On the left and the right of the spinal cord are the two strings of the sympathetic nervous system. Almost like two body guards of the spinal cord, they don't ...
Dear HPfS and PRT members, I have just posted a message to HP for Grownups. It clarifies some points (I hope) and it may help you understand what I'm on about...
I've recently been looking again at my Study Course on Alchemical Symbolism. This course concentrated on visual images, but I think that most of its lessons...
Before starting on Minerva I just want to thank Alison for her last post on symbolism. Many thanks Alison, and please tell us all you know about this...
... Viktor Krum's wand in the Weighing of the Wands chapter of Goblet of Fire he makes it produce "a number of small, twittering birds". I tend to take that...
Alison and Valky, The meaning of the wands is something that I've spent a lot of thought on. I think just trying to concentrate solely on the symbolism in...
Hello, I thought I would take this time to introduce myself to everyone in this group. As you can guess with little thought, I am new. I live in Florida and...
Just to clarify something, I'm likely to talk mainly about alchemical symbolism for two reasons. Firstly because it's something I know something about and if I...
Thankyou Athena, you have more than satisfied my curiosity about wands :D and, dare I say, perhaps even persuaded me to rethink my opinion of Vicki Krum. I...
The animagus form of a shark OTOH has me quite baffled, I can only suppose that this was a bit of misdirection by JKR in the story to lead us into suspicion of...
... going back to the more basic level underlying this the nature of wine is that it is the product of change and transformation. By a process of fermentation...
Hello Amdorn and welcome. You wrote this "I will say that my greatest fear is not whether Harry will survive the end of the series or whether Hermione will...
I've been reading an interesting chapter in the book 'J.R.R. Tolkien : author of the century,' by Tom Shippey. He looks at the different theories of the...
<Snip excellent reading summaries and thoughts from Alison> ... enemy ... and ... time ... Thanks for a fascinating and thought provoking post. Church history...
I want to thank very warmly all the people who've sent posts this week. It's great not to be the only one to post sometimes! Alison, thanks for the two...
In my opinion Harry Potter is a pure, Gnostic tale. As you probably all know, the Gnostics were groups of early Christians who based their teachings not on ...
... the end of the series or whether Hermione will fall in love with Harry or Ron, my greatest fear is that I will get to the end of the seventh book and still...
Hans asked - ... Here are my responses, in which I get lured, against my better judgement, into making some actual predictions! ... I would feel complete...
Salutations, Thanks for the responses to my E-Mail. I will gladly reply to your comments below. I just want to say one thing first, possibly a clarification....
... I'm not scared about how the book ends. I completely trust JKR to "wow" me with her ending, regardless of what actually happens. What I am most scared...
Dan: The system I find in the books, with my unpopular reading, is one of mirroring. Characters from different generations reflect in each other in fundamental...
... The essential question being asked on the ... against her ethical stance? And, measuring ourselves against her ethical stance, will we judge her according...
... Valky: Hi Hans, this is going to sound probably a bit ditzy, but I venture forth anyway. I have been waiting for this confirmation since the very first...
Hi all! I've been mostly lurking here, but something Hans asked on HPFGU caught my attention and brought me back. He asked "what is your greatest hope for HP?"...
... [...]Lack of true omniscience in JK Rowling's books strikes me as a kind of abhorance of moral procedure. It won't get you where you need to go, she seems...
... to the mark, though he uses a particular, peculiar language to express it. ... is a shock. I don't doubt you, and I'm pleased you mentioned it, but I have...
Its rather appropriate, isn't it, that a book which has death as a main theme has got us discussing ways of coping with The End (of the story) - I'm sort of...
... Valky: Just a question, Hans, at this point. If Harry were to Legilimens Crabbe or in some way penetrate his mind, would that be a stronger analogy of the...
... Valky: Do you think that this was, on a smaller scale, symbolised in Harry's experience with the mirror of Erised. In comparison with Ron's reflections of...
I was just wading through some past posts here, lot of waiting time on my hands lately, and I came across something that caught my imagination. So I got to...
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