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Old Interpretations of The Holy Grail
The following is a list of old interpretations of the Grail. Recent research has shown that none of these theories hold water. The new insights on the Grail mystery are offered in the online video, DVD, book and ebook from this website, described as:
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The Grail as an Ancient Relic, or Other Object
The variations on this theme are truly many and varied and trying to eke out some sense from them is a considerable challenge. Here are just a few of the interpretations of the Grail as an object.
A Graal, or Platter
This was a dish used to serve food between courses, first described in the mystical
tale Perceval, le Cote du Graal (Perceval, The Story of the Grail) by Chrétien de
Troyes between 1180 and 1191. In this story the Graal was used to carry a Communion
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The Chalice Used by Christ at the Last Supper
The first interpretation of the Grail as the “Holy Grail” appears in Robert de Boron’s romance Joseph d’Arimathie, composed between 1191 and 1202. Joseph of Arimathea acquires the chalice used by Christ at the Last Supper, and uses it to collect Christ’s blood when He is removed from the cross. One legend has it that he eventually took the Grail to England where it was guarded by a dynasty of Grail keepers, including Perceval.
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A Celtic Cauldron
The origins of the legend of the Grail divide broadly into two camps – those interpretations linked to the story of Christ, and interpretations which derive from ancient Celtic tales of a mystical cauldron.
There is much cross over between the Celtic tales and the Arthurian romances. In one famous ancient Welsh poem, The Preiddeu Annwn, describes King Arthur and his men venturing into the Celtic underworld to steal the Cauldron of Annwn. It has the ability to restore life to dead warriors.
Another cauldron, the Cauldron of Awen was the source of enlightenment. A youth, Gwion, was instructed to stir this by the goddess Ceridwen. When he spilled three drops onto his fingers, he put them into his mouth and gained all knowledge.
Most researchers into the origins of the Holy Grail now accept that both Christian and Celtic tales contributed to the legend.
A Meteorite
A later telling of the story of Percival – Parzival, by Wolfram von Eschenbach, claimed that the Grail was a stone which fell from Heaven.
The Thummim and Urim
Lady Flavia Anderson claimed in her book The Ancient Secret, that the Grail is the
Jewish objects the Thummim and Urim. Her interpretation claims that this Grail is
a glass ball filled with water held in a tree like stand, and was used to light fires
from the light of the sun. Another interpretation is that the Thummim and Urim were
part of the breast-
Anointing Oil
Some interpret the Grail as a special anointing oil which could generate a higher consciousness or enlightenment. Legend says it contained marijuana, and was banned by the ancient Romans. It is thought by some that baptism was the ceremony which washed off the oil to prevent the initiate becoming too high.
A Mythical Spring
Modern Druidry sometimes interprets the Holy Grail as a spring, or well. Notably,
the Holy Well at Glastonbury is associated with the Grail, due to the tales of Joseph
of Arimathea bringing the chalice of Christ to the town. The spring has a red colour
from the iron minerals in the water – symbolic of the blood of Christ, and the water
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The Emerald of Lucifer
After a fight with God, legend has it that Lucifer was cast down from Heaven and a large emerald fell from his crown. This emerald is said to have been the source of his power, and is perhaps the Holy Grail. There is some symmetry with the stone which fell from Heaven in some of the Arthurian tales, but there is not much to go on.
The Philosopher’s Stone
The goal of alchemy was ostensibly to turn base metals into gold. But it is also thought that alchemy was a system of spiritual teachings. As they were heretical, they needed to be kept in code form. In alchemy, gold was sometimes used as a metaphor for enlightenment: alchemy was a spiritual path to God. The philosopher’s stone was the tool used to generate that gold, and this became associated with the Grail – the Grail also being the path to God. This interpretation is metaphorical; the philosopher’s stone is not thought to be a real stone.
The Remains of Mary Magdalene
The recent novels Holy Blood, Holy Grail by Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh and Henry Lincoln and The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown both interpret the Grail not as a cup but as the earthly remains of Mary Magdalene, thought to be Jesus’ wife. It is said this “Grail” was buried beneath Rosslyn Chapel, but later relocated by its guardians to a chamber under the Inverted Pyramid near the Louvre Museum. There is no mention of either location in Grail lore.
The Body of Christ
Another group of Grail-
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