Wands and other things

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 147725

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Renee" <R.Vink2 at ...> wrote:
>
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Geoff Bannister"
> <gbannister10@> wrote:
> >
> > --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "susanbones2003" <rkdas@> 
> > wrote:
> > Geoff:
> > I find it difficult agree with you on your take of John Granger's 
> > ideas. I have not read  a lot of his writing but having recently 
gone 
> > through "The Alchemical Keys to the last Harry Potter novel", I 
found 
> > little reference to the Christian faith as I see it; let me add 
as a 
> > disclaimer that this is not a prescriptive view but a personal 
one.
> 
> Renee:
> 
> Well, maybe this will make you curious enough to delve a little 
deeper
> into his writings. "The Alchemical Keys" was Granger's first foray
> into Potter studies and stressed the alchemical imagery of the books
> rather than the Christian interpretation. 

Geoff:
Perhaps I have misjudged the author on the strength of that article. 
The problem is that, although retired, I find keeping up with the 
volume of traffic on the group is difficult so also keeping an eye on 
other material is not easy; therefore, when you visit JG's site and 
find that "The Alchemical Keys" is the top item on the website index, 
it is going to give a wrong impression of his take on things.

I hope that you are right because, as I have said, I believe that to 
link Christianity with the alchemical theories which have been 
bounced around here is a complete no-no to someone with similar views 
to myself.