The Prophecies and Revelations of Saint Bridget of Sweden

Including a biographical annotation on the life of St. Bridget mystic founder and social reformer. *** Saint Bridget of Sweden was a mystic and saint and founder of the Bridgettines after the death of her husband of twenty years. As a child she had already believed herself to have visions; these became more frequent and her records of these Celestial revelations obtained a great vogue during the Middle Ages. Her visions of the Nativity of Jesus had a great influence on depictions of the Nativity of Jesus in art. This edition contains all that is known today of the visions and prophecies of Saint Brigdet and most of her prayers. *** Echoes of the Eternal is a monumental series that brings together the defining texts of the world's spiritual religious and mythic heritage. From the sacred scriptures of Christianity Islam Buddhism Hinduism Judaism and other global faiths to the mystical writings of saints and sages the myths of ancient civilizations and the arcane literature of secret societies and occult traditions-this collection explores the full spectrum of humanity's search for the divine the mysterious and the transcendent. Each volume shapes spiritual consciousness and cultural identity across time. Whether it is the poetic wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita the visionary revelations of the Qur'an the esoteric allegories of the Kabbalah the shamanic myths of indigenous peoples or the secret doctrines of the Rosicrucians and Freemasons this series reveals how humans have long sought to explain existence destiny and the unseen forces of the cosmos.