Womb as Paradise Lost

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Womb as Paradise Lost – Foetal Programming
Thetic Part 1 – Philosophical Introduction
We do so, following the text of the Flemish writer and mystic Jan van Ruusbroec
from his book "Van den Gheestelijken Tabernakel (From the spiritual Tabernacle)”.
First I shall give the Middle Dutch original text, then some hermeneutical
explanations and finally some conclusions.
1.13.1 Jan van Ruusbroecs text (1293-1381) 42
"Want God ist: ein Licht, daer alle dingen leben Ende overmids dieses
Licht, werden alle dinge gescapen ünd geordent, mit onderscede in haer
naturleke wesen. Ende overmids gehelen toekeer ons geests tote desen lichte,
werden alle dinc volmaect in ons, ende wederbracht in hare begin. Ende
aldus werden wi den Lichte geenecht (d.i.m. of gheneicht), ende herboren,
anderwerf, ute desen Lichte, boven nature: in der genaden. Ende in der
wedergeboerten werden alle dinge: onse eigen; want wi hebben alle dinc
welgeordent ende weder bracht in hare begin. In desen beginne vinden wi
in ons geboren .j. ewech Licht, dat es de Sone Goeds. Ute desen Lichte
ontfaen wij manieren van lichte".
For God is a light, wherein all things live. And because of this light all
things were created and structured, with distinction of their natural being.
And while we dedicated ourselves completely in our spirit to this light, everything
became perfect in us and was brought back to its beginning. And
thus we became inclined to the Light and born again, for the second time,
from this Light, supernaturally: in grace. And in the rebirth all things became
our own; because we have structured all things orderly and brought
them back to their proper, original position. In this origin we find ourselves
born from eternal light, the Son of God. From this light we receive all ways
of light.)
42 Paul Mommaers and Jan van Bragt have emphasised the importance of the scientific discussion between Ruusbroec and
the representatives of the Buddhistic mystics. Averbode, 1995.