Story of the Grail

Story of the Grail: Where Time Becomes Space – An Esoteric Study

Rudolf Meyer (author), translated by Maren & Alan Stott 

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.

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. Rudolf Meyer died in Göppingen in 1985.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Temple Lodge Publishing
Publication date ‏ : ‎ 14 April 2026
Print length ‏ : ‎ 290 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9781915776457
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 456 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.7 x 2.4 x 23.4 cm