d Christ’s feet. Scholars also claim that the Holy Shroud that bears an imprint of Christ’s face and the gold box that contains the Shroud may be the Grail. Perhaps it is a mutant object that is able to assume different shapes. “The chalice collected Jesus’ blood, the silver dish supported John the Baptist’s head, the sword cut Baptist’s throat, the lance belonged to Longino, the Roman soldier who transfixed Jesus’ chest, the book was the secret Gospel written by Jesus Himself” (Theories about Grail). The proceeding objects converged into one all-powerful object that can heal wounds, extend life, and preserve peace. However, the Christian religion is not the only sect to believe in a Holy Grail. The Irish, more specifically the Druids, believe that the Holy Grail is a series of cauldrons. “A famous Welsh poem, The Preiddeu Annwn, describes Arthur and his men venturing into the Celtic underworld to steal the Cauldron of Annwn which had pearls and is blown on by nine maidens” (The March of Arthur). According to the poem, the cauldron has life replenishing powers. There is also another cauldron known as Awen. Instead of restoring life, this cauldron contains a potion that grants unsurpassed knowledge. “Many authors have thus tried to show that the Celtic cauldrons are in some sense a forerunner to the modern Grail image” (The March of Arthur). However, the cauldron theory is questionable because the Druids also believed in internal cauldrons. According to their beliefs, “each person was born with three metaphorical cauldrons within his human body” (The Celtic Cauldrons). This line of thinking would suggest that the Holy Grail was not a physical object; rather a plane of enlightenment one reaches depending on their internal balance, and spiritual health. The Hebrews also have a myth concerning a Gail like object. “The sacred lot by me...
