Hermione's name is the female form of Hermes, the
messenger of the gods in Greek mythology. The Roman
equivalent was Mercury. It's fascinating to think that
this same word is used for a metal as well as a
planet. This is not a coincidence I'm sure, but my
esoteric knowledge does not extend far enough to
explain this.

As I've explained in my essay, Mercury is the stage in
alchemical self-initiation where the candidate for
liberation opens the door to a new mental faculty. It
means he/she gains direct knowledge of the Divine
Plan. If you have a messenger of the gods in your
mind, this means you can see what God wants you to do.
Jupiter - Jove - Jehovah.

Jo constantly refers to Hermione as knowing
everything. It also amuses me to see that Jo said
somewhere that if she wants to say something to the
reader, she either speaks through Dumbledore or
Hermione. Very interesting!

Another aspect of Hermione is that she symbolises
mercury as one of the ingredients in traditional
alchemy. This is an area I don't know much about, but
John Granger has explained this in his book, "The
Hidden Key to Harry Potter". This aspect of alchemy
fuses together sulphur (Ron) and mercury (Hermione) to
make gold (Harry). I would like to ask anyone who
knows more about this to post it to the group.

The point is that when the apprentice alchemist
surrenders his desires, his feelings, his thoughts,
his actions and his will to the new, divine soul,
Harry, this will allow it to grow quickly and become a
powerful force in the blood, the endocrine system and
the nervous system. In the beginning the new soul is
present in the heart region only, but as it grows this
new force enters the head, and the alchemist begins to
KNOW with more and more certainty what he has to do. A
new consciousness begins to dawn.

In the beginning of the Path of Liberation, there is
faith. This is an emotional certainty that the
apprentice alchemist is on the right track. But when
Hermione becomes Harry's friend, there is also the
mental certainty, the hope, that he will reach his
goal. The aspirant on the path feels the hand of God
leading him, giving him the experience that is
described so well in Psalm 23:
"The Lord is our shepherd. We shall not want.
He makes us lie down in green pastures. (green: hope)
He leads us beside still waters (the tranquil astral
body).
He restores our soul (Harry).
He guides us in the paths of righteousness for His
name's sake (Hermione guides him!).
Yes, though we walk in the valley in the shadow of
death (Voldemort), [mort = death - Latin]
we will fear no evil, for You are with us.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow us all the days
of our lives,
and we shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever."
Yes, that's the purpose of Harry Potter and all the
other road maps to Liberation: to return to the
Kingdom of Heaven, to live in union with the original
spirit, proceeding from a living soul to a life-giving
Spirit. That's Harry Potter.

Hans

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