Grail

The Grail has always been regarded as a myth from the Arthurian legends, though in more recent times and with the advent of a certain book, Mary Magdalene herself is being promoted as the Grail!

However, despite the glamour of the above tale, those who understand the true tradition know the Grail to be the container of the Soul. As such the search for the Grail symbolizes the search for and realization of our Spirit. The Grail (or Causal body or Lotus) is formed upon the higher mental plane and develops as the main head centres awaken and fuse with each other. It evolves through the positive actions, thoughts and feelings distilled over the Soul's many incarnations in matter. So, really we can say that it is the refined glory of the Soul's journey through the material world.

As the Grail refines and the individual passes through the various major and minor initiations, the third eye, the eye of the Soul, starts to express itself as the energy of intuitive love. As this seer ship faculty develops, the seer is able to touch lives and read motives like an open book. Intuitive love then gradually becomes the dominant mode of understanding, communication and action in the life of the seer. Contact with the Grail provides knowledge about past experiences, gifts, talents and tendencies.

The Grail is the medium through which we project and receive energies, communications and wisdom from the higher planes of consciousness. As this medium develops it becomes our duty to present our understanding in a loving way to those who seek it. So in essence, the seer is a channel or medium for higher minds and a living link between the intuitive world and the physical, emotional and mental areas of consciousness. The emerging synergy between the head chakras leads to the phenomenon known as the "light in the head" and then the third eye emerges within this energy field.

Subtle vision is an evolving phenomenon. Etheric vision operates at a lower level, occurs with eyes open and many people will develop this ability over the next few decades. It is based on prana and its relation to the etheric planes of the physical world.

Seership is the term used to describe the capacity to receive inflowing energies from the intuitive plane via the crown centre and picture them via the brow centre as clairvoyant images. The throat centre receives these same energies in an intuitive or telepathic form. This process usually occurs with eyes closed, though there are exceptions to the rule.

This is how true seership operates in contrast to the many psychics of the "chat line" variety who receive energies through their solar plexus centre. Such messages are often coloured by the psychic's personality and emotional distortions and the information conveyed may lead the undiscerning recipient away from the straight path. Be aware!

"The Soul is the eye of the Spirit."

On an everyday level it is our eyes and mind that perceive, interpret and understand what we see, but as the Grail becomes active it is the Soul that takes on this function. Ultimately, in terms of visionary levels, we have the All Seeing Eye of the Universe, the Eye of God.

As we awaken spiritually we have greater access to our Grail, which means the talents and spiritual gifts that we have developed over many lifetimes re-emerge and can be used in service to our fellow souls and the planet. In fact, the more we serve, the more it develops, refining itself into a container for higher level spiritual energies and frequencies. We gradually become the Grail, because as we develop our seership ability our individual lives act as a receptacle into which the Waters of Life (Spirit) can be poured and then directed to those open to the enlightenment and healing that comes from the Self.

A Living Tradition

The Grail tradition was initiated by members of the Spiritual Hierarchy with the Master K.H. (Koot Hoomi) and the Archangel Michael, being the joint Keepers of the Grail. It emerged from the earlier mysteries including the Egyptian and Celtic traditions. This tradition has also been overseen by the Master Rakocky, who incarnated as Merlin the magician. It is one of the genuine paths to Realization. Preparation for becoming a Grail or medium is often taught in small groups to those who have attracted a Master's attention through their commitment, sincerity and invocative power. Having been directed to a Senior disciple of the Ashram they are then offered further enlightenment.

Preparation Needed

The attitudes needed to find (become) the Grail emerge as we walk the Path and they include detachment, discernment and the other values we associate with a spiritual life. Detachment is the ability to be dispassionate and not be carried away by our desires and emotional reactions. Discernment is the ability to tell when we are caught up in emotional glamour, mental illusions or spiritual pride. Patience, perseverance, courage and other spiritual values all help us respond to the plethora of challenging and tempering experiences that automatically come into play when we make the decision to seek out the Self.

A practical approach is also important, because paying lip service to a tradition, but refusing to "walk the talk" of meditation, self-study and service, tends to leave us feeling shallow and incomplete. Our Soul transcends both mind and emotion and so without the involvement of the heart, the intellect and desire take over and form a formidable "dweller on the threshold" of enlightenment.

More on Seership.

Seership is the gift of subtle sight and enables us to communicate with those teachers and beings who dwell on the subtle levels of consciousness. It includes the ability to communicate telepathically (mind to mind), see visions, symbols and beings with our inner sight and to experience and discern the intuitive Truth in any situation.

As there are many denizens on the non-physical levels of consciousness, some of whom like to pretend to be great teachers or simply wish to cause confusion and trouble for the seeker, it is important to be discerning and process one's visions in the light of commonsense and humility.

The central requirement in communicating with the subtle planes is to bypass the astral plane, the plane of desire and to only communicate with those who walk in the Light of the Christ, who is the head of the Spiritual Hierarchy. Those who work within the Hierarchy aren't bossy, egocentric and demanding, unlike those on the astral plane who wish to exploit neophytes for their own selfish motives.

Outcome

With practice and perseverance we will eventually find the Grail, becoming the one who can channel the Waters of Life in the form of love, light, healing, peace and other qualities of the Spirit. Essentially, our Grail becomes magnetic and attracts the Waters of Life which then flow into it. The Grail also has a radiatory capacity and we can also then pour out this energy to those in need of understanding, healing and enlightenment. It is a constant process of giving and receiving.

What Next?

There are safe ways to refine the Grail and experience the opening of the third eye. The safest way is through sacrificial service to the Father, the One in Whom we all live and move and have our Being. This One holds all living beings within His sphere of influence. There is something about service that can decentralize us from our ego, the non-self of the personality and re-orient us towards the larger identities of family, community and world. Service develops our value systems and spirituality in a very natural way. It simply remains for each of us to decide how we will serve.

At the same time self-knowledge is important or we can get swept away by external influences, (normally the best bit of "spin" that we might hear on any given day). The personality is the vehicle we have to work through, so we have to understand it and make it work for us. We need to be in control of it. A well trained personality makes us an effective and useful servant and co-worker with the Divinity.

Our development is also hastened when we come into contact with genuine teachers who can introduce meditation methods that lead to the natural and safe emergence of the eye of the Soul. Teachers are also invaluable as they can firmly but gently challenge us when we get off the track.

The imaginative process is a central part of seership development and so visualization can aid us in developing our second sight. By directing love and light to the planet on a regular basis we serve all life forms; identify with the One Life and build a strong foundation for the emergence of seership skills and activities. The challenge is to discern the purely astral influences, which have as their fruits, pride, vanity and emotionalism. Truly spiritual contacts and impressions often humble our pride and bring peace, resolution and greater depth in their wake.

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