HILDEGARD VON BINGEN
Please go to my new media site Danae Ashley for all the information about my book on Hildegard and psychotherapy called My Sap is Rising, as well as upcoming events for the book and other things Hildegard related.
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The Ministry of Presence: Holistic Healing in Mental Health through the Twelfth Century Practices of Hildegard von Bingen
Précis: The healing work of twelfth century German Benedictine abbess Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179) was one of presence through observation, spirituality, communal participation, and medical knowledge of her time. This project explores how Hildegard’s medieval holism—examining all of a person’s life for healing—can be applied to modern day healing in mental health. The particular lens of Austrian psychotherapist Alfred Adler’s (1870-1937) holism in Individual Psychology will offer a useful comparison to Hildegard’s practices. I will conclude with the exploration of the function of the therapist’s presence leading to healing through the modern therapeutic relationship.
Upcoming Events
SAVE THE DATE! My Sap is Rising: A Pilgrimage of Holistic Mental Health Healing with Hildegard of Bingen and Alfred Adler comes out on March 21, 2026!
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Book Launch is on March 27, 2026 @ 7:00-9:30 pm
St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral
Bloedel Hall
1245 10th Ave E
Seattle, WA 98102
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There will be a presentation with selected readings from the book, a panel discussion with the author, illustrator, and publisher, and a book signing. We will close our celebration with a beautiful Compline Prayer Service in the gorgeous Thomsen Chapel featuring the St. Mark’s Women’s Compline Choir singing selections of Hildegard of Bingen’s music and the author officiating the service. It is going to be a remarkable evening–full of viriditas!
7:00 to 8:45 p.m.
Book Launch Party, Presentation, and Panel Discussion (Bloedel Hall)
9:00 to 9:30 p.m.
Compline Prayer Service featuring the St. Mark’s Women’s Compline Choir (Thomsen Chapel)
Hildegard and Psychotherapy
The Hildegard presentation on February 19th @ St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral's Cathedral Commons is available HERE​