"The Quest for the Holy Grail – as told in detestable doggerel, in authentic mediæval style." — Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Here begins the Book of the Sangreal, Here begin the terrors, Here begin the miracles —Le Quest del Saint Graal (c. 1220 AD)
- I. The High Medieval World
- II. Celtic Foundations, Avalon & Faery
- III. Literary Origins and the Making of the Legend
- IV. Arthur, Merlin & Camelot
- V. Knights and Ladies of the Arthurian World
- VI. The Grail, Christ & Sophia
- VII. The Wounded King and the Wasteland
- VIII. Chivalry and the Way of the Holy Knight
- IX. The Call to the Quest
- X. The Quest and Its Trials
- XI. The Grail Castle, Attainment & Return
- XII. The Passing of Arthur
- XIII. Texts, Sources & Later Reception
The Grail Quest is the search for the living mystery of Christ within the wounded human soul and the wounded Kingdom.
From Gnosis to QuestThe Arthurian Mysteries & The Grail Quest: IntroductionI. The High Medieval World
The High Medieval CivilizationMedieval: Middle AgesWhy the Grail Appeared in Medieval EuropeThe Royal HoursII. Celtic Foundations, Avalon & Faery
AvalonGlastonburyArthurian Legends & the FaeCeltic Cup & Cauldron MythArthurian Legends & FaeryThe Celtic-Druidic & Christic TraditionsThe Fairy & Human wedding: a spirit, marries a knight to gain a soul.III. Literary Origins and the Making of the Legend
The Making of the Arthurian Legend: From Celtic Britain to the Holy GrailChrétien de Troyes and the Birth of the Grail RomanceBleheris: Early Arthurian StorytellerThe Story of the Arthurian & Grail MythosRomance: The Sacred Genre of the QuestChronological Timeline of the Christic GrailSynthesized Story of the Holy GrailPutting the grail events into the overall story…The Romance of the RoseThe Imaginal Realm: Myth as a Mode of TruthIV. Arthur, Merlin & Camelot
King Arthur PendragonMerlinCamelotCharacters in the Arthurian DramaCamelot and the Grail: Order and RealizationThe Land LogresArthur and the Fisher King: Two KingshipsThe Round TableThe Siege Perilous: The Seat of DestinyKnights of the Round Table: A Zodiac TaleThe Sword in the StoneThe Stone and Excalibur: Identity and GiftThe Feast in the Great HallThe Imprisonment of MerlinV. Knights and Ladies of the Arthurian World
The Ladies of the Art and LegendThe Three Grail Knights: Perceval, Galahad & LancelotQueen GuinevereThe Lady of the Lake & the Gift of ExcaliburSir GalahadPercival and Galahad: Two Ways to the GrailSir LancelotSir Balin: The Fallen KnightSir PercivalSir Mordred: The Shadow KnightThe Shadow KnightSir Gawain: The Loyal KnightSir BedivereSir TristanSir KaySir GarethSir AgravaineSir EctorKing LotSir LamorakSir BorsSir Lucan - The Noble SquireSir Gromer Somer JoureThe Curse of the Lady of ShalottTristan and IsoldeMorgan le FayThe Heroine's PathTristan and Iseult: The Wound of Courtly LoveVI. The Grail, Christ & Sophia
Sophia and the Grail — The Feminine Mystery of Divine WisdomThe Seven Mysteries of the Holy GrailThe Holy Grail as Celtic, Druid, Pagan, Christic, Alchemical, and Gnostic MysteryArthurian Mystery SchoolThe Quest of the Holy GrailThe Origins of the GrailCult of the Sangreal: The Grail and Canaanite MythologyThe Secrets of the GrailThe Temple of the GrailLapsit Exillis: "the stone that fell from the heavens"Grail and Stone: Grace and WorkThe Holy Grail and the Christic MysteryThe Grail: Where Christ and Sophia MeetArthurian Magic & Mystery SchoolThe Grail as SymbolSangreal: Holy Blood, Holy GrailThe Holy Lance: Spear of DestinyThe Chalice of Atonement: RedemptionThe Grail: Eucharist Transformed into QuestChrist-Magdalene MysteriesThe Grail TableThe Grail Lineage & KeepersJoseph of Arimathea: Steward of the GrailThe Vision of the GrailThe Feminine in the Grail QuestVII. The Wounded King and the Wasteland
The Wounded King, the Wasteland & the Restoration of the KingdomThe Fisher KingThe King and the Land Are OneTiturel: The First Grail KingBran the BlessedThe Teinach PaintingPrester JohnThe Healing of the KingThe Dolorous Stroke: Wounding of the Fisher King & the Sacred MasculineThe Poisoning of the Wells: The ElucidationThe Waste LandThe Wound: The Sacred Injury That Drives the QuestThe Wound as BackstoryThe Grail Quest: Wound, Grace, and Restored KingshipQuest, Community, and the Renewal of the LandVIII. Chivalry and the Way of the Holy Knight
The Way of the Grail Knight: The Seven Virtues and the Sacred VowChivalry: The Esoteric Order of the Sacred WarriorThe Knight: The Spiritualization of the WarriorThe Knight-MonkThe Templars: History, Legend, and Sacred ArchetypeCourtly Love: The Education of DesireThe Vestments of the Holy KnightThe Code of the Holy Grail KnightThe Sacred VowThe Knights InitiationWhom Do You Serve?Jihad: The Holy WarThe Knight in Shining ArmourA New KnighthoodRoyal Martial ArtThe Art of WarMartial ArtsMartial Arts as ZenBudo: "Do"Kata: PracticeBushidō: The Warrior's CodeWarrior in the GardenWarrior PhilosophySelf-OvercomingMasculinity: A True ManThe Beast in MeJoan of ArcSir Gawain and the Green KnightRoyal Martial ArtIX. The Call to the Quest
The Hero’s Journey & The Universal QuestThe Call to the Grail QuestThe 50(ish) Steps of the Hero's JourneySetting Forth on the Grail QuestThe Hero: The Chosen OneThe Path: Choose Your Own AdventureTrue WillThe Shadow of the HeroNorth StarDestiny, Fate, & Free WillThe Path of The HeartThe Path as InitiationThe 5 Forms of Abundance & The 7 NeedsGrace and the Instrument of ProvidenceRefusal & Answering the Call to the QuestQuest and Kingdom: Personal Attainment and Collective DutyThe Road Goes Ever OnX. The Quest and Its Trials
The Lands AdventurousEntering the Deep, Dark ForestThe Macguffin of the GrailMerlin’s ChessParsifal's JourneyEnchanted Realms: Navigating the MysticalKnight-ErrantTrials & Tribulations of the KnightThe Shadow of FearThe Dweller on the ThresholdThe Black Gate – crossing the threshold into the MysteryThe Damsel in DistressThe Voice in the Forest: The Mysterious SummonsThe Sacred Grove & Healing SpringsThe Questing BeastThe Loathly LadyTests of FaithThe Black, White, and Red KnightsThe Broken SwordTests of Knightly Virtues: Sin & TemptationThe TemptressThe White HartThe 12 Tests of the KnightThe Test of the MirrorThe LabyrinthSelf-OvercomingReceiving the Gift from the FeminineTrevrizent the HermitThe Bridge of DeathThe Castle of MaidensThe Failed Grail EncounterThe Threshold: Crossing Between WorldsThe Fellowship: Companions on the Quest