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INFO:Guides/Fishermen/Philosphers Stone

Just some interesting notes:

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the42guy: the42guy: who are the guides?
shadowtalk1: which guides?
the42guy: the mythosphere guides
shadowtalk1: the mythosphere guides
shadowtalk1: one of many
shadowtalk1: names
the42guy: whose names? what other names are there?
shadowtalk1: fishermen
shadowtalk1: of legend
shadowtalk1: generations
the42guy: Who are the fishermen of legend? of generations?
shadowtalk1: protectors

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synthasiadale: OK from what I remember
the42guy: alright
synthasiadale: one of the names that servants of the avalon/holy grail legends had in the past were "the fishermen"
the42guy: hmm
synthasiadale: they were tied in with the Joseph of Arimathea legends in some way

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The Holy Grail - It was taken to England by Joseph of Arimathea who established a line of guardians, known as the Grail or Fisher Kings, to preserve, protect and nurture its secrets2. Later the Grail disappeared, but was believed to be kept in a mysterious egg or oval-shaped Grail temple called the "Mount of Joy" and governed by a Queen. According to legend, they who discover the Grail and its secrets are assured a panacea of benefits including total gnosis or knowledge, everlasting life and the ability to control the elements.

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Let's begin by exploring exactly what the Holy Grail is. You've probably already seen the Grail in one form or another. Everyone who has ever seen the movie Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade knows the Grail as a simple carpenter's cup. It has additionally been identified as the container for the Shroud of Turin and as a Bloodline.

By strict definition the Grail is a Philosopher's or Alchemist's Stone that can turn one element into another. The word 'grail' is phonetically similar to 'grael', old French for stone. As all Grail knights learn, the Grail is also known as the 'Stone of God' that fell from Heaven and is accompanied by a mysterious body of spiritual teachings, the 'software' for making it work. Mystics claim this teaching is written in an ancient universal language of symbolism which requires spiritual vision to perceive. It centers around alchemy, the arcane semi-mythical secret of rearranging matter and transmuting elements at the atomic level, particularly base metals into gold

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So, if not instant untold wealth, what then does the Grail have to offer? To some the real prized kernel the Grail Stone offers is spiritual gold, the Key of Life, the way to find the 'light within' and the 'power without'. It offers connection to higher realms, accelerated evolution and the transformation of body and soul. This is the quest suitable to Alexander the Great, Isaac Newton, William Shakespeare and many royal families of Europe11. These were not casual onlookers. All actively sought, and some claimed to have known, the secrets of the Grail in its multiplicity of forms. As this article proposes, F.D.R. was another in this esteemed lineage of Grail questers... and possibly Grail or Fisher Kings.

~cem

Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2003 2:09 pm

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