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  Holy Grail - Crystalinks
The legend of the Holy Grail is the basis of the use of the devalued term holy grail in modern-day culture.
The Grail was overripe, and Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) deflated it and all pseudo-Arthurian posturings.
The legend of the Holy Grail is the basis of the use of the term holy grail in modern-day culture.
www.crystalinks.com /holygrail.html   (4459 words)

  
 Quest for the Holy Grail p1 - Rosicrucian Archive
The paradox is to explain why the Grail Knight finds it necessary to go on a quest for something that he or she can presumably obtain in any church at any time.
The Grail Quest must be seen in the context of the western Church that emphasises the expiation of sins through the sacrificial death of Christ.
The quest for the Holy Grail can be seen as a corrective to the western over-emphasis on sin by introducing the eastern concept of "theosis" (God-becoming).
www.crcsite.org /grail1.htm   (1851 words)

  
 Catholic Culture : Document Library : The Quest for the Holy Grail   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The quest for the grail is compared to the Gospel story in which a wedding garment is necessary to enter the marriage celebration (see Mt 22:2-14).
The quest of the grail also illustrates that God dispenses grace to each and every person as that individual is capable of receiving it.
The purpose of redemption for the Albigensians was liberation of the soul from the flesh and the end of a mixed state (soul and body) brought on the by the devil.
www.catholicculture.org /docs/doc_view.cfm?recnum=982   (1573 words)

  
 Grail Legends
The quest of the Holy Grail was considered to be the greatest adventure in the Arthurian legend.
Boron explicitly says that Grail was the cup or chalice used by Christ at the Last Supper, and later at the Crucifixion, when Joseph of Arimathea used the Grail to catch the blood of Christ.
The Queste del Saint Graal had shown that the Arthurian world was flawed, because their heroes relied on worldly ideals, such as chivalry, courtly love, bravery and prowess in arms.
www.timelessmyths.com /arthurian/grail.html   (7691 words)

  
 The Holy Grail Quest
In Christian mythology, the Holy Grail was the dish, plate, cup or vessel that caught Jesus' blood during his crucifixion.
Holy Grail II The term 'Grail' itself is believed to originate from the Latin 'gradale' meaning a dish used during a meal.
In Christian mythology, the Holy Grail was the dish, plate, cup or vessel used by Jesus at the Last Supper, said to possess miraculous powers.
www.holygrailjournal.com   (473 words)

  
 Finding the Holy Grail | Carolina Institute for Conflict Resolution & Creative Leadership   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
It is similar to other mythic quests such as Jason and the Argonauts’ quest for the Golden Fleece, the Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor, and the tale of Cupid and Psyche.
Legends about the Grail say it was the cup used at the Last Supper and at the crucifixion to collect the blood flowing from Jesus’; side and later hidden in a castle in Britain.
Unfortunately, the external search for the Grail has become obsessively emphasized and we have lost the real message that our body/mind/spirit is a Grail that can be tuned to the tone of Ge, which alters our DNA and makes our blood sing in harmony with Source.
weinholds.org /spirit_holygrail.asp   (2049 words)

  
 THE QUEST OF THE HOLY GRAIL Lecture Seven
The Holy Grail is the chalice of the Last Supper in which the wine was given the significance of the blood and life of the Divine.
Grail gathers up the symbolisms of all those other and lesser (because realized only on the level of imagination) cups--the Krater of the Platonists, the Cauldron of Ceridwyn and so on--so that they are seen as rays of rainbow light from that one prism and heart
We have already recommended the Quest of the Holy Grail as a good place to start exploration of this world In addition there are paperback editions available of the Parzival, of Chretien de Troyes' Perceval, of The High History of the Holy Grail, of Mallory's Morte, and so on.
www.orderofthegrail.org /quest_of_the_holy_grail7.htm   (1791 words)

  
 Cracking the Da Vinci Code - The Quest for the Holy Grail: The Grail Lore
The Quest for the Holy Grail: The Grail Lore
The Holy Grail is not literally the cup of Jesus Christ from the Last Supper as was pursued by Knights of the Round Table, Monty Python comedians, and Indiana Jones.
The Holy Grail is also a collection of early documents and gospels that were suppressed by the church after the Council of Nicea.
www.partialobserver.com /davinci/essay.cfm?dvcid=1   (844 words)

  
 HOLY GRAIL: TEXTS, IMAGES, BASIC INFORMATION
The Holy Grail is generally considered to be the cup from which Christ drank at the Last Supper and the one used by Joseph of Arimathea to catch his blood as he hung on the cross.
Rhys, Ernest (1859-1946), "The Quest of the Grail: On the Eve" (1905)
The Holy Grail: The Galahad Quest in the Arthurian Literature.
www.lib.rochester.edu /camelot/grlmenu.htm   (1102 words)

  
 Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail - Review - Adventure Classic Gaming - ACG - Adventure Games, Interactive ...
Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail
Of course, as the legendary king you are assisted on your quest by the Knights of the Round Table.
Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail is developed by 7th Level which is also the developer of Monty Python’s Complete Waste of Time and Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life.
www.adventureclassicgaming.com /index.php/site/reviews/54   (1672 words)

  
 The Grail Code » The Quest of the Holy Grail
It is the Holy Grail which will appear to-day in thy palace and will nourish the companions of the Round Table.” Then as soon as she had said these words, she turned away and left by the same road as she had come.
Soon it was announced through all the apartments of the palace how the Quest of the Holy Grail had been undertaken, and that all those who were to share in the Quest would leave court on the morrow.
This Quest is not a quest for earthly things, but is to be the search for the deep secrets and confidences of Our Lord and for the great mysteries which the High Master will show openly to that fortunate knight whom he has elected among all the other knights of earth to be his servant.
www.grailcode.com /scriptorium/the-quest-of-the-holy-grail   (20419 words)

  
 The Quest for the Holy Grail
The Quest for the Holy Grail was the greatest and noblest of all quests for the Knights of the Round Table.
The Holy Grail or Sangreal was believed to be the cup used by Jesus Christ at the Last Supper, and it was the cup that caught Christ's blood when he was thrust in the side with a spear at his crucifixion.
According to legend, the holy cup was housed in the Grail castle, Carbonek, a heavenly otherworld guarded by the most beautiful, wondrous, and enchanting spirits.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/mythology/36554   (506 words)

  
 The Holy Grail of Banking   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
It's no coincidence that the historical keepers of the Holy Grail, the Knights Templar, were also the world's first international banking system.
The real Grail is the fractional reserve banking system, that has enabled a small group of intelligent ambitious individuals to control the world monetarily.
The only legitimate way to profit in the Holy Grail of Banking is to make a movie about the phenomenon.
unitedelite.net /holygrail.html   (2980 words)

  
 THE QUEST OF THE HOLY GRAIL Introduction
The Grail is the Chalice of the Last Supper in which later, according to some accounts, "the precious blood of the Savior was gathered on the day when He was crucified to redeem mankind from Hell.
The Grail is vessel of that union, but so too is the poorest chalice in the smallest church where the Supper is celebrated.
We will later try to trace the relation of the individual quest for the Holy Grail with the same individual's experience of the common Eucharist, but for now we start, as we must with the Grail at Jerusalem at the table of the Last Supper and with the realization that it unites the worlds.
www.orderofthegrail.org /quest_of_the_holy_grail.htm   (850 words)

  
 Glastonbury | History and traditions | Holy Grail
Not everyone is qualified mentally or intellectually to cope with the mysteries of higher mathematics which are necessary to understand the science of flights into outer (or inner) space.
A book published in 1897 by an anonymous author was probably the first architectural study of modern times to attempt an understanding of the involved writings of a famous Roman architect, Vitruvius, who lived in the first century.
As the Great Pyramid in Egypt was the same theme in stone, revealed by its hidden symbolism, so too The High History of the Holy Grail had its counterpart in the dimensions and proportions of Glastonbury Abbey as a whole.
www.isleofavalon.co.uk /history/h-grail.html   (2927 words)

  
 Sea Life :: View topic - 16. Spectral Moon: The Quest for the Holy Grail
The Holy Grail, has been thought to be the cup or chalice used by Christ, but Christ used allegory and metaphor extensively in his teaching.
I think the Holy Grail is more than the cup Joseph of Amathiea was said to have, that was to have held the blood of Jesus, as he hung from the Cross.
It is my intention to discover what the Holy Grail might reveal for me, in the dreamtime, for myself and for Sea Life.
www.sealifedreams.com /forum/viewtopic.php?t=1433   (3537 words)

  
 The Quest of the Holy Grail - Anonymous - Penguin UK
Composed by an unknown author in early thirteenth-century France, The Quest of the Holy Grail is a fusion of Arthurian legend and Christian symbolism, reinterpreting ancient Celtic myth as a profound spiritual fable.
It recounts the quest of the knights of Camelot - the simple Perceval, the thoughtful Bors, the rash Gawain, the weak Lancelot and the saintly Galahad - as they journey through danger and temptation to reach the elusive Holy Grail.
Enfused with tragic grandeur and an aura of mysticism, The Quest is an absorbing and radiant allegory of man's perilous search for divine grace, and had a profound influence on later Arthurian romances and versions of the Grail legend.
www.penguin.co.uk /nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,0_9780140442205,00.html   (157 words)

  
 Monty Python and the Holy Grail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It generally spoofs the legends of King Arthur's quest to find the Holy Grail, and the film was a success on its initial run and retains a large-scale cult following today.
The Grail presumably is left in the hands of the Frenchmen in Castle Aaaaarrrrrrggghhh (Castle Stalker).
The DVD "Special Edition" includes "The Quest for the Holy Grail Locations", hosted by Michael Palin and Terry Jones, which shows places in Scotland used for the setting titled as "England 932 A.D." (as well as the two Pythons purchasing a copy of their own script as a guide).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Monty_Python_and_the_Holy_Grail   (1969 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Special Edition): DVD: Connie Booth,Elspeth Cameron,Graham Chapman,John ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail In Lego
It's basically a series of sketches woven together as King Arthur's quest for the Holy Grail, with Graham Chapman as the King, Terry Gilliam as his simpleton sidekick Patsy, and the rest of the Python gang filling out a variety of outrageous roles.
"Monty Python and the Holy Grail" would have to rank as one of Python's high points and came to be almost an icon of the group's zany humour.
www.amazon.com /Monty-Python-Holy-Grail-Special/dp/B00005O3VC   (2097 words)

  
 Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail - from CDAccess.com
Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail - from CDAccess.com
Collect clues and solve puzzles as you join King Arthur and his band of knights on their quest for the Holy Grail.
Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail, the comedy strategy-adventure game on CD-ROM that Charles the Simple is calling "Simply spectacular!" From the makers of the award-winning "Monty Python's Complete Waste of Time" CD-ROM game.
www.cdaccess.com /html/pc/holygr.htm   (632 words)

  
 Boing Boing: Your chance to own 2% of the Holy Grail
Rock journalist Christopher Dawes and his friend/neighbor Rat Scabies (of the punk rock band The Damned) are on a serious quest to find the Holy Grail.
(i) The Grail Stakeholder will be allowed one sip from the vessel of a beverage of the Grail Stakeholder’s choosing, which beverage to be provided by the Grail Stakeholder at the Grail Stakeholder’s sole expense.
The Grail Stakeholder may thereby gain eternal life and the healing of all physical ailments.
www.boingboing.net /2006/05/08/your_chance_to_own_2.html   (446 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Monty Python and the Holy Grail -- Two-disc set [1974]: DVD: Graham Chapman,John Cleese,Terry ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Those who have benefit of the 'Executive Version of the Soundtrack of the Trailer of the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail' are also treated to an exposition of the logical problems which itself concludes that 'sex is better than logic'.
Alas, the Holy Grail is never actually attained by the seekers, who run into trouble with more French k-nigits and the local constabulary.
That movie was Monty Python and the Holy Grail, starring that boatload of wacky British actors that had tickled our funny bones with their wild television program.
www.amazon.co.uk /Monty-Python-Holy-Grail-Two-disc/dp/B00005U0HG   (2564 words)

  
 Ascension: The Quest For the Holy Grail, concl.
The readers of the Cassiopaean material, as well as the many articles on this website, are quite aware of the fact that we like to be very careful in assigning probabilities to what may or may not be in our future.
Our book, Ascension: The True Quest for the Holy Grail, is a survey of the history and a presentation of the evidence of these matters, including an outline of what the potentials of ascension really are, as well as the requirements to achieve it.
The path that must be followed is that which is exemplified in the Quest for the Holy Grail.
www.cassiopaea.org /cass/ascension2.htm   (12542 words)

  
 Quest for the Holy Grail
King Arthur and the Quest for the Holy Grail
The Roundtable, the Grail Quest, Modred, Lancelot and Guinivere all are expressions of this conflict and provide fertile ground for understanding Celtic spirituality and our own spirituality.
The grail is guarded by the Fisher King (Christ?) and would not let it be brought to Britain, since Britain is unworthy
home.att.net /~fcclostr/Questnts.htm   (569 words)

  
 The Summit Lighthouse - Teachings of the Ascended Masters on the Quest for the Holy Grail
The Summit Lighthouse - Teachings of the Ascended Masters on the Quest for the Holy Grail
The leaving, then, of the citadel of light and its defense, whether of the Person of Christ or of his Community, becomes therefore the breaking of the mandala of the Whole.
The Grail would not be revealed to them for many lifetimes hence, even unto the present hour.
www.tsl.org /pearls_powered/archives/quest_holy_grail.asp   (913 words)

  
 Game Review: Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
You basically guide King Arthur through England on his quest for the Holy Grail.
The sound is great as well, featuring the original members of Monty Python, recreating their characters for the game.
Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail is a fun, funny game, that any Python fan will like.
www.geek.com /gaming/gamerevs/adventur/mpqhg.htm   (693 words)

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