[the_old_crowd] HP Deeper Meanings for JKR

[Randy Estes]

While internet searching, I came across some sayings
that I think influenced JKR.

Quote #1:  "That which kills produces life, that which
causes death causes resurrection, that which destroys
creates."

Quote #2:  "There is nothing to hinder a person to see
the light except his love for the darkness."

These are tied to some Rosecrusian sayings that are
also tied to CORNELIUS AGRIPPA who is a real person
who wrote about and believed in Magic in the 16th
century.

I think Quote #1 is the theme for the relationship
between Voldemort and Harry (Evil and Good).  The
circle of life idea and the Eastern theories of
Balance come to mind.

I think Quote #2 is the theme for the existence of
evil ghosts but I am not sure about the friendly
ghosts.  Perhaps fear of the light replaces love for
the darkness in their case.

Randy (Who tends to look for the metaphors rather than
the character issues)


Original topic below:

--- Randy Estes <estesrandy at ...> wrote:

> 
>  Since JKR refers to her Christian beliefs being a
> possible giveaway, I started doing an internet
> search
> which led me down the rabbit hole.  I think I found
> something important.
> 
> Regarding the attempt by Voldemort to kill baby
> Harry which backfired:
> 
> "PLOTINUS."
> "Plotinus was born at Lykopolis in Egypt in the year
> 205 A.D. He received his education at Alexandria."
>  
> "Porphyry, another one of the disciples of Saccas,
> having become envious of the renown of Plotinus,
> attempted to use black magic against him, but
> without
> success; and finally said that the soul of Plotinus
> was so strong that the most powerful Will directed
> against his soul could not penetrate it, and
> rebounded
> upon the sender. Plotinus, however, felt that magic
> influence, and expressed himself to that effect."
> 
> Then there was another reference that seems to refer
> to the effect of Lilly's eyes:
> 
> "MAGIC, ACCORDING TO CORNELIUS AGRIPPA."
> "Cornelius Agrippa of Nettesheim was born of a noble
> family at Coeln (Cologne) on September 14, in the
> year
> 1486."
> 
> "In each man there is such a power, which is the
> inherent property of his soul by right of the divine
> origin of the latter; but this power is not equally
> developed in all men, but stronger in some, weaker
> in
> others, and according to the state of its
> development
> the possibility to use it differs in different
> individuals."
> "By this power two persons being bodily far distant
> from each other may exchange their thoughts, or one
> may impress his thoughts upon another, and such a
> power may be used for good or for evil purposes.
> Weak-minded persons may thus be fascinated by
> stronger
> minds, or be made to fall in love with the person by
> whom they are thus fascinated. The instrument of
> fascination is the spirit, and the organ, by which
> it
> eminently expresses itself is the eye. Thus the
> spirit
> of one person may enter the heart of another by way
> of
> the eyes, and kindle a fire therein which may burn
> and
> communicate itself to the whole body. If two persons
> look into the eyes of each other, their spirits come
> in contact, and mix and amalgamate with each other.
> Thus love may be caused by a look in a moment of
> time,
> like a wound caused suddenly by an arrow. The spirit
> and the blood of a person thus affected then turn
> towards him who fascinated it, like the avenging
> spirit and the blood of a murdered person turns
> against the murderer."
> 
> I found a couple of more that refer to Death Eaters
> which I will post later.
> 
> Randy
> 

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