BTW 82: Knight of Cups - Finding Your Holy Grail - (Part 2) Mythologies of the Knight

 In this, the second of two solo episodes with host Amanda Yates Garcia on "The Grail Knight", we discuss the mythologies of the Knight of Cups. Specifically, we focus on the Celtic legend of the Grail Knight Percival, his travels through the Forest of Arroy (the Forest of Adventure), and his encounter with the Fisher King. We talk about the Well Maidens, and the Wasteland. We describe the pursuit of the Grail as one of the founding myths of Western Civilization, because it describes the desecration of the sacred, but also prophesies what medicine must be found in order to  restore the world to right order. We give study questions, and also rituals you can use when themes related to the Knight of Cups show up in your reading, or your life. Join us!Enroll in our new workshop: QUEEN OF CUPS, SONG OF THE SIREN: Chants, Prayers, and Invocations. To join Amanda's MYSTERY CULT on Substack click here.Listen to Carolyn's podcast for artists and writers with Beth Pickens Mind Your Practice, and join their Homework Club. **********************************BETWEEN THE WORLDS QUEEN OF CUPS, SONG OF THE SIREN: CHANTS, PRAYERS, AND INVOCATIONS WORKSHOPIn this course, you'll learn how to call your longings into being through the timeless art of prayer, chanting, and invocation. You'll learn to create spells and rituals simply by using your voice, with the tarot as your guide. By the time you complete this course you'll be able to offer prayers at your gatherings, write chants to help you access your intuition, and devise invocations to call your intentions into the material world. Inspired by the Queen of Cups, this workshop will teach you to access your inner muse, awaken your creative spirit, use your voice as a tool for meditation, magic, and offerings from your heart to the world.FIND OUT MORE You can buy this as a one off or become a member of our coven where you get workshops, monthly tarot studio classes, and lots of other goodies included in the cost of membership.Become a Between the Worlds Weird Circle Subscriber, click here.**********************************REFERENCES FOR THIS EPISODE“The Tarot Handbook” by Angeles Arrien (an overview of Tarot and its symbolism, including Arthurian legend).“The Mythic Tarot” by Juliet Sharman Burke and Liz Greene“The Encyclopedia of Tarot” by Stuart R. Kaplan, Jean Huets, and Elizabeth Foley O’Connor - a reference book“The Quest for the Holy Grail” by Pauline Matarasso, translation of medieval texts“Grail Alchemy: Initiation into the Celtic Mystery Tradition,” by Mara Freeman“The Well of Remembrance: Rediscovering the Earth Wisdom Myths of Northern Europe,” by Ralph Metzner."Sir Perceval of Galles" by Jessie L. Weston: http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/arthurian/west/west05.htm“Tarot of the Holy Light: A Continental Esoteric Tarot”, by Payne-Towler, Christine.“The Cathars: Persecuting Heretical Christians In The 13th Century” by Jack Crawford, MPhilBetween the Worlds Episode # 21 Ancestral Magic of the Ancient Celts with Mara Freeman“Crazy Heart” a film with Maggie Gyllenhall a