tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15897842.post8008120170216019740..comments2024-03-28T08:23:22.133-04:00Comments on Beyond the Fields We Know: On the Library Table: Illuminations, Mary Sharrattkerrdelunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09779897207670867347noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15897842.post-59969893247029907292012-10-23T17:08:50.561-04:002012-10-23T17:08:50.561-04:00When I called Collected Works Bookstore in Santa F...When I called Collected Works Bookstore in Santa Fe, NM to order Illuminations, I was impressed to learn that the book is already on the shelves.<br /><br />I am happy to now have a hardcover copy. Beautiful. <br /><br />You can remove me from the drawing. I suggest to everyone to order Illuminations, Mary Sharratt's book, from your local bookseller. Kameshwarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13628340042372298136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15897842.post-42534982468761871092012-10-23T16:54:45.829-04:002012-10-23T16:54:45.829-04:00Thanks for sharing this. You always highlight suc...Thanks for sharing this. You always highlight such diverse and interesting books here - I add nearly all of them to my ever-growing list of books I want to read one of these days. This one sounds especially lovely. I know very little about Hildegard von Bingen, but what I do know has long intrigued me. She sounds like a truly admirable woman - even more so considering the time in history in which she lived.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02434221231298315347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15897842.post-13429773964602552992012-10-22T08:47:42.294-04:002012-10-22T08:47:42.294-04:00Thank you again for bringing to light books I migh...Thank you again for bringing to light books I might not otherwise discover!a gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12587961382079717532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15897842.post-58059291225877485102012-10-21T16:09:49.375-04:002012-10-21T16:09:49.375-04:00Thanks for bringing this book to my attention. If ...Thanks for bringing this book to my attention. If my name is not drawn, I will still be looking for it on the shelves of my bookstore or library.<br /><br />I deleted the previous comment because I wanted to add the following: You might be interested in the book God's Hotel by Victoria Sweet. She is a physician practicing in an almshouse in San Francisco while doing postgraduate work on medieval medicine. Much of her research involved Hildegarde's writings.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16226371437929271405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15897842.post-70538915737653746082012-10-21T16:07:10.638-04:002012-10-21T16:07:10.638-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16226371437929271405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15897842.post-46678896444960669892012-10-21T10:51:46.690-04:002012-10-21T10:51:46.690-04:00Several years ago I belonged to a writing group th...Several years ago I belonged to a writing group that held a conference every two years. The year I attended, the luncheon speaker spoke of Hildegarde and taught us to chant some of her music. It was a transcendent experience as would be reading this book. Thank you for the opportunity.Martihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01305881181604750937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15897842.post-46731216500746288852012-10-19T13:05:44.310-04:002012-10-19T13:05:44.310-04:00Thank you for shedding a light on this lovely book...Thank you for shedding a light on this lovely book! We spent a brief amount of time getting to know Hildegarde in our book group and I always remembered her "greening." I shall put this book on my "wish list" for sure!<br /><br />Love to you this day,Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02097794673233325044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15897842.post-33104085527700895662012-10-19T01:06:15.150-04:002012-10-19T01:06:15.150-04:00As a young person, I was always interested in the ...As a young person, I was always interested in the Franciscans and felt an affinity to the feminist Franciscans. For too many years, I lived as if I had blinders on my eyes and mind in relation to the other orders.<br /><br />Then came my awareness of the Benedictines. Other than visiting contemporary convents with retreats for the lay person, I have very little appreciation for the beginnings of the order.<br /><br />I am sure to read this book. Much of my reading has come at the suggestion of Cate, beginning with the excellent, "Hestia, Come Home." Thanks to Kindle, I enjoy carrying the Mermaid books on my Android. <br /><br />Tomorrow, I'll be ordering ILLUMINATIONS from Collected Works, my local Santa Fe bookseller.Kameshwarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13628340042372298136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15897842.post-62668710743631232462012-10-18T21:46:58.521-04:002012-10-18T21:46:58.521-04:00I am a huge fan of Hildegarde's, poems, music ...I am a huge fan of Hildegarde's, poems, music and general philosopy. Mary Sharratt has a gift in bringing history to life so I am really looking forward to this book. LynnLynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11432099926220619209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15897842.post-24182717365264029942012-10-18T18:39:05.246-04:002012-10-18T18:39:05.246-04:00reaching deep into the spirit of life, how it can ...reaching deep into the spirit of life, how it can be, lived and breathed by devotion.<br /><br />so happy to find this new treasure.the wild magnoliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14355836751549469688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15897842.post-20092440961042375882012-10-18T15:12:37.750-04:002012-10-18T15:12:37.750-04:00I thank you much for bringing this book to light f...I thank you much for bringing this book to light for me. I would have never given it a glance otherwise. Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17725543888426916748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15897842.post-33457077867137962332012-10-18T14:35:24.263-04:002012-10-18T14:35:24.263-04:00Goosebumps on this one! I can hardly wait to read...Goosebumps on this one! I can hardly wait to read it! I love the quote by Mary Sharratt - "To her the divine is manifest in every leaf and blade of grass" - Yes! - the animating life force in everything... If I don't win it I shall order it :) Mystic Meanderinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746429719911446865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15897842.post-20953873633666266982012-10-18T14:09:36.657-04:002012-10-18T14:09:36.657-04:00Please note that a single copy of Illuminations is...Please note that a single copy of Illuminations is available to someone commenting on this post, and I am happy to draw a name from my bloggy hat in this regard. It is a GORGEOUS book.kerrdelunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09779897207670867347noreply@blogger.com