The luminous and crystalline chalice of the Grail
The emerald chalice is the feminine principle
"The chalice of the Grail"
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'Every individual is visited either by luminous spirits or by spirits of darkness, for human beings are a source of nourishment for both. Depending on the orientation of our lives and the ideal that animates us, we attract entities either from heaven or from hell. Our task, therefore, is to work on the matter of our own being in every way possible in order to attract luminous spirits and become fit to receive the Deity within us. The Deity will not descend into a dirty vessel. It can only descend into a luminous, crystalline vessel such as the Holy Grail.
In the light of our teaching – a teaching which embraces all spiritual traditions down the ages and which animates these symbols and gives us the key to their meaning – the legend of the Holy Grail is of special significance.
According to this legend, the chalice of the Grail was carved out of the emerald that fell from Lucifer’s brow when he was cast into the abyss. This was the chalice that Jesus used at the Last Supper and in which Joseph of Arimathea is said to have collected a few drops of Jesus’ blood after the crucifixion. Joseph of Arimathea bequeathed this chalice to his son, and all trace of it was eventually lost. A great many people have since tried to find it, but in vain.
The emerald chalice is the feminine principle – green is the colour of the purest aspect of Venus. It is the receptacle, the material form which receives and protects within itself the masculine principle. And the masculine principle, the spirit, is symbolized by the blood – red is the colour of Mars. According to initiatic science, this legend means that the Grail represents the body of the ideal human being, the physical body of all those who have learned to work on their own matter until it is so pure, so stainless and incorruptible, that it becomes a vessel fit to receive the most precious quintessence, the blood of Christ, the spirit.
Every disciple of an initiatic school is a Parsifal setting out on his quest of the Grail. But in reality our quest must take place within ourselves. The Grail is our body, not only our physical body, but also our astral and mental bodies, respectively the site of feelings and thoughts. Indeed, the fact that we are alive means that our body already contains divine life, the spirit, the blood of Christ, but it is an imperfect vessel. We still have a great deal of work to do before it is as resplendent and as marvellously effective as the Holy Grail.
According to the legend, those who went in quest of the Grail were knights, for the virtues required of those who undertake such a quest are those usually attributed to a knight: fearlessness, fortitude, loyalty, fidelity, and nobility.
Our teaching gives us all the methods we need to cultivate these virtues.'
"The Grail is revealed to Parsifal"
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"The chalice of the Grail"
Digital illustration generated and composed
© Editions Prosveta S.A.
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'Every individual is visited either by luminous spirits or by spirits of darkness, for human beings are a source of nourishment for both. Depending on the orientation of our lives and the ideal that animates us, we attract entities either from heaven or from hell. Our task, therefore, is to work on the matter of our own being in every way possible in order to attract luminous spirits and become fit to receive the Deity within us. The Deity will not descend into a dirty vessel. It can only descend into a luminous, crystalline vessel such as the Holy Grail.
In the light of our teaching – a teaching which embraces all spiritual traditions down the ages and which animates these symbols and gives us the key to their meaning – the legend of the Holy Grail is of special significance.
According to this legend, the chalice of the Grail was carved out of the emerald that fell from Lucifer’s brow when he was cast into the abyss. This was the chalice that Jesus used at the Last Supper and in which Joseph of Arimathea is said to have collected a few drops of Jesus’ blood after the crucifixion. Joseph of Arimathea bequeathed this chalice to his son, and all trace of it was eventually lost. A great many people have since tried to find it, but in vain.
The emerald chalice is the feminine principle – green is the colour of the purest aspect of Venus. It is the receptacle, the material form which receives and protects within itself the masculine principle. And the masculine principle, the spirit, is symbolized by the blood – red is the colour of Mars. According to initiatic science, this legend means that the Grail represents the body of the ideal human being, the physical body of all those who have learned to work on their own matter until it is so pure, so stainless and incorruptible, that it becomes a vessel fit to receive the most precious quintessence, the blood of Christ, the spirit.
Every disciple of an initiatic school is a Parsifal setting out on his quest of the Grail. But in reality our quest must take place within ourselves. The Grail is our body, not only our physical body, but also our astral and mental bodies, respectively the site of feelings and thoughts. Indeed, the fact that we are alive means that our body already contains divine life, the spirit, the blood of Christ, but it is an imperfect vessel. We still have a great deal of work to do before it is as resplendent and as marvellously effective as the Holy Grail.
According to the legend, those who went in quest of the Grail were knights, for the virtues required of those who undertake such a quest are those usually attributed to a knight: fearlessness, fortitude, loyalty, fidelity, and nobility.
"The Grail is revealed to Parsifal"
Digital illustration generated and composed
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Our teaching gives us all the methods we need to cultivate these virtues.'
Text taken from the book "Cosmic Balance - The Secret of Polarity ", chap. 14 "The Work of the Spirit on Matter - The Holy Grail".
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