A very interesting interview Philip! It has reminded me of my visit to chanctonbury. It was a lovely sunny day and I enjoyed a few hours wandering around, and resting against one of the trees. As I left I picked up a stone from the centre and put it in my pocket. When I reached my car I was violently pushed to the ground from behind but there was no one there. Having listened to John I now wonder if it was the local group or the guardian of the hill, and whether the stone affected my family... I left it in my mother's garden. Blessings to you both. Maria Edlin
On hearing this interview, I looked up Peter Lamborn Wilson since angels and Sufism interests me. I found some VERY TROUBLING information about him and wondering if anybody has verified this. If this info is true I think something should be said about it. Did anybody else come across anything or has any research articles to confirm.
Fascinating conversation.. Were I to put a Jungian spin on the Temple of The Grail and the Stables of Solomon, I would venture a guess that these are symbols pointing to A) the limbic brain being the stable of horses- the mammalian brain with its connection to emotion (the body) and impulse (unconsciousness), hence, related to the astral body ,or soul, which brings us to the imagination. By searching for The Grail in the Stables of Solomon, the seekers are in a sort of therapeutic descent into their past, to uncover unconscious material which contains hints of trauma and the seeds of behavioral patterns which ultimately shroud the radiant kingly (divine) authentic good nature. B) The Grail is the vessel, as such the Divine Feminine, what animates, what raises us above the drudgery of eating, defecating, and having little purpose to life. The Grail is the narrative itself. The Active Imagination "gives wings to insight", what J.R.R.Tolkien called "secondary creation" in which we actively create a "reality" adjacent to the one we're given, i.e.-the World of Nature. What C.G. Jung discovered with his writing The Red Book, is that in the cauldron of his imagination, figures, beings, great forces in the spirit emerged and engaged with him, through his imagination, but independent of it. The discovery of a timeless realm full of immortal spirits accessible through the imagination if we apply ourselves to it, fulfills the Quest of the Holy Grail...and therein dwells the Queen of Fairie, which is the embodiment and mirror of our own Anima, which is our joy and purpose and inspiration for living, for serving, for loving.
A very interesting interview Philip! It has reminded me of my visit to chanctonbury. It was a lovely sunny day and I enjoyed a few hours wandering around, and resting against one of the trees. As I left I picked up a stone from the centre and put it in my pocket. When I reached my car I was violently pushed to the ground from behind but there was no one there. Having listened to John I now wonder if it was the local group or the guardian of the hill, and whether the stone affected my family... I left it in my mother's garden. Blessings to you both. Maria Edlin
How interesting, Carmen!
I used to visit Chanctonbury Ring as a teenager.... It was fascinating, and quite spooky....!
Woderful conversation, and to finally SEE John Matthews and hear his voice-sublime! Thank you for this!
Great interview-- Thank you both so much! So grateful for this series Tea with a Druid.
Great conversation, I enjoyed your book The quest for the green man
Thank you both
How do you build a fort as an adult? Books!
Some claim that the Zohar--the book of splendor--is the holy grail.
Is there a link to the essay John mentioned regarding the Coven at Chanctonbury Ring?
Philip posted this elsewhere: The link I promise is not actually to an article but to this: ua-cam.com/video/sVh66Ioa6L4/v-deo.html
@@thegreenman555 thank you
On hearing this interview, I looked up Peter Lamborn Wilson since angels and Sufism interests me. I found some VERY TROUBLING information about him and wondering if anybody has verified this. If this info is true I think something should be said about it. Did anybody else come across anything or has any research articles to confirm.
Fascinating conversation.. Were I to put a Jungian spin on the Temple of The Grail and the Stables of Solomon, I would venture a guess that these are symbols pointing to A) the limbic brain being the stable of horses- the mammalian brain with its connection to emotion (the body) and impulse (unconsciousness), hence, related to the astral body ,or soul, which brings us to the imagination. By searching for The Grail in the Stables of Solomon, the seekers are in a sort of therapeutic descent into their past, to uncover unconscious material which contains hints of trauma and the seeds of behavioral patterns which ultimately shroud the radiant kingly (divine) authentic good nature. B) The Grail is the vessel, as such the Divine Feminine, what animates, what raises us above the drudgery of eating, defecating, and having little purpose to life. The Grail is the narrative itself. The Active Imagination "gives wings to insight", what J.R.R.Tolkien called "secondary creation" in which we actively create a "reality" adjacent to the one we're given, i.e.-the World of Nature. What C.G. Jung discovered with his writing The Red Book, is that in the cauldron of his imagination, figures, beings, great forces in the spirit emerged and engaged with him, through his imagination, but independent of it. The discovery of a timeless realm full of immortal spirits accessible through the imagination if we apply ourselves to it, fulfills the Quest of the Holy Grail...and therein dwells the Queen of Fairie, which is the embodiment and mirror of our own Anima, which is our joy and purpose and inspiration for living, for serving, for loving.
Bravo Franklin. What a superb and sweeping summary!
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