Hildegard of Bingen was a mystic, painter and author who was born in the year I098. Through prayer she is said to have entered altered states of consciousness where she received visions. One of her visions was the Cosmos shown here. In the center we see Earth as three major landmasses (Which is true if we take 1 The Americas 2 Europe, Asia 3 Africa) divided by water and surrounded by a ring of…
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