The Book of Taliesin, chaps 17-end
Chapter Seventeen: The Lady of the Lake There is not breath enough from the sea to form a ripple on the lake. The water is a glass; and the sun is high enough to see into the shadowy green depths. The little barge drifts within sight of St. Benignus’s rock. It is there, … Continue reading
Red Book of the High and Holy Grail, chaps 8-11: Merlin’s Instruction
Chapter Eight Peredur left the hills of Corbenic behind him, finding his own track back through the forest. He had not gone far, when he heard a terrible noise as of a running lion, crashing through the heavy undergrowth. He stopped, alarmed now to hear the noise rushing directly toward him. Barely had he time … Continue reading
The Red Book of the High and Holy Grail, Chapters 4 – 7: Corbenic
Chapter Four Peredur entered the forest. There he found and followed the thread of secret thoughts that had led him to Caerleon from his mother’s house. But who can explain the supernatural science of unfolding revelation – what it is, thought that comes from God and is part of God – and where it leads … Continue reading
The Red Book of the High and Holy Grail, Chapters 1-3
The Third Ancient Book of the Prophet Merlin: The Red Book of the Grail Chapter One: Arthur was not in the cathedral that morning. He had intended to be there; greatly had he desired it. Returning from a pilgrimage deep in the pathless marshes of Avalon, his ship had crossed the Severn Sea at night, … Continue reading
The Third Ancient Book of the Prophet Merlin: The Red Book of the Grail (I)
Prologue to the Third Ancient Book of Merlin the Prophet: The Red Book of the Grail When the day of Pentecost had come to its fulfillment, all of Arthur’s court was gathered in the cathedral of Caerleon. This particular edifice in the old Roman city, though not proudest among those Imperial structures, was by … Continue reading
Orthodox Illumination 