prismaticbleed | 072121 chalice notes

(THOMIST T.U.L.I.P.)

Dreamt last night that I was renamed CHALICE.
Immediate association w/ CHRIST'S PRECIOUS BLOOD, THE AGONY IN THE GARDEN (SUFFERING)
✱ ALSO etymological ties to CALYX. (calix/kylix) "drinking cup / cup of flower" or SEEDPOD; "outer covering," etc. "kalyptein" "to cover, conceal, SAVE" = connotations w/ "life hidden in Christ," "secret inner room," NUNS, etc. Similar "sepal" "set apart."
✱ GOLD is REQUIRED; often jewelled! MUST ONLY hold UNADULTERATED WINE (NO VINEGAR) (tied to CROSS SPONGE) AND WATER!!! (+HOST)
"Noble simplicity" & elegance = MUST be PRECIOUS METAL; no rust, or GILDED. No breaking/ deteriorating! (GRAIL research?? MARY too)
• NO LIQUID ABSORPTION. ✱CLEARLY sacred; must NEVER pass as common. ART; CONSECRATED! (pure/blessed)
✱RC chalices "tend to be TULIP SHAPED." They are LILIES, and GEOPHYTES-- their BULB is a STORAGE cup, a "built in disaster readiness kit"; it protects the good things inside, and is also FAMINE FOOD for itself AND others (WW2 literally), BUT the center is POISON. You can also eat the petals.
✱Symbolize CHASTITY, PURITY, RESURRECTION, REBIRTH, HONOR, RESPECT, HOPE, CARE, AFFECTION, ROYALTY, ELEGANCE, MARTYRDOM, CHARITY, DEVOTION, FORGIVENESS, JOY, & most notably PERFECT LOVE: said to have first bloomed from DROPS OF BLOOD shed for love!!!
In Turkey they ALSO represent HOLINESS as their name "Laleh" uses the same Arabic letters as GOD. They also symbolize, paradoxically, both abundance/Paradise on Earth and the briefness of life: fittingly their "divine" connotations of passion, love, & faith, united to that earthly aspect, are inexorably tied to EASTER, and thus the INCARNATION/ CRUCIFIXION/ RESURRECTION. Fitting for the Chalice!!
✱"Nature seems to cherish this flower above all others" = capable of GENETICALLY REINVENTING itself; so its color & beauty never fades, & "accomodates the artistic spirit of the times."
✱Etymological ties to "TURBAN" = in Judaism, worn by HIGH PRIEST in the TABERNACLE = notably RESEMBLED A FLOWER! Similarly, the TZITZ (exodus 39:31) even means "flower blossom." The turban itself is a sign of PIETY, MODESTY, & HUMILITY "to atone for the sin of haughtiness." For Sikhs, the turban symbolizes love & devotion to their Guru, & the dogma to do good deeds, + all their beliefs. Their colors represent holiness, non-judgment, humility, purity, courage, wisdom, joy, growth, etc.
✱Even in tarot = "As a bud in the Magician, it will bloom before the Emperor as Temperance prevents it from wilting, so that it will not be dead, even in the path of the fool... God does not abandon those who are irresponsible yet innocent; every fool can recover his senses." Red = ACTIVE SPIRITUALITY

MORE ON CHALICES IN CATHOLICISM=
✱FATIMA ANGEL!!! (worshipped the Eucharist)
✱SAINT BENEDICT MEDAL "poisoned chalice" exorcism warning! Brutal but (poetic) JUSTICE.