About 'Parzival'....
Jul 29, 2014 20:46:11 GMT
Post by Goldenfleeced on Jul 29, 2014 20:46:11 GMT
Well, 'brothers,' I suppose it's time to get back to this subject; it all ties in together (of course it does, if it is Truth... one 'story' really only confirms the others, if you can find the 'links'... lol...), and the story of 'Parzival' is of particular significance to the esoterically-minded. The problem is that, in spite of the familiarity, and age, of the story, no-one, and nobody, seems to know who 'He' is.
Let's see if we can find Him...
In order to do that, I have chosen to follow the path laid by one of my 'brothers' gone ahead (now see the 'magic' of the 'word;' to say 'gone a-head' means to me that he is in the 'memory,' in my mind, and will not be forgotten. Nice, isn't it?) ... Otto Rahn, from whom my own 'signature' is quoted. You see, Otto had a 'passion,' for the 'Grail,' and its history, and its Truth. I believe that he found his answers, and in the relation of what he found, I was able to find my answer...
I have heard it said that in order to be a True 'Illuminate,' one must complete a 'paper' on the subject of 'Parzival;' I have read some of the thoughts of Frater Achad (Charles Stanfield Jones) in regard to Parzival... another 'brother' gone ahead. Now, I will give you the shortest 'paper' ever written on the subject. I feel that two quotes will suffice; from there, we will go on to retrace Brother Otto's steps through the Pyrenees, to Montsegur, and beyond... it is one of those 'terribly wonderful' stories that you ought not miss.
And now, without further 'a-dew' (*snork*... forgive me.)...
A thread that may be followed from the Celtic story of Peredur to Wagner's story of Parsifal, is the revelatory encounter between the young boy and a female relative. In the story of Peredur, they meet immediately after the boy leaves the Grail Castle.
Wolfram fragments this encounter. He gives this cousin the name, Sigune, and she also appears in his misleadingly-named poem, Titurel. Parzival meets her before he arrives at the Grail Castle, as well as after. She reveals to him his true name. “'Upon my word, you are Parzival!' said she of the red lips. 'Your name means, pierce-through-the-heart.'” In Wolfram's poem, the news about Herzeloyde's death is not revealed until the Good Friday meeting with the hermit, and it is he and not the cousin who breaks the news to Parzival.
This is one of many points on which Wagner seems to have had some direct or indirect knowledge of Chrétien or other sources, since he does not follow Wolfram at all. The fate of Herzeleide is revealed to Parsifal in the forest before he is admitted to the Grail Castle, not by Sigune but by Kundry, and it is also the latter who calls him by his true name, on her second entry in Act 2.
The literary motif of a hero who does not know his own name -- suggesting that he has not yet discovered who he is -- is one that is found not only in the Grail romances but also in a group of stories (or variants of the same story) about The Fair Unknown.
www.monsalvat.no/notes1.htm
Now, the second point that I've highlighted for you is more contemporary in Nature, which ought to go to the proving of my initial point, if you Will,- which is that all of the stories 'meet' in One...
'The Fair Unknown'... to be known in modern vernacular as 'The Nobody.'
Baaaahahahaha...
Now, on to my second quote; this I take from the standard 'accepted' Source, and so...
Psalm 45
Your Throne is Forever
1Unto the end, for them that shall be changed, for the sons of Core, for understanding. A canticle for the Beloved. My heart hath uttered a good word I speak my works to the king; My tongue is the pen of a scrivener that writeth swiftly.
2Thou art beautiful above (also translated, 'Thou art fairer than) the sons of men: grace is poured abroad in thy lips; therefore hath God blessed thee for ever
3Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O thou most mighty.
4With thy comeliness and thy beauty set out, proceed prosperously, and reign. Because of truth and meekness and justice: and thy right hand shall conduct thee wonderfully (teach thee terrible things).
5Thy arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies: under thee shall people fall.
6Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a sceptre of uprightness.
7Thou hast loved justice, and hated iniquity: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
8Myrrh and stacte and cassia perfume thy garments, from the ivory houses: out of which
9the daughters of kings have delighted thee in thy glory. The queen stood on thy right hand, in gilded clothing; surrounded with variety.
10Hearken, O daughter, and see, and incline thy ear: and forget thy people and thy father's house.
11And the king shall greatly desire thy beauty; for he is the Lord thy God, and him they shall adore.
12And the daughters of Tyre with gifts, yea, all the rich among the people, shall entreat thy countenance.
13All the glory of the king's daughter is within in golden borders,
14clothed round about with varieties. After her shall virgins be brought to the king: her neighbours shall be brought to thee.
15They shall be brought with gladness and rejoicing: they shall be brought into the temple of the king.
16Instead of thy fathers, sons are born to thee: thou shalt make them princes over all the earth.
17They shall remember thy name throughout all generations. Therefore shall people praise thee for ever; yea, for ever and ever.
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And so it is...
And so mote it be...
Looking more familiar now...?
I should think so.
Let's see if we can find Him...
In order to do that, I have chosen to follow the path laid by one of my 'brothers' gone ahead (now see the 'magic' of the 'word;' to say 'gone a-head' means to me that he is in the 'memory,' in my mind, and will not be forgotten. Nice, isn't it?) ... Otto Rahn, from whom my own 'signature' is quoted. You see, Otto had a 'passion,' for the 'Grail,' and its history, and its Truth. I believe that he found his answers, and in the relation of what he found, I was able to find my answer...
I have heard it said that in order to be a True 'Illuminate,' one must complete a 'paper' on the subject of 'Parzival;' I have read some of the thoughts of Frater Achad (Charles Stanfield Jones) in regard to Parzival... another 'brother' gone ahead. Now, I will give you the shortest 'paper' ever written on the subject. I feel that two quotes will suffice; from there, we will go on to retrace Brother Otto's steps through the Pyrenees, to Montsegur, and beyond... it is one of those 'terribly wonderful' stories that you ought not miss.
And now, without further 'a-dew' (*snork*... forgive me.)...
A thread that may be followed from the Celtic story of Peredur to Wagner's story of Parsifal, is the revelatory encounter between the young boy and a female relative. In the story of Peredur, they meet immediately after the boy leaves the Grail Castle.
Wolfram fragments this encounter. He gives this cousin the name, Sigune, and she also appears in his misleadingly-named poem, Titurel. Parzival meets her before he arrives at the Grail Castle, as well as after. She reveals to him his true name. “'Upon my word, you are Parzival!' said she of the red lips. 'Your name means, pierce-through-the-heart.'” In Wolfram's poem, the news about Herzeloyde's death is not revealed until the Good Friday meeting with the hermit, and it is he and not the cousin who breaks the news to Parzival.
This is one of many points on which Wagner seems to have had some direct or indirect knowledge of Chrétien or other sources, since he does not follow Wolfram at all. The fate of Herzeleide is revealed to Parsifal in the forest before he is admitted to the Grail Castle, not by Sigune but by Kundry, and it is also the latter who calls him by his true name, on her second entry in Act 2.
The literary motif of a hero who does not know his own name -- suggesting that he has not yet discovered who he is -- is one that is found not only in the Grail romances but also in a group of stories (or variants of the same story) about The Fair Unknown.
www.monsalvat.no/notes1.htm
Now, the second point that I've highlighted for you is more contemporary in Nature, which ought to go to the proving of my initial point, if you Will,- which is that all of the stories 'meet' in One...
'The Fair Unknown'... to be known in modern vernacular as 'The Nobody.'
Baaaahahahaha...
Now, on to my second quote; this I take from the standard 'accepted' Source, and so...
Psalm 45
Your Throne is Forever
1Unto the end, for them that shall be changed, for the sons of Core, for understanding. A canticle for the Beloved. My heart hath uttered a good word I speak my works to the king; My tongue is the pen of a scrivener that writeth swiftly.
2Thou art beautiful above (also translated, 'Thou art fairer than) the sons of men: grace is poured abroad in thy lips; therefore hath God blessed thee for ever
3Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O thou most mighty.
4With thy comeliness and thy beauty set out, proceed prosperously, and reign. Because of truth and meekness and justice: and thy right hand shall conduct thee wonderfully (teach thee terrible things).
5Thy arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies: under thee shall people fall.
6Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a sceptre of uprightness.
7Thou hast loved justice, and hated iniquity: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
8Myrrh and stacte and cassia perfume thy garments, from the ivory houses: out of which
9the daughters of kings have delighted thee in thy glory. The queen stood on thy right hand, in gilded clothing; surrounded with variety.
10Hearken, O daughter, and see, and incline thy ear: and forget thy people and thy father's house.
11And the king shall greatly desire thy beauty; for he is the Lord thy God, and him they shall adore.
12And the daughters of Tyre with gifts, yea, all the rich among the people, shall entreat thy countenance.
13All the glory of the king's daughter is within in golden borders,
14clothed round about with varieties. After her shall virgins be brought to the king: her neighbours shall be brought to thee.
15They shall be brought with gladness and rejoicing: they shall be brought into the temple of the king.
16Instead of thy fathers, sons are born to thee: thou shalt make them princes over all the earth.
17They shall remember thy name throughout all generations. Therefore shall people praise thee for ever; yea, for ever and ever.
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And so it is...
And so mote it be...
Looking more familiar now...?
I should think so.