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David Blakeman's avatar

If ever there was a time for Arthur to fulfill the prophecy and return to save his England it is now. At the very least we need his spirit to prepare the nation for darkness and challenges it will be facing in the near future. Take up your personal search and spread the message within the above words. May our nation be granted Grace from God to prepare.

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The Brothers Krynn's avatar

Very well said.

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Crumpet's avatar

I have a sneaking suspicion we must wait a little longer, people are still rather comfortable and have all their conveniences and Luxury Beliefs to distract them.

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mudhut's avatar

So on point that it hurts.

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Elizabeth's avatar

What a beautiful piece, and so relevant now. If we can find the courage to begin the Grail quest and humble ourselves to receive it when we find it, the kingdom of our soul will be healed. If enough of us do this, the lost land of Logres may be healed.

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Big Mike's avatar

Beautifully written.

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Jay's avatar

Beautiful piece. A puzzle keeps nagging, though-- can we really solve or do we receive the mystery of the Grail?

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Korpijarvi's avatar

Normally every year my darling and I did two things on Easter weekend: Parsifal on Good Friday, and Boorman's Excalibur on Easter Saturday.

> the king will always suffer a new wound, and if you want to be the hero you will have to heal it over and over again.

Not this wound. Not this wound. Not this wound.

> But this quest feels so impossible. Who can defeat the dragon? Who has ever conquered the rot of sin? Who can escape the grave?

If only it had called me instead.

We discussed this, not long before the unexpected, mysterious, devastating end. Discussed which of us would better be able to handle being without the other. I knew it was not me.

Yet it is me. And I take it up, day after day, staggering and aching...but thankful that my darling was not the one to have to walk this path.

But...Die Wunde! Die Wunde!

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Enthüllet den Gral! -

Walte des Amtes!

Dich mahnet dein Vater: -

Du musst, du musst!

~~~~~

I'm not there yet. But till now I couldn't even face those words.

I thank you for returning them to me. Me to them.

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Rhys Brindley's avatar

This spoke very closely to my heart and mind, it has fired me up, and made me humble. It feels akin to the speech Théoden gave on the Pelennor fields.

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The Brothers Krynn's avatar

Beautifully said, this was a haunting essay and I think there's definitely something to be said about the human tragedy in the story of Camelot and King Arthur. It is one reason why it continues to haunt us to this day.

I suspect though that we're going to have to wait still longer before we can see a new Arthur or Charlemagne arise and bring people together, set their hearts aflame and get them on their feet again. People are just too comfortable still.

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Inscension's avatar

A great piece and one I shall share .. I would like to open a kind and friendly exchange .. who/what are the dragons?

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Palamambron's avatar

What is the story of the knight Percival and the stone of destiny? There were two Percivals of the last century who wrote books about destiny. There is a famous book, Thinking and Destiny, by Harold Percival. Circle of Destiny, by Milton Percival is about William Blake's prophetic writings.

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Andrew Henry's avatar

I'm not seeing the dichotomy you seem to see. Communion is the very thing that connects you to the Maker, as you put it. It is the thing that makes you whole.

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I. Allen's avatar

Thanks for the reply—I actually don’t think we’re far apart. I didn’t mean to suggest a strict dichotomy, but rather to reflect on how the experience of wholeness—beautiful and vital as it is—is not the final end, but something that points us beyond ourselves to the Giver. In that sense, the Grail doesn’t just restore the king for the king’s sake, but so that the land might reflect the glory of the one who made it.

Looking back, perhaps my use of the word “counterpoint” framed my comment as contradiction rather than as an engagement with—and maybe even an expansion of—your idea.

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Andrew Henry's avatar

Right- maybe we're using the word communion differently. From the Orthodox perspective, communion is literally the body and blood of Christ- therefore communion is not just making us whole, it is literally the "Giver" as you put it- meaning there is not need for it to be "pointing" us Him, as in communion we have found Him.

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I. Allen's avatar

Respectfully, though I’m not Orthodox, I don’t believe we’re using “communion” differently. By “point to,” I don’t mean to suggest that God is absent or that communion is merely symbolic. Rather, I’m reflecting on the telos of communion—not as something primarily therapeutic or healing for us, but as something ordered toward the glorification of God.

Healing and wholeness are beautiful byproducts, but they’re not the reason we commune. Perhaps we’re encountering either a genuine difference in emphasis or simply the limits of indirect conversation. In any case, I hope my intended tone of curiosity and inquiry comes through. I appreciate your willingness to engage and clarify your position.

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