The Grail Legend - Emma Jung & Marie-Louise von Franz

Written by Emma Jung & Marie-Louise von Franz
Read by AI-Generated Narrator (not that bad)
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

The Holy Grail and its quest is a legend that has had a powerful impact on our civilization and culture. The Grail itself is an ancient Celtic symbol of plenty as well as a Christian symbol of redemption and eternal life, the chalice that caught the blood of the crucified Christ. The story of the Grail sheds profound light on man’s search for the supreme value of life, for that which makes life most meaningful.

Writing in a clear and readable style, two leading women of the Jungian school of psychology present this legend as a living myth that is profoundly relevant to modern life. We encounter such universal figures as the Fool (the naive young Perceval), the Wise Old Man (the Hermit Gornemanz), the Virgin Maiden (Blancheflor), the Loathly Damsel, and such important themes as the Waste Land, the Trinity, and the vessel of the Grail. Weaving together narrative and interpretation, the authors show us how the legend reflects not only fundamental human problems but also the dramatic psychic events that form the background of our Christian culture. Emma Jung–analyst, writer, and wife of the famous psychologist C. G. Jung–researched and worked on this book for thirty years, until her death in 1955. Marie-Louise von Franz, also eminent in the field of depth psychology, completed the project.

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Downloaded from “The Lover Of Widsom” Youtube channel, converted to mp3 & Chapterized. Source audio bitrate was set at 48kbps (don’t know why it was so low), and I gave it a minor upscale to 64kbps in the conversion. Files are split up into Chapters according to the Book. “Introduction” is not the same as in the actual book, but serves as a good lead-in to the chapters themselves.