The line of Grail keepers established by Joseph of Arimathea,
The Lineage
The Legacy
Legacy and Continuity: The Grail legend often explores the idea of legacy and the passing down of ideals from one generation to the next. The continuation of the Arthurian legacy and the passing of the torch to future generations are significant themes.
“Another source of inspiration into the Arthurian and Grail mysteries is the Rosicrucian movement, beginning in the seventeenth century from roots in the Renaissance and continuing into the present. More than one writer has seen the Rosicrucians as the inheritors of Grail material. In particular, Manly Palmer Hall, who founded the Philosophical Research Society in the United States in 1936, linked the mysterious group with the Grail, stating that: ”it is evident that the story of…the symbolic genealogy of the Grail Kings relate(s) to the descent of Schools or Orders of initiates. Titurel, (the Grail King), represents the ancient wisdom, and, like the mysterious Father C(hristian) R(ose) C(ross) is the personification of the Mystery Schools which serve the Shrine of Eternal Truth.”
- Arthurian Magic