[HPforGrownups]Re: Alchemy: John Dee, Dijon and a question to Hans

[iris_ft]

No: HPFGUIDX 80043

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Ivan Vablatsky 
<ibotsjfvxfst at y...> wrote:
> In message 73023 (Jul 25) Iris wrote:
>  
> >>Dijon and Burgundy were alchemical centres during the 14th and 
the 15th
> centuries. The Dukes of Burgundy used to protect alchemists, and 
some of
> them had probably been initiated. From 1429 to 1474, there was 
also a
> chivalry order, called the Order of the Golden Fleece. Some say 
that it was
> also a hermetic order, I won't assert it myself. And in many 
churches,
> castles or old mansions, there are alchemical symbols (sculptures,
> tapestries, paintings). 
>  
> >>Now I'd like to ask Hans a question about the game 
between "Dijon" and
> "John Dee". I read that alchemists used to play with words, that 
it was part
> of their tradition. It was called "phonetic cabbala" if I remember 
well. Is
> the "Dijon-john Dee game" an example? Are there other references 
of that
> kind in HP? Thanks for your help.<<
> 
> Hans: Sorry it's taken so long. I've thought a lot about this 
question and
> there are two interesting names that have alchemical/Rosicrucian
> connections.
<big snip> 
 
> I hope I've been helpful to you and those who wish to research the
> alchemical connections of HP.
> 
> Hans in Holland
> 
Thanks for your informations; I'm sure that Alchemy is a huge key of 
the HP series.

Iris, back to school after a nice travel to... Florence!
 
 
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