Grail Mythos
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The Shroud of Turin is the Holy Grail
Over the last few decades psychoanalysis has piecemeal lost ground as an appreciated source of inspiration and fresh conceptual models for researchers in the humanities. Particularly, within the field of literary criticism, psychoanalysis... more
This essay looks at the symbolism of the Grail and the Heart in the work of René Guénon. It proceeds to examine the early Grail Romances to develop a critique of Guénon's view of Christianity, and of the assumptions behind his assertion... more
This is the first in a series of articles that addresses what is necessary for the development of a new community of the Grail, a spiritual knighthood such as that pointed to by both Rudolf Steiner and Valentin Tomberg. Such a community... more
This essay explores the synthesis of symbolism of Paganism and Christianity in "Sir Gawain and The Green Knight." The story is rife with symbols of pagan fertility, yet dressed in Christian honor and virtue.
MONTANER, Alberto, «El Santo Cáliz frente al Santo Grial», en Panteones reales de Aragón, ed. Marisancho Menjón, Zaragoza, Gobierno de Aragón; Fundación Ibercaja, 2018 [ISBN 978-84-8380-403-2], pp. 56-65.
In this present exploration we will plunge deeper into the question signified in the formula of Sophia over Michael times Christ equals Community; we will look into “the circle of the new spiritual knighthood” that Tomberg alludes to.... more
Part III of this series, subtitled Spiritualizing the Knowledge of Space, addresses the admonition given my Rudolf Steiner in his last address wherein he encourages us to take up the Michael Power and the Michael Will to penetrate the... more
Thoughts on both the ancient and the modern meaning and significance of the Holy Grail
Do centra zájmu vzdělanců i politických elit rakouské monarchie se Karlštejn dostal zásluhou své vnitřní výzdoby, která zaujala okruh znalců, jejichž výzkumy se ve své době setkaly s cílem vídeňských kruhů shromáždit a demonstrovat... more
Η διάλεξη δόθηκε, με πρόσκληση του Μουσείου Μπενάκη, στο πλαίσιο των εκδηλώσεων για τα πενήντα χρόνια από τον θάνατο του Σεφέρη. Αναρτώ εδώ το κείμενο της ομιλίας, μαζί με την παρουσίαση power point που το συνόδευε. Υπάρχει επίσης ένα... more
"If there is a general meaning behind the myth of the Fisher King it is that the terrible chaos and mystery of the Absolute Other can be resolved only through the renunciation of understanding, the return of the lost ideal of innocence –... more
The mythic spur that drove each medieval knight – A poetic journey
First of all, we should consider whether Wagnerian works clearly show any influence from that medieval literature which was based on the adventures of that Briton warlord who dared facing the ruthless advancements of those ferocious... more