Arthur Edward Waite

The Book of the Holy Graal Arthur Edward Waite

Originally published in 1921, The Book of the Holy Graal is a work of deeply esoteric and allegorical poetry or prose inspired by the symbolism of the Holy Grail and the Grail Quest. From the opening: "Seekers of very life, who urge the quest, God save and keep you through the waking ways: Hear ye the Quest in dream. The soul is call'd In every path and can advance in each. God compasses His ends in ways of sleep, as on death's road, and while from day to day Light into dark dissolves, while night in turn Dies and is glorified in golden dawn, with no line drawn between, no mood of haste or violence: so softly, unawares - after the wont of blessings - the sleep-state and waking fuse together and transform."