Meditation of the Grail & the Dove of Light:
Self-purification and Consecration
According to the Pistis Sophia
the Savior is the Father in the form of a Dove, and in the tradition
we know that the Holy Bride is the Holy Grail into which the Savior
poured himself out, so that she also became anointed with the Supernal
Light of God. Receiving the anointing of the Supernal Light, the Gift
of the Fiery Intelligence, we also have become Christian, that is to
say we have become Christ-like, and we labor for the Pleroma of Christhood.
At the outset of our entrance into the Way we consciously invite the
Anointed and Holy Spirit into our lives, and we offer ourselves to the
Lord – to the service of the Divine Will and Divine Kingdom on
earth. Indeed, each and every day when we arise, before we go out into
the world, we invite the Anointed and Holy Spirit into our lives, and
we offer up that day unto the Lord if we are wise. Thus, like Enoch,
we walk with the LORD, and our Lord and Savior walks with us, and it
is good, for in so doing we will also be taken up in divine rapture.
To the degree we purify ourselves and consecrate our lives to the Lord,
and seek to live according to the Truth and Light revealed in our experience,
the Anointed and Holy Spirit indwells us, that is to say the Father
in the form of the Dove indwells us. When we open ourselves and make
ourselves sensitive to the Holy Spirit, we receive her as Light from
above and she works with, in and through us to accomplish everything
good and true. Indeed! As the Fiery Light of Supernal Grace she descends
upon us and enters into us each and every day, progressively transforming
us into the image and likeness of Christ, the Perfect Human Being.
With a heartfelt prayer and conscious intention we invite the Anointed
and Holy Spirit into our lives, yet it is through contemplation and
meditation that we make the Anointed and Holy Spirit welcome, and let
the Light fully enter into us and penetrate and pervade the whole of
our mind, heart and body. Thus, along with our prayers a conscious intention,
contemplation and meditation are also necessary in the Divine Life.
The Meditation of the Grail and Dove is one of the ways the masters
of the tradition have generated to help us experience the Divine presence
and power in full and to let it pervade our who mind, heart and body.
It is a practice of self-purification and of self-consecration, and
many wonders have transpired for those who have practiced it. Thus,
here we record it for our companions and for future generations of aspirants
in the Christian mysteries.
The Holy Mediation:
Perform the Kabbalistic
Cross and then abide in Primordial Meditation.
Then, envision your body
as made of most subtle light and as though hollow; the surface image
alone appearing with empty space within it, as though it is made of
crystal that is subtly self-luminous. At your heart center envision
the image of the Grail hovering there, formed of translucent golden
light. Envision that this image of yourself stands on clouds and that
there is a crystal clear blue sky above – let the sublime beauty
of this image fill you with holy awe and wonder.
Holding this image in your
mind let the conscious intention arise in your mind to receive the Holy
Spirit, this becoming as an invocation. With the sound Ah, consciously
open your mind, heart and life to the Holy Spirit, and yearn for her,
focusing up above your head – continue to intone Ah with this
holy aspiration.
Then envision a Dove of
Light magically appearing in the sky above you, shining brighter than
the sun – a Dove of White Brilliance, which is a diamond-like
light sparkling with rainbow glory. With the sound Ha, consciously let
your yearnings deepen and let them consume you utterly, as though the
fire of Divine Passion – continue to intone Ha with this holy
desire.
Envision the Dove becoming
a great stream of diamond-like light pouring down upon you, descending
through the top of your head and streaming down into the Grail at your
heart center – a stream about the thickness of a straw, completely
radiant clear light sparkling with rainbow hues. Receiving this Light
from above intone Yah, and as you continue to intone Yah see this light
fill the Grail and the Grail overflow, and see the light pour down to
your feet and rise up as though your body is being completely filled
with this fluid of diamond-like light, just as the Grail is filled and
overflowing with it.
Envision the Grail magically
transforming into the image of the Spiritual Sun and your whole body
filled with this “White Brilliance” which is diamond-like
light, and see rainbows rays streaming from your body. As you envision
this Body of Glory intone Ah-Ha-Yah (Eheieh: I am), merging yourself
completely with the sound-vibration, as with this Light-presence of
the Father in the form of a Dove (the Anointed and Holy Spirit). Let
yourself feel the subtle and sublime joy filling you and the profound
peace of the Lord pervading you – when you fall into silence abide
at-one with the Anointed and Holy Spirit.
Now envision the Good Earth
below, and countless beings gather upon the earth below, as well as
in the sky and above (countless beings in all directions of endless
space); all gathered to receive the blessing of the Risen Savior. Intone
Yahweh (or alternatively IAO), with the conscious intention that all
beings be blessed and envisioning rainbow rays streaming out to them.
Then, continuing to envision
the streams of blessings flowing out to all beings intone Yeshua (or
alternatively Yahweh Elohenu), with the conscious intention for all
beings to be liberated from negativity and darkness, and healed of all
illness and dis-ease.
Then, intone El Shaddai,
envisioning all beings radiant with Light and Glory as you are radiant
with Light and Glory as the Risen Savior, holding the conscious intention
of the Divine Illumination of all living spirits and souls.
Then, envision all beings
joining with you as you intone Adonai, and worshipping God in Spirit
and Truth with you. As they intone with you, see them dissolve into
fluid flowing light and pouring into your Body of Glory, until all is
gathered into you, as into the only begotten Sun of God.
Once all is gathered in, envision the Father in the form of the Dove,
and as you intone Eheieh (standard intonement) envision yourself dissolving
into fluid flowing light and shooting upward into the Dove of Light
– when you fall silent abide in this Perfect Repose as long as
you can.
Close with prayer and praise
and thanksgiving, and then perform the Kabbalistic Cross. This is the
Meditation of the Holy Grail and Dove of Light – also called the
Meditation of All-Joy.
This is a delightful meditation
that can be practiced at any time, whenever an initiate seeks to purify
and consecrate her or himself to the Lord, or any time she or he seeks
a deeper gnosis and communion with the Risen Savior and Holy Spirit.
It is an ideal meditation for initiates preparing to impart the Threefold
Rite of Initiation, and may be useful in many other situations as well.
In the case of some initiates it has become their Heart-Practice. This
is an inner practice generally given to experienced initiates, though
under certain circumstances elders and tau may choose to teach it to
novice initiates whom they believe might be able to perform it. This
practice is deeply connected to the Threefold Feast of Perfect Joy,
and some adepts have used it as an extension of that practice –
arising in the Jeweled Body they then enact this Holy Mediation, within
which is Gnosis of the Mystery of the Resurrection and Ascension.
*This practice is a wisdom
treasury given to Tau Miriam by the Gnostic of the Holy Grail, as told
by Tau Elijah. May their memories be blessed and may all living spirits
and souls be blessed by this continuum of practice. In the Name of the
Messiah, so may it be – Amen.