Union of Opposites - Gryffindor/Slytherin

[Tonks]

No: HPFGUIDX 155855

We are continuing the adventure of learning Alchemy 101.  

As I mentioned before, this subject is very difficult to understand. 
But here is a bit that makes some sense in relation to the Houses of 
Gryffindor and Slytherin.

Here is a small part of an ancient alchemical poem called "Rosarium 
Philosophorum"


 We are as one united naturally,
with master ease the mountain swallowed down,
the four came forth, one yet again to be,
in our complete and more than perfect stone.
And six in trinity bethought,
to an essential substance brought


Carl Jung explains this as the 4 elements united back into the one 
that formed them.  (Think of the 4 houses)

He goes on to say that the 6 is a doubling of the trinity which 
makes the sign that we would recognizes as the sign of David.  But 
in alchemy the "upper triangle is fire and the lower is water".

Fire and water are opposites. Jung goes on to say: "Where fire and 
water become one, there is a unio oppositorum, which is really an 
image of God, for god is the union of opposites. Fire is in itself a 
uniter of opposites and it is a very ancient image for God."

Jung says that this union of opposites bring healing. It brings not 
only physical healing, but a deeper healing.

So it would appear from this that Harry and Draco must unite. The 
fire (Gryffindor) and the water (Slytherin) must come together.  
Again I think that there also has to be a female principle there as 
well, so we would have Harry and Ginny and Draco and ??  Or do we 
need 3?  That would make even more sense since we have the trinity 
in HRH.  (And the formula is for a doubling of a trinity.) Then we 
need a trinity from Slytherin that includes at least one female.  
Who would they be?

Now a bit about the stone itself.  Again the ideas here are very 
ancient, and very foreign to our modern mind.  The stone itself is 
alive.  It is in itself a union of all opposites and appears in the 
ancient writings as a creature that has a crown and wings. It begets 
itself and returns to itself in some sort of cycle.  The image the 
writing invokes reminded me of a Phoenix. 

Jung says that the man who "knows himself" is the only one who can 
create the stone. Since we know that the HP series is both the 
hero's quest and a coming of age story, this too would fit.

It is possible that in destroying LV, Harry will create his own 
philosophers stone.

I still have a little over 1 volume of this stuff to read. When I 
sort out more of it I will post again.

Tonks_op