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The world view of members of the Grail Movement is based mainly on the work ''In the Light of Truth'', written by Oskar Ernst Bernhardt and published under the name Abd-ru-shin. |
The world view of members of the Grail Movement is based mainly on the work ''In the Light of Truth'', written by Oskar Ernst Bernhardt and published under the name Abd-ru-shin. |
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== Czech cannibalism case == |
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In June 2008, in the city of [[Brno]], [[Czech Republic]], cult members were arrested for torturing and eating the son of cult member Karla Mauerova who was complicit in the atrocities.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/czechrepublic/2162250/Cannibal-relatives-ate-boy-alive.html Cannibal relatives ate boy alive] Telegraph, June 20, 2008</ref> The seven year-old son, Ondrej, had been partially skinned after his mother kept him in a cage for months, inviting relatives and other cult members to eat his flesh. Ondrej and his nine year-old brother Jakub were kept in cages or handcuffed to tables as they were ritually tortured, burned, and whipped with belts.<ref>[http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1314511.ece Boy eaten by family] The Sun, June 20, 2008</ref> The boys were rescued only after a neighbour picked up evidence of the abuse on a baby monitor. |
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== Publications == |
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Revision as of 09:20, 7 December 2009
The Grail Movement is an organization which originated in Germany in the late 1940s, inspired by the work of Oskar Ernst Bernhardt (also known by his pen name Abd-ru-shin), principally In the Light of Truth: The Grail Message. Abd-ru-shin did not found the organization; the Movement as it exists today was formally organized by followers.
The Grail Movement has been described as a new religious movement. Most members reside in Western Europe (primarily Germany and France), and the group claims to have hundreds of members in Britain and thousands worldwide. It can also be found in Quebec, Canada and in some West African countries such as Nigeria and Côte d'Ivoire.
Worldwide, there are about 10,000 members of the Grail Movement. A declaration of the personal commitment to adhere to the principles of the Grail message can be made by a request for the “Sealing”; a Grail Act (ceremony) that takes place during one of three annual festivals. This, however, is a personal decision on the part of the individual and leads neither to commitment to an organisation nor to formal links with other adherents.
Background
The world view of members of the Grail Movement is based mainly on the work In the Light of Truth, written by Oskar Ernst Bernhardt and published under the name Abd-ru-shin.
Publications
Grail Movement Books
- In the Light of Truth: The Grail Message, Vol. 1 (Paperback). Abd-ru-shin, Grail Foundation Press, 1998,ISBN 157461-000-7
- The Ten Commandments of God and The Lord's Prayer, Abd-ru-shin,Grail Foundation Press,1995, ISBN 157461004X
- Knowledge for the World of Tomorrow, Herbert Vollmann, Grail Message Foundation,Germany, 1975, ISBN 3878600747
- What Lies Behind It...?, Herbert Vollmann, Grail Message Foundation, 1977, ISBN 3878600836
- Concerning Grail Activities, Herbert Vollmann, Grail Acres Publishing Co Ltd, 1998, ISBN 3878601166
- From the Heart of Africa, Irmingard Bernhardt, Grail Message Foundation,Grail Acres Publishing Co Ltd, 1981, ISBN 3878601018