HP and the Alchemical Wedding

Sat Apr 26 11:22:09 UTC 2003

No: HPFGUIDX 56254

In my previous emails I have outlined my discovery that HP is a roadmap for entering into an alternative universe. This entails liberation from all limitations of time and space and from suffering and death.

Periodically a window opens between the two universes and we are allowed a glimpse of the Way to the Other Universe.

Obviously there is only one roadmap but every time it’s given to humanity it comes in a language and form that is suited to the time, to the zeitgeist, to the human temperament. The language is always in the form of universal symbols that resonate in the human subconscious.

My theory is that in 1616 another window opened. In that year a work was printed in Strasbourg called "Chymische Hochzeit Christiani Rosencreutz". This work was translated into English by E. Foxcroft and published in 1690. Its English title is "The Hermetick Romance: or the Chymical Wedding".

Basically it’s a story of a chap named Christian Rosencreutz who spends seven days in an old castle, and attends an alchemical process in which six kings and queens are killed and their bodies used in the rebirth of a young king and queen of indescribable beauty.

Having read and studied the (Al)chemical Wedding for many years, I was immediately struck by the similarities between this work and HP, yet I think it’s unlikely that Dr Rowling has read the former. 

When the story begins CRC lives in a hut at the bottom of a hill. Harry lives in a cupboard at the bottom of the stairs. A storm begins to rage and there is a loud knocking at the door, just as happened to Harry in the hut on the rock. In both cases a messenger enters, giving the hero a letter of invitation; Harry for seven years at Hogwarts, CRC for seven days in a castle.

CRC is confronted by 4 paths on the way. He has to choose the "right" one. Harry is placed in one of four houses by his "choice".

Harry is sorted by the hat of one of the founders of the castle; CRC is sorted by a weighing process (of his virtues).

CRC goes to a tower called the Tower of Olympus. To get there he has to cross a lake with mermaids in it, just like Harry did in his first year. In the tower lives a very ancient man who is very wise and in fact leads the alchemical process. Sound familiar? This tower has seven storeys, with a secret eighth one hidden under the roof.

CRC has to help in an alchemical process. In an email a few days ago I explained my theory that Harry goes through a process of liberation. In the first book he liberates himself from the physical plane, in the second book he achieves etheric liberation, in the third one astral (emotional) liberation and in the fourth book mental (or perhaps more precisely volitional) liberation. CRC does exactly the same things.

Quite a few mystery animals are mentioned in the Alchemical Wedding: the phoenix, the unicorn and the griffin.

There are possibly many other things I haven’t noticed yet. However it did strike me that on the fifth storey the process involves a bird, as does TOoP. CRC also has a dream about a door. I think we all know by now about Harry’s door in TOoP. 

I also have bad news, I think, for those who want Harry to survive. Just recently I read an email by someone in this group who thinks Harry is going to end up being decapitated. In the Alchemical Wedding, the six kings and queens, plus the executioner himself, are all decapitated, just like John the Baptist. However, just as I said in a previous email, Harry’s death will be either explicitly or implicitly followed by a resurrection in an indestructible body with which he’ll be able to enter the parallel universe. 

I guess some members of this group think I’m a nut case confusing science fiction with religion. However if I tell you that this Other Universe is called Tao by Lao Tzu, Nirvana by the Buddha, the Kingdom of Heaven by the Christian Gospels, and the Sixth Cosmic Plane by esoteric groups perhaps some of you will begin to change your mind. Dr Rowling makes it clear that death does not automatically make one a saint and it's a mistake to confuse the hereafter with the Universal Potter’s Kingdom. The presence of the Hogwarts ghosts is a good indication.

My theory is that the only way to enter the Potter’s Kingdom is to go through an alchemical transformation in which the Philosopher’s Stone is the essential ingredient. And yes I wholeheartedly agree Harry is the living Philosopher’s Stone! More of that in a future posting. This alchemical transformation requires the sacrifice of every part of us that is mortal, finite, time-spatial. Flesh and blood cannot enter the Potter’s Kingdom. This is symbolised so beautifully by Ron’s willingness to sacrifice himself in the chess game. The game symbolises the battle between good and evil in this world. Ron’s knowledge of chess represents his ability to make the right choices between good and evil. He knows that the New Soul can advance only through his willingness to sacrifice himself. 

This is understandable if we see Harry, Ron and Hermione as aspects of the person going the Royal Way of Liberation. (HRH: His Royal Highness – the future King!) In one level of meaning Harry is the heart, Hermione the head, and Ron the abdomen. On a higher level, though, Harry is the new, immortal soul born in the pure and thirsting heart (see previous posting). Hermione is the Mercury consciousness which the soul gains during the process of Royal Alchemy (Hermione – Hermes – the messenger of God). Ron is the old personality. His role is vital, but only if he is willing to sacrifice himself for the Soul with its new consciousness. I just though I’d add that in, seeing there was some discussion on Ron’s role in the Great Tale.

Getting back to the Alchemical Wedding: where there’s a door there’s usually a window. When wizards come from Potter’s Kingdom to tell us about the way back there, they don’t just talk; they usually also enable people who wish to go back the opportunity to do so. Groups of people usually form actually to undertake the journey. I have no idea where the door is at this juncture of time, but it’ll come, I’m sure. The visits by all the major wizards in the past have resulted in groups of people forming to put theory into practice. In the past millennia many millions of people have reacted to the light streaming from the window. Eventually these groups become crystallised and fossilised and die out. However I’m sure there’s always a core group of people who actually find the door. This door leads to Hogwarts. Hogwarts is not the Potter’s Kingdom, but an intermediate phase that leads there. People who have reached the Hogwarts phase have a greater consciousness and are able to achieve liberation if they wish. However, they can also go the occult path, as Voldemort has. 

I want to take the time turner in a future posting and go 2000 years hence to see what’s happened to Harry Potter by the year HP 2003.

Hans

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