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Hadewijch - A vision of her Higher Spirit
Identifier
002834
Type of Spiritual Experience
Background
This may have been her Higher spirit personified fo her, we cannot tell, in which case this would be classed as ecstasy
A description of the experience
Hadewijch – from Medieval writings on female spirituality
His appearance could not be described in any language. His head was grand and broad, with curly hair, white in colour and crowned with a crown that is like a precious stone that is called sardonyx and has three colours; black, white and red. His eyes were marvellously unspeakable to see and drew all things to him in Love