘If you can’t eat it, why put it on your skin?’. I pretty much live by this beauty adage. After all, with your skin being one of your body’s largest organs, anything – and I mean anything! – you put onto your skin will end up in your bloodstream.
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