Questions, Connection, and Perceval's Quest for the Grail
11/26/22 • 43 min
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“In this universe we are given two gifts: the ability to love and the ability to ask questions.” -- Mary Oliver
The Arthurian legend of the knight Perceval and his quest for the grail was written by the French Romantic poet Chrétien de Troyes, who reworked Celtic legends and British history.
The story includes King Arthur, his knights, and a number of unlucky damsels, but the mysterious loathly lady is the key.
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“In this universe we are given two gifts: the ability to love and the ability to ask questions.” -- Mary Oliver
The Arthurian legend of the knight Perceval and his quest for the grail was written by the French Romantic poet Chrétien de Troyes, who reworked Celtic legends and British history.
The story includes King Arthur, his knights, and a number of unlucky damsels, but the mysterious loathly lady is the key.
Email Catherine at [email protected]
Post a positive review on apple podcasts!
Learn how you can work with Catherine at https://mythicmojo.com
Buy me a coffee. Thank you!
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Myth Matters - Questions, Connection, and Perceval's Quest for the Grail
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Hello, and welcome to Myth Matters, storytelling and conversation about mythology and what myth can offer us today. I'm your host and Perceval mythologist Dr. Catherine Svehla. Wherever you may be in this wide, beautiful, crazy world of ours, you are part of this story circle.
I have spent a good amount of time with the Arthurian legend of Perceval and his quest for the Grail recently, as part of another project that I was working on. There's a character and a moment in this story that
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