The Chalice of Ecstasy: Being A Mystical, Magical and Qabalistic Interpretation of the Drama of Parzival

by Frater Achad

Well done analysis which captures the exciting drama of the Quest of the Grail. Includes numerous references to the works of Frater Perdurabo.

Genres: Thelema, Occult

Paperback

First published January 1, 1923

About the author

Charles Robert Stansfeld Jones (1886-1950), aka Frater Achad, was an occultist and ceremonial magician. An early aspirant to A∴A∴ (the 20th to be admitted as a Probationer, in December 1909) who "claimed" the grade of Magister Templi as a Neophyte. He also became an O.T.O. initiate, serving as the principal organizer for that order in British Columbia. He worked under a variety of mottos and mantonyms, including V.I.O. (Unus in Omnibus, "One in All," as an A∴A∴ Probationer), O.I.V.V.I.O., V.I.O.O.I.V., Parzival (as an Adeptus Minor and O.T.O. Ninth Degree), and Tantalus Leucocephalus (as Tenth Degree O.T.O.), but he is best known under his Neophyte motto Achad (Hebrew "unity", אחד), which he used as a byline in his various published writings.

Reviews

[Finn · Rating 2 out of 5]

Probably makes a lot more sense when familiar with Wagner's Parzival composition, which I'm not so this was a bit of an awkward read. No other way to describe it (sorry!).

However, it does hold some fascinating ideas.

But I reccommend familiarity with the work, otherwise it'll be a bit confusing to follow.