tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010494928772077300.post5409304000411281683..comments2024-03-01T14:26:39.432+01:00Comments on Sophia's Mirror: Whom does the Grail Serve?Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11344595922514131573noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010494928772077300.post-77632434941632886262014-01-08T14:40:22.219+01:002014-01-08T14:40:22.219+01:00Joseph, I am so very grateful for your reflections...Joseph, I am so very grateful for your reflections on Whom does the Grail Serve. Again what you say complements my text without needing to repeat what has already been said, You mirror different facets of this subject and so offer to others a broader perspective. It's wonderful! Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11344595922514131573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6010494928772077300.post-101378365998631432014-01-08T04:59:33.392+01:002014-01-08T04:59:33.392+01:00That is a beautiful painting by G. Spalenka. It al...That is a beautiful painting by G. Spalenka. It almost has a feel of the icons of the Russian Orthodox Church. Emma provides us with the history of the writer, Chrétien de Troyes, who wrote about the holy Grail and touches upon some of the theories surrounding its great mystery. Some of the theories are indeed intriguing and may or may not be true. It is difficult to ascertain this and certainly we are all free to make up our own minds. Emma however delves deeper than any historical or mythical possibility of the meaning of the Grail and offers us an insight that resonates beautifully from a mystic and spiritual vantage point. Emma points out that it is helpful to view the quest for the holy Grail as an allegory representing an inner journey transforming our consciousness from the outer dimension of form, the phenomenal universe of multiplicity, the social world of humankind, to the inner dimension of the un-manifested and formless Oneness or Spirit. She states, “It is we ourselves who are transformed into the Grail.” <br /><br />The Grail itself is vessel, a container, a form but it is a form that holds something precious, something that both precedes and transcends form. This precious essence is the Oneness, the Source of All Life, or in Christian terms the Kingdom of Heaven. I find this to be a beautiful interpretation that points to a deeper reality. The Spirit, the formless, is who are in essence, not the vessel, the form. To realize this and manifest this into our lives may be the true meaning of the holy Grail. <br />Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08209551489584694322noreply@blogger.com