Cauldron

I have come home. Here at the edge of a calm sea, apples ripe in the tree, the gulls wheeling overhead and a fire burning inside. Home. The place where my heart belongs.

Where does your heart belong?

When life gives us all its blessings, it can be hard to …

Here under the trees I have created a home. Here is where the hearth fire burns. Here is where nourishment is found. I offer them freely to al who seek a home.

What nourishment do you have to offer?

After a long period of work and growth, the time of …

It is not my time. I thought I had achieved something wonderful, but now it lies spilt. Clumsy, I knocked over the chalice with the precious liquid. And now I have to start again.

What has disappointed you?

Sometimes we really look forward to something and work hard to get …

I have come to this castle and I can see the glamour. Is this a castle disguised as a fairy mound, or a fairy mound disguised as a castle?

Can you see that you are caught up in an illusion?

There is an illusory side to many of the choices …

Water gushes from an ancient burial mound. It is caught in a wide basin and overflows, forming a stream into the world, flowing to the place where I am standing. The blessing of the Ancestors flows to us freely.

What blessings do you receive from your ancestors?

The water flowing …

We set out with high hopes and a lot of enthusiasm. But now the wind has been taken out of our sails. We're not getting anywhere. It has become impossible to move. All we can do is wait until the wind blows again.

Do you have patience?

We have all …

The cup lies overturned. All the precious liquid has drained out. It lies useless, like a pond of stagnant, bitter water. Feelings that never move turn sour and poisonous.

What makes you feel stagnant?

The table is set for a feast of gratitude. The bounty of the Earth is evident in the trees around. Eat of her bounty. Drink the cider of last year's fruit. Count your blessings.

What do you have to be grateful for?

The orchard gives freely of its bounty. But …

Two doves drink out of the same bowl. Their intimacy is touching. It opens my heart and I hear the call of intimacy from the trees, the forest, the Land. It is the call of the Beloved, who longs for my love.

What intimacy do you long for?

Grail Two …

This is the Grail itself, object of every quest. It is like a cool drink of water on a parched tongue. It is like rain after a hot spell. It revives and brings its greening. Life itself returns.

What revives you?

He sits and waits for us. He helps us to give form to our feelings so we can face them. He supports us to overcome the things that limit us.

What does your fear look like?

The Grail King invites us to look deep into ourselves. He asks our to …

She pours out wisdom. She pours out deep love through all her senses. She gives everything she has to give.

Where do you bestow your love?

The Grail Queen teaches us how important it is to love Life, and to make love to the life that is given us. She …

He dreams of his heart's desire. In dream and vision he finds his direction. In song and expression he lays out his path.

What is your dream?

The Grail Knight's aim is to be filled with an abundant love that heals all things. In his search for love, he uses …

The Grail Maiden lives a life of service at the well. She listens to the sound of the water and the passing of the seasons. When a quester approaches the spring, she nourishes them with what they need most.

What do you need?

The Grail Maiden has empathy with every …