Visions of Sister Hadewijch

...give, until on these paths where I have led you, you have outgrown me and you can walk them by your own strength, and you understand the high, secret decree Decree (Ratschluß): In a theological context, this refers to God’s predetermined plan or "counsel" for the soul and the world. which our great, almighty God will let you know at your appointed hour. Just as I have found your pure body, I will guard and preserve it for noble worthiness."

And he spoke further: "Turn around. You shall now behold the one whom you have always sought, and toward whom you have turned above all earthly and heavenly things."

And I turned around and saw before me a cross just as if made of crystal. And before the cross, I saw a throne original: "Sessel" — while this modernly means an armchair, in this mystical context it denotes a "seat of honor" or divine throne. standing, which resembled a round disk and was more radiant to behold than the sun in its clearest power. And the disk stood upon three pillars.

The first pillar was like burning fire. The second was like a stone called topaz; this is related to gold and to the transparency of the air, and it shimmers in the colors of all stones. The third pillar was like a stone called amethyst; this has a color playing between the rose and the violet. And in the middle, beneath the disk, a wheel turned quite furiously; it was so terrifying to behold that heaven and earth might fear and marvel at it The spinning wheel is a common motif in mystical visions, often representing the "Wheel of Providence" or the movement of time, contrasted with the stillness of the throne of Eternity..

The throne, resembling a disk, was Eternity. The three pillars were those three names, which...

The vocab terms from the original document: Decree, God, Crystal, Cross, Throne, Disk, Pillars, Topaz, Amethyst, Wheel, Eternity.