If my assessment of Jo's symbolism is correct, the
next chakra we see as we move up the spinal column is
the throat chakra, personified by Charlie Weasley.
This chakra is connected with the thyroid gland and
the pharynx. The throat chakra affects the pharynx
very much, and so this chakra is in harmony with our
speech.

We probably don't realise this, but our speech is our
most powerful magical faculty. Harry Potter readers
will know just how important speech is in magic, but
do we ever think about the effects our speech has on
our environment? Do we ever think about what
incredibly deep and painful wounds our words can
cause? Do we realise our words can actually destroy
people's lives? Do we think about the pain caused by
sarcasm, by teasing, by lies? Do we stop and think
about how words can be made to deceive? Do we consider
the destruction caused by criticism? Or how we
resemble animals when we quarrel? And then how many of
us often pour out a stream of words like a bad case of
diarrhoea? In other words we trivialise our most
powerful magical faculty?

Occultism uses speech also. But then it is used to
nail the user extra hard to the fallen universe, the
world of Voldemort. The alchemist uses speech to
liberate himself!

I explained in my post about Percy that the human
being has two faculties which he can use to liberate
himself and make himself immortal. This is stated by
Hermes Trismegistus in his Thirteenth Book of the
Corpus Hermeticum. These two faculties are called the
Purified Heart and the Word or Speech. They are
symbolised respectively by the shield and the sword of
the knight of the Holy Grail. In Harry Potter they are
personified (I surmise) by Percy and Charlie.

Before the alchemist can begin to forge the sword he
must first purify his heart. Percy must give up his
ambitions and pledge his loyalty to Harry. He must
open the Room of Love. When the heart sanctuary is
pure and clean and free of egocentric desires and
emotions, the second immortal faculty can be forged.
This is a tremendous creative faculty with which the
alchemist can destroy all his negative qualities. The
Divine Prana (Harry) concentrates intensely in the
larynx and the throat chakra starts working in a new
way, with great power. When the Word is born in the
alchemist, the Holy Spirit can enter and marry the
soul. This is when the alchemical wedding can begin.

The Word is symbolised by the sword because of the
power and strength which this magical faculty gives to
the reborn, immortal son of God. Just as the horn of
the unicorn symbolises the new will, the new speech is
symbolised by a two edged sword coming out of the
mouth of the Divine Human Being. This human being is
seen by John on Patmos: "...one like the son of
man,[...]from his mouth issued a sharp two-edged
sword." The person who has this sword "in his mouth"
has the renewed throat chakra, and the holy Spirit and
the soul are married within him. When he speaks, his
words actually create what he says. For example if he
says to a sick person, "be healed", the person will be
healed. However this sword will never be used for
mundane purposes. It will be used only to do the will
of God. If the user were to use it frivolously or out
of favouritism he would be committing the same kind of
act as caused the Fall originally.

I guess I'm getting carried away and leaving Harry way
behind, but who knows what Jo intends to do with
Charlie? If he really does personify the throat
chakra, as I suspect, he will be essential in helping
Harry achieve victory. In accordance with the above,
Percy will first rejoin Harry and give him the shield
in some symbolical way. Perhaps he will protect him,
and perhaps he will help Harry open the Room of Love.
Then Charlie will give Harry the Sword, or perhaps he
will use his Speech in some way, helping Harry to
enter the Bridal Chamber. Or maybe I'm totally up the creek.

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"Every time I've been asked if I believe in God, I've said yes, because I do,
but no one ever really has gone any more deeply into it than that, and I have to
say that does suit me, because if I talk too freely about that 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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Hans Rieuwers


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