Grail Movement

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The Grail Movement refers to an organization originating in Germany around the late 1940s inspired by the work of Abd-ru-shin, principally In the Light of Truth: The Grail Message.

Abd-ru-shin (1875-1941), the main inspiration behind these associations, never founded any such organisation in his lifetime. Nor was he ever a member of similar organisations. The Grail Movement is therefore a brainchild of various readers of the Grail Message, perhaps to promote awareness about the Grail Message itself.

The Grail Movement has been described by some of being either a new religious movement or a cult. Members are mostly located in Western Europe (mostly Germany and France) but also in Quebec, Canada and in some West African countries such as Nigeria and Cote d'ivoire.

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 published under the name Abd-ru-shin which members consider more important than the Christian bible. The original teachings of Jesus Christ, however, form a central theme throughout the Grail Message.

Worldwide, there are about 20,000 members of Grail Movements. 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 the 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 links with other adherents.