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Story of the Grail

Where Time Becomes Space An Esoteric Study
  • ISBN-13: 9781915776457
  • Publisher: RUDOLF STEINER PRESS
    Imprint: TEMPLE LODGE PUBLISHING
  • By Rudolf Meyer
  • Price: AUD $79.99
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  • Availability: Book will be despatched upon release.
  • Local release date: 14/07/2026
  • Format: Paperback (235.00mm X 155.00mm) 290 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Christianity [HRC]
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Emerging on the fringes of institutional religion, rooted in the
Celtic world of Ireland and Wales and later intersecting with
Gnostic currents such as those of the Cathars, Grail Christianity
offers a radically distinct vision of Christian spiritual life. At its
heart lies not a relic, but a question: What is the Grail?
From Chrétien de Troyes’ first vision of the Grail Castle to
Wolfram von Eschenbach’s Parzival, Meyer shows how the Grail
legends preserve an esoteric Christian path of inner
transformation. Figures such as Perceval, Gawain and Galahad
appear as archetypes of the human soul at different stages of
initiation, whilst motifs – including the missed question, the
wounded Grail King Anfortas, the Good Friday Mystery, and the
healing power of compassion – point to a spiritual schooling
largely forgotten in modern Christianity.
Tracing the Grail’s journey from East to West, Meyer explores
Robert de Boron’s Josef of Arimathea, Wolfram’s enigmatic
Master Kyot, and the striking image of the Grail as a living
‘stone’. He follows the Grail impulse through Celtic and
Arthurian traditions and reveals the role of poets, minnesingers
and troubadours in preserving its wisdom during times of
persecution.
First published in 1958, this seminal work follows the Grail’s
continuing mission through Rosicrucianism, Goethe,
Wagner’s Parsifal and Rudolf Steiner’s renewal of the Mysteries.
The Grail emerges not as a medieval curiosity, but as a living
reality – inviting readers to step onto its path themselves and
encounter its transformative presence.

RUDOLF MEYER (1896–1985) was a prolific writer and a priest of the Christian Community. Born in
Hanover, Germany, he studied theology and philosophy, briefly under Edmund Husserl. As a member of
the founding circle of The Christian Community, he served as a pastor in North Germany, Saxony, Prague,
Düsseldorf and Zürich, later teaching at the Stuttgart seminary from 1932. Inspired by Rudolf Steiner,
Meyer attended the influential Agricultural Course at Koberwitz and supported Karl König in the
development of education for special needs. He wrote more than thirty books including biographies of
Novalis, Rudolf Steiner and Albert Steffen, and on themes encompassing mythology, history and religion.

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