Ping!
I enjoyed reading that, thank you!
OK, this post stands in for all the Monty Python pics and quotes.
Now to read the actual article... :)
Interesting. One might also go here:
http://www.monsalvat.no/concommon.htm
And, if you really want something to ponder, google “parsifal jungian” or something like that.
parsy, who learned to ask questions
More revisionist history. The grail lineage of worship in the blood of Christ died with the Templars at who carried it, possibly preserved in Roslyn Chapel in Scotland.THe temple was destroyed Friday, October 13, 1307 at the hand of King Philip IV of France, beginning a movement that later resulted in the Inquisition and the darkest days of the history of the church of Rome, which was actually very much in fear of the lineage of the Holy Grail.
One can try to co-opt that all one wants. There is far too much history which says its much different.
The magic of the Grail is still access-able, but hardly in the way described in this article.
http://www.rosslyntemplars.org.uk/
Yeah but according to T.H.White Galahad was a jerk.
Interesting article — a bit of a long read but worth it.
Graham Hancock sets forth an analysis that the Grail originally developed as a literary device to sympolize the Ark of the Covenant. The original authors all knew the truth which is that the Ark is located in Ethopia; the various literary depictions are clues to the uninformed reader to gain the understanding necessary to locate the Ark.
For later.
Interesting.
Valencia's sacred chalice is made up of two parts. The polished stone vessel on top is supposed to be the cup of the Last Supper. It is made of dark brown agate and measures 6.5 inches tall and 3.5 inches wide. Archeologists say it dates back to the first century B.C. and is of eastern origin, from Antioch, Turkey, or Alexandria, Egypt.Not that the Catholic Church definitively holds it to be the cup of the Last Supper:The part of the chalice that the cup rests upon was made during the medieval period. The chalice's stem and handles are made of fine gold, and its alabaster base is decorated with pearls and other precious gems.
Msgr. Sancho wrote in the Vatican paper that tradition says after Christ instituted the Eucharist at the Last Supper St. Peter took the cup to Rome, where it was protected by successive popes.
However, Umberto Utro, head of the Vatican Museums' department of early Christian art, told Catholic News Service that Valencia's grail was not the cup used during the Last Supper.(I find this reasoning to be almost scandalously foolish; the base, which is so valuable, is quite obviously a much later addition to the rather humble earthen vessel, which is far more likely to have been used than a glass cup, since it would be much more durable. Has the Msgr ever met a Jewish family? Do a search on "Cup of Elijah" and you will find almost no glass vessels. Further, using an earthen vessel echoes Lamentations, and in turn is echoed by St. Paul.[2 Cor 4:7] Do a search on "Cup of Elijah" and you will find almost no glass vessels.)"It's impossible Jesus drank from it; that there were such rich and fine vessels used at the Last Supper was nonsensical," he said, especially since Jesus and most of the apostles came from humble or poor backgrounds. "He most probably used a cup made from glass like everybody else," he said.
I’ll take the story of the Knight Rodrigo de Bivar over the Arthurian legends any day!