Ep 84: Women Mystics in Art w/ Jennifer Coates (Part 1)

In this episode, Jennifer Coates returns to help me explore the spookily wonderful topic of Women Mystics and their connection to art and artists. In Part 1, we cover mystics from the Pythia of Ancient Greece to ecstatic visionaries like Hildegard von Bingen of the late Medieval era.

P.S.: Keep an eye out for Part 2 where we dip into our fave 20th-century mystical artists.

Ancient Mystics mentioned: The Pythia, priestesses of Apollo and the women behind the Oracle at Delphi (Greek) and the process of Dream Incubation by the Dream Oracles (Greek)

Pythia/Oracle of Delphi deep dive (thanks, Gary!):

1. ⁠https://tinyurl.com/y8798eap⁠

2. ⁠https://tinyurl.com/4vxkcsnu⁠

3. ⁠https://tinyurl.com/mtz3rn24

Medieval Mystics mentioned: Joan of Arc, Christine Carpenter (Anchoress), Julian of Norwich (Anchoress), Margery Kempe, Birgitta of Sweden, Teresa of Avila, Hildegard of Bingen and her artworks "Scivias 2.1: The Redeemer," "Scivias 1.6: The Choirs of Angels," "Book of Divine Works, Part 2, Vision 1: The Parts of the Earth: Living, Dying, and Purgatory" 1150-1230 and song "O Viridissima Virga" /“O branch of freshest green”

Medieval Illuminator mentioned: Sibylla von Bondorf and her painting, "St Clare and a Group of Nuns Mourning St Francis of Assisi" 1478

Films mentioned: "Anchoress" 1993, "Vision: From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen" 2009 starring Barbara Sukowa, dir by Margarethe von Trotta

Book mentioned: "Medieval Women: Voices & Visions," ed by Eleanor Jackson and Julian Harrison

Potpourri: Jennifer's morbidanatomy.org class "Sensing the Supernatural Dead" taught by Jamie L. Brummitt

Thanks so much to my guest cohost, Jennifer Coates!

Find her online: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠web⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IG⁠⁠⁠⁠

Thanks to you for listening!

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