Intensivt kursus om Højsangen med Assumpta, psykolog, teolog og tidligere nonne på Sant Benet
Dato: 23. august 2025 kl. 10.00 – vi slutter med morgenmad 27. august
Sprog: Engelsk
Sted: Ignatius Healing og Retræte
Vi er meget glade for at kunne fortælle, at Assumpta igen i år kommer til Ignatius Healing og Retræte. Hun afholder et intensivt kursus i Højsangen (The Song of songs) fra Det Gamle Testamente.
Assumpta er tidligere nonne på St Benet Klosteret på Montserrat. Desuden desuden har hun en baggrund som psykolog og teolog.
Igennem Højsangens vidunderlige tekster lærer vi, hvordan vi kan udtrykke vores længsel efter at blive forenet med Gud, med Kristus eller med Det Guddommelige. Her indgår meditation, kontemplation og bøn som praksis. Formålet er at komme ind i en dyb, uforbeholden og inderlig relation og fornemmelse for Det Guddommelige i vores Hjerters dybere strømmen. De kristne mystikere har læst Højsangen således og igennem dette åbnet deres hjerter ind i en dyb lidenskabelig Kærligheds relation og Enhed med Det Guddommelige. På kurset gennemgår Assumpta fremgangsmåderne med os og hjælper os med at kunne åbne os for teksterne.
Der vil desuden være mulighed for individuelle samtaler med Assumpta undervejs i forløbet.
Max 12 deltagere. Vær opmærksom på bindende tilmelding. Betaling senest 1. juli. Pris 7.600 kr inklusiv overnatning og forplejning i enkeltværelse, 6.600 kr. i dobbeltværelse.
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Assumpta Arasa Altimira is a theologian, clinical psychologist, and biblical scholar with a degree in Fine Arts, and a deep commitment to bridging academic study and contemplative practice. Her research focuses on biblical spirituality, the mysticism of the Old and New Testament, and the role of symbolic language in Scripture. She has taught courses on the Psalms, Wisdom literature, and prophetic texts, and regularly leads workshops on Lectio Divina and the spiritual reading
Intensive Course on the Song of Songs
“All Scripture is holy, but the Song of Songs is the Holy of Holies” — Rabbi Akiva
This year, I would like to propose a journey into one of the most enigmatic and luminous books of the Old Testament: The Song of Songs. Throughout the centuries, these love poems have captivated the hearts of mystics, monastics, and theologians, becoming a privileged space for contemplating the mystery of divine love. The title Song of Songs employs a typical Hebrew superlative form, meaning “the most exquisite of songs.” While the surface of the text appears to celebrate human, even erotic, love between two lovers, both Jewish and Christian traditions have consistently discerned in it a deeper spiritual dimension. This is a song not merely about desire, but about the infinite desire that God has for humanity, and the soul’s restless longing for union with the divine.
The Song has thus been read as an allegory of the covenantal love between God and Israel, the nuptial love between Christ and the Church, and the intimate dialogue between Christ and the individual soul. For the mystics, it became a mirror of the inner path: a school of love, purification, and divine encounter. Our course will be structured in eight sessions that will combine rigorous theological,historical-critical, and literary analysis with spiritual reading through the ancient tradition of Lectio Divina. Each class will open both the mind and the heart to the symbolic depth of these texts, inviting participants to experience Scripture not merely as an object of study but as a space of prayer and transformation. Through this approach, we hope to rediscover the Song of Songs not simply as literature, but as sacred revelation—a text that speaks to the deepest yearning of the human heart and the self-giving love of God. I warmly invite you to take part in this spiritual and intellectual exploration. May it be a space of encounter, insight, and grace.
See you in August,
Assumpta Arasa Altimira