The Grail, Sacred Centers, and Divine Manifestations in Christian Esoteric Tradition

and the Divine Mother. What do we need to understand? This point is the metaphysical point around which everything revolves - the entire Universe, every priesthood, every life, every light, every power derives from this point which is also the EYE OF THE WORLD, the point through which one enters and exits the Cosmos. Everything that has any reality derives from this primordial center; the rest is only shadow. Everything that is real derives from this unreachable center because it is protected because it preserves a treasure. What does this unreachable center hide? The most precious thing of all, namely the divine presence. God himself who communicates to the Cosmos-Man in three ways: as Father, as Mother, and as Son.

The Omnipotence of the Father
The Omniscience of the Son
The Omnilove or Omnipresence of the Mother

These 3 aspects of God when communicated to man give rise to 3 powers, conferring an authority formed by 3 aspects: the three powers of the priesthood of Melchizedek or Grail:
- The Ministry of the Priest who Celebrates
- The Magisterium of the Prophet who Teaches
- The Empire of the King who Governs

These 3 aspects are identified in Christian iconography with special figures. For example, the priest is often represented as Melchizedek, Wisdom is represented as a woman called Sophia, while the royal aspect is often depicted by Christ the King. Therefore there exists a single priesthood that however participates in these 3 powers and to this priesthood we have all been initiated by Jesus Christ. That is, these three powers would belong to us by right because we have all been initiated in potency to this priesthood. I say in potency because then daily reality is that we are here, we wake up, go to work etc...

3. THE PLACES OF THE GRAIL AND THE SYMBOLISM OF THE CENTER

This is because the place of the Grail is said to be inaccessible. However, in history there are places where this reality has manifested. Where, it is said, a "level break" has occurred and the two worlds, physical and metaphysical, have entered into communication. One example is Golgotha, the place where Christ celebrated the mystery of Death and Resurrection. That is, in history places manifest that are particularly in tune with the Grail and where therefore that which is indicated as a "level break" is possible. Its power and importance is certainly testified by the struggles that still infest the place for its conquest, but beyond this place there are many others that have had and have this characteristic of making possible this level break and spiritual communication between the earthly world and the heavenly world.

These are particular places, in tune with these spiritual realities and where passages can occur. They are passages where under certain conditions those who must experience the passage from death to life and from life to death can transit. These places take on the characteristic of CENTER. In general, every altar being an imitation of Golgotha is a secondary representation of the primary center, but to be more specific, a place takes on the characteristics of CENTER when it is a SACRED SPACE in which a transhuman presence has manifested. Every sacred space to which a hierophany has been linked and which has manifested realities that are not of our world, but come from the metaphysical Heaven, has had the character of "center".

Therefore the places of the Grail, the places where hierophanies have occurred, particular apparitions have the character of Center, of a place where a metaphysical presence has manifested to communicate with our world.

4. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL

As far as we are concerned, there are some extremely important places where tradition holds that metaphysical manifestations or hierophanies have occurred. Some examples are:

Mont Serrat: one of the special mountains indicated by Germanic traditions where a vision of the Grail would have occurred, the vision of the Word, whose key is found in the Gospel of St. John. Generally such exceptional apparition takes place at the end of a historical cycle of spiritual darkness, and today we are in the darkness of the dark age.

Mont Segur: in Ariège, which in pre-Christian times was dedicated to the God of Light, a temple of the Holy Grail was built, a true center of spirituality, where was the last refuge of the Cathars or Perfect Ones, when the crusade against the Albigensians flared up.

Monte del Gargano: where to the local bishop Michael the Archangel indicated that as a holy place. An ancient chronicle of 490 tells that a bull, escaped from its owner (one Elvio Emanuele, nobleman of Mount Gargano), was found prostrate, almost in meditation, in front of the entrance of a cave. The owner did everything to move the bull, which didn't want to know about it, until he shot an arrow at it: the arrow bounced back to the shooter, wounding him. The fact was interpreted as a form of divination, as a warning not to approach a sacred place.

The Bishop of Siponto, Lorenzo Maiorano, after having prudently declared three days of fasting and prayers, saw the Archangel Michael appear who told him "Know that Elvio Emanuele was struck by the arrow by my will. I am Michael the Archangel and I always stand in the presence of God, I have established to preserve the place for myself, demonstrating that I am its guardian. What will be asked here in prayer will be answered. Go therefore to the mountain and dedicate the cave to Christian worship." The Bishop however for two years did not obey the angel, but turned to him when the inhabitants of Siponto, besieged by barbarians, seemed to succumb; he obtained a truce of three days dedicated to fasting and prayer. On September 29, 492, at the expiration of the truce, the Saint appeared to him who promised his help: a storm of sand and hail poured from Gargano on the occupying troops of Odoacer, who fled in fear. In 494 St. Michael appeared again to Lorenzo and said: "You must not dedicate the church to me, for I myself have consecrated it. Enter and pray under my assistance." Finally the Bishop