The Search for the Holy Grail

What is the Holy Grail? A chalice? A philosophers' stone? The bloodline of Christ? In Arthurian romances the quest for the ever-elusive Holy Grail and the secrets therein was the highest spiritual pursuit one could embark on. In today's times it is a mental, rather than a physical, journey, and while not fraught with the danger it once was, it is still, for all practical purposes, an exciting and adventurous journey. To discover the truth …

…that you are now to seek concern the nature and manifestations of the Holy Grail; these signs will never appear to sinners or men sunk deep in guilt" (The Quest of the Holy Grail, 174). As seen, the story of the Holy Grail varies with author to author but continues to remain an object of mystery and fascination. It involves an otherworldly realm of which only a glimpse can be caught in stories and in prose.