From: EMAILSeekingHarryPotter@rocketmail.comHERE   
      
   On Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:31:27 -0400, Sirius Black wrote:   
      
   > On Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:43:52 -0400, VD wrote:   
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   >> On Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:56:40 -0400, Sirius Black wrote:   
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   >>> On Wed, 22 Jun 2011 19:25:51 -0400, VD wrote:   
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   >>>> On Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:14:32 -0700 (PDT), Wilford Dumont wrote:   
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   >>>>> Enjoy the discussion.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Thanks for joining.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Hermes Trismegistus is perhaps alchemy¢s most important ancient   
   >>>> figure, and a patriarch of the art. He was the god of mathematics,   
   >>>> writing and scholars; the reason why alchemy is now often known as   
   >>>> the "Hermetic Art". Many believe he also designed the Hanging Gardens   
   >>>> of Babylon, built several pyramids and even taught the great   
   >>>> mathematician Pythagoras as well as Moses.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Yet as busy as he was :) he did sort out the 7 elements of the   
   >>>> universe. Here they are along with their HP book title equivalents.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> STONE - Earth (it's core material)   
   >>>> CHAMBER - Air (which resides within any Chamber such as your lungs)   
   >>>> AZKABAN (island in the) - Water   
   >>>> FIRE ;)   
   >>>> PHOENIX - Quintessence - coming together of the first four Elements   
   >>>> BLOOD - Soul (Rosicrucian symbolism i.e. the blood inherent in it)   
   >>>> HALLOW (Holy) - Spirit (God, The Divine One); All Hallows Eve!   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Coincidental? Hard to believe since both the order of the elements and   
   >>>> the order of the books are in, well, /order/ ;)   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>> Is there an analogy I am missing that is within The Chymical Wedding?   
   >>   
   >> In each book, Harry travels forward in his seek. Think of each book as   
   >> an alchemist would...as Jan van Rijckenborgh did in his explanatory   
   >> The Alchemical Wedding ("TCW") of Christian Rosycross ("CRC").   
   >>   
   >> In TCW, CRC ascends the Tower Of Olympus each level representative of   
   >> the 7 Cosmic *Sub*Planes. Except the TOW has an eight, hidden level   
   >> (plane).   
   >>   
   >> These planes compose man's consciousness, his personality if you will   
   >> and they are within Harry. As we read from book to book, Harry frees   
   >> himself from each plane. We call this the liberation of man. Harry is   
   >> seeking his liberation just as CRC did.   
   >   
   > Exactly what was conquered in each book-plane.   
      
   Here's a very concise but readable version from Hans.   
      
   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/harrypotterforseekers/message/3976   
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