in alchemical sequence, the Grail precedes the Rose. The vessel must be fashioned and cleansed before it can hold the water of life. Once filled, the water nourishes the hidden seed in the heart—until it blooms as the Rose upon the Cross.
- Quest for the Grail — purification, trials, service, devotion.
- Finding and Receiving — the inner marriage of soul and Spirit, theosis.
- Blooming of the Rose — the outward radiation of what has been inwardly received. Ressurection