Why Mystics Matter

The 'Dark' ages were between the 5th and 14th centuries, lasting 900 years.  The timeline runs between the fall of the Roman Empire and the the Renaissance period.  It was called the 'Dark'  ages because it was a time period where there was not great deal of revival in the scientific realm nor in the sphere of  arts and culture.

The Crusades, the burning of the Cathars, the beginnings of  Blood Libel etc. all goes to show that history was not exactly pretty during these times. 

Hildegard of Bingen, Clare of Assisi, Beatrijs of Nazareth, Angela of Foligno, Julian of Norwich, Catherine of Sienna and other women mystics drew on their experience of the divine to provide spiritual guidance for others. Such women became highly respected leaders of the faithful. Their role as prophets and healers was the one exception to women's presumed inferiority in medieval society 

Witches, magic and necromancy are the focus of 'Daemonologie' by the man who would become King James I of England, first published in 1597 when he was James VI of Scotland.  The King James Bible was compiled  when he was King of England.  Whether religiously or politically motivated, the cruel witch craze of the 14th to  the 17th century led to thousands of mainly women dying across Britain and the continent. 

https://blog.edinburghcastle.scot/the-scourge-of-evil/

As I am interested in generational trauma and the collective trauma of people, I visited the silver spoon collective event on the burning times.  A link below:

https://www.silverspoonscollective.org/

One day in February 2021, I felt led to go to Edinburgh castle and pray for the souls of all those who died. May their souls rest in peace.