The Temple and the Grail - WF Veltman

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In the popular imagination the Holy Grail, as part of the cycle
legendary of King Arthur, belongs to the dimension of myth. And
even the story of the Knights Templar shows enigmatic aspects
and legendary. Despite the enormous amount of research available
historical, a plausible explanation has not yet been found for the
mystery that lies at the heart of their spiritual and material training disciplines.
WF Veltman, by examining the two themes side by side, illustrating their mutual internal and historical relations, highlights
of new unknown and interesting perspectives, worthy of being
taken into consideration.
On the one hand he shows us how the “poetic imagery” of the Mystery of the Grail has its origin in concrete historical events, and on the other he highlights how the true history of the Templars manifests the
essentially esoteric roots.
By connecting historical research with contents drawn from the work of Rudolf Steiner, WF Veltman elaborates a very broad investigation.
on the subject, starting with the pre-Christian Mysteries and ending by highlighting Michaelite Christianity.
In the course of his work, he carefully analyses the meaning of themes such as the Holy City of Jerusalem, the Temple of Solomon, the Legend of the Temple, the Castle-Temple of the Grail, Rosicrucianism, the Templars' treasure and the thorny question of Evil.
also as connected with Manichaeism.
Furthermore, the Author outlines the continuation and transformation of the Grail and Temple impulses in the future, including the critical role
of Europe as a “central” element of balance between the East and
West.
In this work he shows us how this task, which is continually hindered, requires first of all
to be deeply understood in the “realm” of free consciousness
human and be put into practice soon through our limbs, our thoughts and our hearts!

INDEX

Preface by Andrea Franco 7
Chapter 1. Introduction 9
Chapter 2. The Mysteries 15
The Castle in Burgenland 16
The Pre-Christian Mysteries 24
The Christian Mysteries 32
Spiritual Direction 38
Wisdom and Knowledge 47
The Mysteries of Northern and Western Europe 58
Chapter 3. The Temple and the Grail 71
Today's interest 72
The Phoenix 77
Jerusalem, Holy City 85
Solomon's Temple 90
Hiram and the Legend of Temple 98
The Invisible Temple 105
Chapter 4. Occult History 113
A World of Images 114
The Temple of the Grail 122
Grail and Apocalypse 129
The Ninth Century. Three Currents 135
The Ninth Century. The Journey from East to West 144
The Birth of the Order of the Templars 154
Karmic Connections 160
Chapter 5. The Order of the Templars 169
Knights and Monks 170
Initiation 178
The Mystery of the Templars' Gold 187
The 196 Trial
The Templars' "guilt" 204
Human Tragedy and Divine Comedy 209
The Mystery of the Cross 216
Chapter 6. The Future of the World 223
Evil: Grail and Anti-Grail 224
The Rosicrucians 235
Esotericism and World History 244
Liberty, Equality and Fraternity … 254
The Task of the Center 263
Michaelite Christianity 273
The Future of the World 283
Afterword 295
Afterword by the Italian publisher 297
Note 303