Showing posts with label Arthurian Legend. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Arthurian Legend. Show all posts

Saturday, February 10, 2024

The Ceremony of the Grail. John Michael Greer. Holy Grail. Freemasonry

The Ceremony of the Grail. John Michael Greer. Holy Grail. Freemasonry
The Ceremony of the Grail. John Michael Greer. Holy Grail. Freemasonry

I'm enjoying "The Ceremony of the Grail" by John Michael Greer.



Delve into Ancient Mysteries with Some of Freemasonry's Most Guarded Secrets

The Holy Grail. The medieval stories of Merlin. The ancient Greek Mysteries. Discover the connection between them all with this phenomenal book by 32nd-degree Freemason and celebrated author John Michael Greer. He uses careful research to fit together seemingly unrelated traditions and topics, drawing on translated texts and published documents that, until recently, were jealously guarded. A must-read for anyone interested in occult Freemasonry and the Grail mysteries, this book provides answers that have eluded seekers for centuries.

Using the earliest surviving Masonic ritual texts as well as pioneering insights and writings by Jessie Weston, William Morris, and other renowned scholars, this book reconstructs the Grail ritual and provides guidelines for performing it. Greer also presents Freemasonry's origins, full translations of pivotal essays, and fascinating history from megalithic to modern times. The Ceremony of the Grailpieces together a puzzle that has captivated practitioners throughout the ages.

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Monday, November 8, 2021

The Grail. From Celtic Myth to Christian Symbol. Roger Sherman Loomis

The Grail. From Celtic Myth to Christian Symbol. Roger Sherman Loomis
The Grail. From Celtic Myth to Christian Symbol. Roger Sherman Loomis

 I'm enjoying "The Grail: From Celtic Myth to Christian Symbol" by Roger Sherman Loomis...



The medieval legend of the Grail, a tale about the search for supreme mystical experience, has never ceased to intrigue writers and scholars by its wildly variegated forms: the settings have ranged from Britain to the Punjab to the Temple of Zeus at Dodona; the Grail itself has been described as the chalice used by Christ at the Last Supper, a stone with miraculous youth-preserving virtues, a vessel containing a man's head swimming in blood; the Grail has been kept in a castle by a beautiful damsel, seen floating through the air in Arthur's palace, and used as a talisman in the East to distinguish the chaste from the unchaste. In his classic exploration of the obscurities and contradictions in the major versions of this legend, Roger Sherman Loomis shows how the Grail, once a Celtic vessel of plenty, evolved into the Christian Grail with miraculous powers. Loomis bases his argument on historical examples involving the major motifs and characters in the legends, beginning with the Arthurian legend recounted in the 1180 French poem by Chrtien de Troyes. The principal texts fall into two classes: those that relate the adventures of the knights in King Arthur's time and those that account for the Grail's removal from the Holy Land to Britain. Written with verve and wit, Loomis's book builds suspense as he proceeds from one puzzle to the next in revealing the meaning behind the Grail and its legends.