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The Quest for the Holy Grail
This is a really beautiful post by Cnawan Fahey. I had missed it on my feed, as this has been quite a busy week, but it popped up from my dear Laura Bruno, who celebrates a birthday today – Happy Birthday Faery Sister! – as a reblog.
And I’m so glad it did. What I love most is not just the beautiful and powerfully symbolic dream that Cnawan shares about the Holy Grail, but the wonderful interpretation that he shares of it, as related to each Soul that I feel can help one to understand the strength, resiliency, and magick that is latent in the very essence of who you are.
Cnawan also shares a really insightful article by Joseph Campbell , again with interpretative take-aways that are supportive in understanding and leading an authentic life.
I hope you enjoy it.
When approaching a discussion of one’s thoughts about the Holy Grail, it’s difficult not to be a bit circumspect. What comes to mind is the experience of King Arthur and his knights in the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail; when seeking aid from a French castle in their quest for the Grail, the French taunt Arthur’s entourage, saying, “We’ve already got one!”
Assuredly, everyone has their own vision of what the Holy Grail is and what it represents. Nevertheless, I’m going to present my concept of it, even though you’ve already got one.
Actually, my experience of the Grail comes from a dream I had several years ago. I had picked up a copy of Marion Zimmer Bradley’s The Mists of Avalon and, so enthralled was I by her retelling of the legend, that I put aside all else and read the voluminous epic cover to cover in…
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