Vol. 6, No. 10, 1989

Articles on the New Age

Which came first: the movie Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade by Steven Spielberg and George Lucas or the Holy Grail for which Indiana Jones searched?

For those who saw the movie, understand the New Age and are aware that both Spielberg and Lucas are proponents of the New Age, it was not surprising to see and hear the many New Age references. However, it must be noted that neither Spielberg nor Lucas were the originators of the New Age myth revolving around the Holy Grail.

In Circle Of Light: Community Magazine of Emerging Ideas, the following appeared concerning the Holy Grail:

"The silver Chalice is a mystical symbol derived from the cup used at the Last Supper when Jesus transformed ordinary wine and bread into spiritual glory. However ordinary it may have been originally, by the magic of its use the myths and legends around it made it into a Silver Chalice of great mystical importance, usually called the Holy Grail.

"The Holy Grail is a symbol of the magic of Christ, that potential within us which we may unleash by purification and clear intention to serve the Father's Will.

"Meditation on the symbol of the Chalice opens that door to an understanding of The Divine mysteries as well as insight into one's own destiny: past, present and future.

"It has been sought through the ages as the one object which would contain unlimited Diving Energy. As the cosmic symbol of love, joy and overwhelming blessings, it represents the ultimate container, the receptive human soul which can hold so much of Divine energy.

"It was said that the Chalice would appear when a person of true purity would seek it with their whole hearts. When such a person found the Chalice this would bring about the return of Christ or His energy to redeem the world and its churches from error.

"In esoteric terms there is supposedly a fellowship of the Holy Grail, of individuals committed to the fulfillment of the promises of Christ. Those individuals who live to prepare a welcome for His reappearance on Earth represent a special group who are often fascinated by the symbol of the Silver Chalice.

"At the highest level, the Chalice represents the Christ becoming the vessel of the living grail holding the Christ Spirit and consciousness. The Chalice is the symbol of the new covenant of a oneness and spirit of all life in the new age," (April 1984, p. 2).

Just add a chase scene and this could be the script for the movie Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.