Wow, this must have been a labor of love for you, because this discussion of Parzival and Wolfram von Eschenbach (and alchemy and astrology and mythology and inner spiritual truths) is an amazing gift to your viewers. Many thanks for this gift!
Thank you this is brilliant. I am writing something which uses the legend symbolically, and have spent some time researching in Languedoc and the Hermetic library in Amsterdam - also of course read Joseph Campbell's book on the grail myth. However, your video is truly fantastic and informative, and makes many more connections to follow up on. Thank you!
Parsifal / Perseval gets his name from the ancient female greek god Perse and then the latin Villa. Perse was also known as the maiden and known as Cora. Maiden castle was the place where the grail was kept, Perseval was the grail holder. Perseval means maiden's castle.
So awesome :D!!! Have you thought of making essays/videos on other Medieval Esoteric works like the Divine Comedy, Romance of the Rose and the poem Pearl?
Thanks! I would love working with those topics. I feel that Dante's Paradiso is particularly overlooked today. Most people seem to, at best, start with the Inferno, but then never progress from there.
I've only watched Wagner's Parsifal. I couldn't understand how Percival could possibly know what question to ask. Also, when he returned to the castle, he didn't ask the question then, either. He simply became king instead of Amfortas. Does von Eisenbach's story explain these things?
Yeah, the question itself doesn’t seem to play much of a role in Wagner’s Parsifal. The emphasis seems to be more on the underlying virtue of compassion (Mitleid). Wolfram’s use of the question will probably also strike one as strange from a contemporary perspective, since Parzival is blamed for something seemingly beyond his control, given that he didn’t know that there was a healing question to be asked and was actually trying to follow the rules his teacher Gurnemanz had given him when he remained quiet. And similar things can be said about his guilt for killing his kinsman Ither and his involvement in the death of his mother. Wolfram is operating more in the realm of original sin or Aristotelian tragic hamartia than what we would think of as moral responsibility in a contemporary sense.
Wow, this must have been a labor of love for you, because this discussion of Parzival and Wolfram von Eschenbach (and alchemy and astrology and mythology and inner spiritual truths) is an amazing gift to your viewers. Many thanks for this gift!
What a gem and what a powerful message. Loud and clear... Thank you!
Thank you this is brilliant. I am writing something which uses the legend symbolically, and have spent some time researching in Languedoc and the Hermetic library in Amsterdam - also of course read Joseph Campbell's book on the grail myth. However, your video is truly fantastic and informative, and makes many more connections to follow up on. Thank you!
Parsifal / Perseval gets his name from the ancient female greek god Perse and then the latin Villa. Perse was also known as the maiden and known as Cora. Maiden castle was the place where the grail was kept, Perseval was the grail holder. Perseval means maiden's castle.
Thanks, very good presentation and analysis.
Thank you, brother.
thank you for explaining Parzival its hard for me to understand the authors poetic style so I very much appreciate this video
So much work! So much information! Thank you!
Thank you so much for your wonderful work. I will listen to this again.
That was just brilliant and like a flaming arrow has hit the mark. Good work.
Thank you for your powerful lessons
Cool channel! I'm glad I stumbled upon this.
You teachings are great.....new sub, & thank you brother.......
So awesome :D!!!
Have you thought of making essays/videos on other Medieval Esoteric works like the Divine Comedy, Romance of the Rose and the poem Pearl?
Thanks! I would love working with those topics. I feel that Dante's Paradiso is particularly overlooked today. Most people seem to, at best, start with the Inferno, but then never progress from there.
Romance of the rose would be ideal and ties in with this subject. Also the dogon (the rose) the nommos (day of the fish)
Great summary and delivery 🎉
Excellent work 💥
Underrated content.
Immense gratitude for this presentation 🙏 🌹🍷🗡
1:14:00 by not asking the question Parzival ate and drank damnation on himself
I've only watched Wagner's Parsifal. I couldn't understand how Percival could possibly know what question to ask. Also, when he returned to the castle, he didn't ask the question then, either. He simply became king instead of Amfortas. Does von Eisenbach's story explain these things?
Yeah, the question itself doesn’t seem to play much of a role in Wagner’s Parsifal. The emphasis seems to be more on the underlying virtue of compassion (Mitleid). Wolfram’s use of the question will probably also strike one as strange from a contemporary perspective, since Parzival is blamed for something seemingly beyond his control, given that he didn’t know that there was a healing question to be asked and was actually trying to follow the rules his teacher Gurnemanz had given him when he remained quiet. And similar things can be said about his guilt for killing his kinsman Ither and his involvement in the death of his mother. Wolfram is operating more in the realm of original sin or Aristotelian tragic hamartia than what we would think of as moral responsibility in a contemporary sense.
Great long hair. Do not let the ignorant doubt the power of Samson’s mane.
Pierce the veil
✋ ｐｒｏｍｏｓｍ
Get a haircut