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www.shamansociety.org 27 or energy. If the San or Sang indeed was also part of the original Mongolian etymology then there was a Sangraal ceremony an Invocation of the Source. And there would have been many levels for receiving the energies of the Heavenly Cupthe Grailaccording to the sha- mans spiritual development and skills reflected still today in the various levels of initiation for shamans in Asia. Thus one could say that the original quest for the Holy Grail was perhaps the quest by Central-Asian shamans for the spiritual knowledge and universal healing energy contained in the magnetic field pouring out of the energetic core of the North Pole through the seven stars of Heaven that made up the Big Dipperthe pri- mordial Holy Grail. Endnotes 1 Matthews William. The Ill-Framed Knight A Skeptical Inquiry into the Identity of Sir Thomas Malory. University of California 1966. p. 121. French Cisterican monks had been connected with the Grail stories along with their protegs the Knights Templar from the start of the known written accounts in the 12th century. 2 Godwin Malcolm. The Holy Grail Its Origins Secrets Meanings Revealed. Viking Studio Books 1994. p. 232. 3 Endo Shusaku. Silence. Monumenta Nipponica 1969. I learned that many of the statues of Kuan Yin the Goddess of Mercy where she carried prayer beads were in fact disguised images of the Virgin Mary. 4 Chilton Bruce. Mary Magdalene A Biography. DoubledayImage 2005. 5 Littleton C. Scott Malcor Linda A. From Scythia to Camelot A Radical Reassessment of the Legends of King Arthur the Knights of the Round Table and the Holy Grail. New York Garland Publishing 2000 1994. p. xxvi-vii 216. 6 Sangerel. Chosen by the Spirits. Rochester VT Destiny Books 2001. p. 237. 7 Palmer Martin. The Jesus Sutras Rediscovering the Lost Scrolls of Taoist Christianity. U.S. Ballantine Wellspring 2001. pp. 113 246. 8 Wu Master Zhongxian. Seeking the Spirit of the Book of Change. London Singing Dragon 2009. pp. 20-25. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Nita Renfrew is a multicultural shamanic healer artist and writer. She is the lineage holder of Shamanic Grail Reiki which she has taught on three continents and practiced regularly for a number of years in institutional medical settings as well as her private practice. She is also a Pipe Carrier and co-leads a monthly healing circle in New York City where she lives. She can be reached at 212 879-3961 and nitarenfrewyahoo.com.