The Holy Grail

[Summer]

I would like to start a thread where we can discuss through the years, our perspectives on what the Holy Grail truly is. I am still undecided upon what I think the Holy Grail is, but I am sure that is has something to do with a Magickal lineage. A lineage that comes from the union of Jesus and Mary Magdalene, his wife. Any one have any thoughts on this? Or any of your own ideas that I could learn from? I would love to have a discussion on any one's ideas about what the Holy Grail actually is or represents in your opinion?

[jimmyRRpage]

I'd actually like to see this thread go somewhere.

Debbie, I believe your close, but it needs to be a bit more literal. I do believe that the Da Vinci Code hit upon more truth as far as the Holy Grail than what most people tend/want to believe.

The Chalice... The Womb... Mary Magdelene.

I believe Mary Magdelene herself is the Holy Grail.

This is all assuming of course the whole Jesus being the Messiah is true. Which, while I could be wrong about it, I don't believe (obviously... ;D)

[Thorn]

Didn't the whole Wiccan thing of the cup/chalice representing the feminine come from Ceremonial magic and thus Kabbalistic theory? (Thinking of the cups suit in Tarot, which has been around a lot longer than Wicca, I think I've got an answer to my own question...)

This would back up the idea of grail=woman. Probably an important woman in JC's life: wife (or maybe mother?)

And as far as marital candidates go, Magdelene is the only one really presenting herself.

[Summer]

www.bibliotecapleyades.net/biblianazar/esp_biblianazar_1.htm

This link takes you to a site that has some very interesting views about Jesus, Mary Magdalene and the Holy Grail. Some of it makes a lot of sense to me, other parts don't, but that is for each reader to decide. I do like the parts where the author talks about how the Catholic Church changed so many parts of Christianity to fit what it wanted to teach, as I completely agree with those parts.