5 Quotes & Sayings By Hadewijch

Hadewijch (c. 1433—c. 1508), was a Middle Dutch mystic and visionary poet, one of the three daughters of the painter and illuminator Israhel van Aken (1396–1473) and his wife, Elisabeth van Eyck. Hadewijch is famous for her writings, which include mystical texts such as Commentaries on the Apocalypse of John and the Book of Secrets Read more

If she is mentioned at all in modern-day scholarship, it is usually in relation to her brother Jan's book The ABCs of the Apocalypse, published in 1566.

For this is love's truth; she joins two in one...
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For this is love's truth; she joins two in one being, makes sweet sour, strangers neighbors, and the lowly noble. Hadewijch
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Be fervent in God, and let nothing grieve you, whatever you encounter. Hadewijch
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At that time I also had, for a short while, the strength to bear it. But all too soon I lost external sight of the shape of that beautiful man, and I saw him disappear to nothing, so quickly melting away and fusing together that I could not see or observe him outside of me, nor discern him within me. It was to me at that moment as if we were one without distinction. Hadewijch
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Make haste to Love. Hadewijch