Character Discussion: Crabbe & Goyle
Hans Andréa
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Mon Mar 14 22:44:21 UTC 2005
No: HPFGUIDX 126055
On the left and the right of the spinal cord are the
two strings of the sympathetic nervous system. Almost
like two body guards of the spinal cord, they don't
have much of a mind of their own. They just do as
they're told.
If Draco Malfoy personifies the spinal cord with the
serpent-fire running through it, then obviously
Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle personify the two
sympathetic nervous strings on either side.
In the Eastern esoteric tradition they're called Ida
and Pingala. In the New Testament they're referred to
as Ananias and Sapphira.
I have mentioned several times that the new
soul-force, personified by Harry, descends along the
right string of the sympathetic nervous string to the
sacral plexus, where the kundalini is defeated. The
soul-force then slowly rises up the left string,
towards the pineal gland, the place of the crown
chakra. When it reaches that point, the apprentice
alchemist has completed his first initiation: the
Mercury initiation. He receives the Holy Spirit and
the new soul becomes conscious. The old serpent-fire
(Draco) is defeated and disappears. The new
serpent-fire now circulates through the the spinal
cord as well as the two strings of the sympathetic
nervous system. This is symbolised so beautifully in
the caduceus, or staff of Mercury. The central rod
symbolises the new force operating in the spinal cord,
and the two serpents symbolise the two renewed
sympathetic cords. The globe with the two wings (the
golden snitch) symbolises the new Mercury (or
Hermione) consciousness. The wings symbolise the
heights to which the new mind can fly, and of course
Mercury symbolises the contact with Mt Olympus, i.e.
God.
By the above I'm saying that this knowledge was known
to the ancient Greeks and Romans and taught in their
Mystery Schools, and they received it from the ancient
Egyptians.
As we know Harry and Ron creep into Crabbe's and
Goyle's skins, in a manner of speaking, because they
take polyjuice potion to take their place to get
information out of Malfoy about the Chamber of
Secrets. This is a way of indicating the
construction of a new serpent-fire in the candidate
for alchemical transfiguration. Harry Potter tells the
story several times in different ways, using several
different symbologies.
May I take this opportunity, by the way, to stress the
fact that in liberating alchemy, the whole person,
including his physical body, is involved in the
process of transfiguring from a mortal, flawed human
being, to an immortal, divine God-Man. Paul was right
when he said that our body is a temple in which the
Holy Spirit must dwell. To begin the process of
alchemy, the physical body is necessary. If it were
not necessary, we wouldn't have it. However once the
basic process has been started, i.e. once Harry has
been born, the death of the physical body can not stop
it. And as I said when discussing Lucius Malfoy, the
physical body cannot transfigure into anything divine.
It's doomed. Sorry, Lucius.
To resume the discussion about the way Harry Potter
tells the story about alchemy; in actual fact the
story told in book 2 about the killing of the basilisk
and the ascent to Dumbledore's office is the complete
story of liberation, but it's only one aspect, and so
in Harry Potter it's a sort of foreshadowing of what
will happen in book 7.
We haven't reached the end of the story yet, and
Crabbe and Goyle may come into the story again if Jo
wants to tell us about the new serpent-fire forming in
the sympathetic nervous system and after that taking
over the old serpent-fire in the spinal cord. Perhaps
she'll have Crabbe and Goyle siding with Harry in book
7. It's inevitable, really. Then I guess Draco will
also be conquered by Harry. That could mean he'll side
with Harry after Crabbe and Goyle do. Jo could make
Draco die, but I'm a big softy and I think it would be
more satisfying if at the end Draco sees the error of
his ways and sides with Harry against Voldemort.
All this is related to the Gate of Saturn that I've
mentioned so often. The Gate of Saturn symbolises the
alchemist going through the last stage of his
apprenticeship. His old consciousness dies and the new
one is born. The new consciousness has complete power
over the new serpent-fire.
As I've said before I hope no one thinks this is
painful or full of suffering. Although Harry Potter
paints a rather painful picture, as does the New
Testament, there is no pain, but sheer, unadulterated
joy, as the prodigal son return to the loving arms of
the father to be united with him for ever. To lose the
old, imperfect earthly personality is like losing an
old ragged coat that is so worn out and smelly it
feels like a relief to throw it off for ever.
Can you imagine Harry re-uniting with Sirius?
Just one last thing. Vincent = conquering. The right
string. Pingala, the male string.
Gregory = watchful. The left string. Ida, the female
string.
"if I talk too freely about [if I believe in God] I think the intelligent reader, whether 10 or 60, will be able to guess what's coming in the books." JK Rowling
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