Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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HARRY POTTER: OCCULT CONSPIRACY
The latest in the series of Harry Potter books about young students of the
occult was released last night, and the timing was highly significant.
Are the Harry Potter books really just ordinary childrens stories which
owe their susprising success to the quality of the stories as well as the
unprecedented scale of their marketing campaign?
This is no ordinary book, and the whole world seems to know it. As well as
the highly favourable treatment of the books and films by the Western
media, the book received additional publicity from a number of
high-profile news stories in the US and the UK about people trying to
steal the book manuscript or manuscript before the official launch.
Britain's most widely read newspaper, a tabloid called The Sun, devoted a
substantial quantity of column inches to the book's launch in yesterday's
edition, and there was even a photograph of a postman whose real name is
Harry Potter, dressed up as the boy wizard protagonist, carrying boxes
from the online book store Amazon.
The book, called 'Order of the Phoenix', contains exactly 666 pages
excluding the prologue, and it first went on sale in a series of unusual
opening ceremonies held in major book shops throughout the world at
exactly midnight on the eve of the Winter Solstice.
There is certainly more to this than simply a marketing gimmick, because
there was no mention of the solstice in the promotional literature or even
the mass media, and the number of pages is always officially quoted as
766. However, the timing and pagination seem unlikely to be the result of
coincidence, because these factors are connected to the occult, which is
the theme of the book, and the author evidently possesses a degree of
insight into the Craft.
It is easy to forget, surrounded by contemporary Western society, that
only a few generations ago talk of withcraft and the like was heresy, a
crime for which many millions of people were slaughtered, tortured, burned
alive or drowned by the authority of the Church. The success of the Potter
phenomenon heralds a new era in which the old religious order is
powerless, and the world is governed by a secular new order - Novus Ordo
Seclorum.
What exactly is the 'Order of the Pheonix'? The title of this book must
strike a chord with initiates of certain secret societies, because it is
an allegorical reflection of their own sacred symbolism. The phoenix is
the mythical bird that rises from the blazing ashes, and it is symbolic of
resurrection in the ancient mysteries. The symbol of the rising phoenix is
used to represent the motto of Phoenix Masonry: 'Ordo ab Chao', an
extremely old Latin saying which is translated as 'Order from Chaos.'
The Order of the Phoenix is not just the title of a children's book. The
ubiquitous image of the cover of the novel can also be seen as a dazzling
sign for those who await the establishment of a New World Order from the
chaos of the apocalypse as the new age dawns.
SOURCES:
BBC News, "Fans rush for Harry Potter book", 21 June 2003.
[ http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts/3005862.stm ]
Millions of Harry Potter fans around the world have finally got their
hands on the fifth book in the hugely popular series.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix reveals which character
dies - a much-guarded secret - and will keep readers well occupied with
its 766 pages. ...
The book went on sale at special midnight openings in the UK, USA,
Canada, Australia and in English in many other countries around the world.
BBC News, "Solstice revellers watch sunrise", 21 June 2003.
[
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go....828.stm ]
About 30,000 people join in the celebrations at Stonehenge to mark the
summer solstice as police warn against unlicensed parties.
BBC News, "Protecting the Potter magic", 17 June 2003.
[ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/2966290.stm ]
The release of the book is surrounded by security unprecedented in the
publishing world, with plot details jealously guarded up to the minute the
book goes on sale - 0001 BST Saturday 21 June.
The latest in the series of Harry Potter books about young students of the
occult was released last night, and the timing was highly significant.
Are the Harry Potter books really just ordinary childrens stories which
owe their susprising success to the quality of the stories as well as the
unprecedented scale of their marketing campaign?
This is no ordinary book, and the whole world seems to know it. As well as
the highly favourable treatment of the books and films by the Western
media, the book received additional publicity from a number of
high-profile news stories in the US and the UK about people trying to
steal the book manuscript or manuscript before the official launch.
Britain's most widely read newspaper, a tabloid called The Sun, devoted a
substantial quantity of column inches to the book's launch in yesterday's
edition, and there was even a photograph of a postman whose real name is
Harry Potter, dressed up as the boy wizard protagonist, carrying boxes
from the online book store Amazon.
The book, called 'Order of the Phoenix', contains exactly 666 pages
excluding the prologue, and it first went on sale in a series of unusual
opening ceremonies held in major book shops throughout the world at
exactly midnight on the eve of the Winter Solstice.
There is certainly more to this than simply a marketing gimmick, because
there was no mention of the solstice in the promotional literature or even
the mass media, and the number of pages is always officially quoted as
766. However, the timing and pagination seem unlikely to be the result of
coincidence, because these factors are connected to the occult, which is
the theme of the book, and the author evidently possesses a degree of
insight into the Craft.
It is easy to forget, surrounded by contemporary Western society, that
only a few generations ago talk of withcraft and the like was heresy, a
crime for which many millions of people were slaughtered, tortured, burned
alive or drowned by the authority of the Church. The success of the Potter
phenomenon heralds a new era in which the old religious order is
powerless, and the world is governed by a secular new order - Novus Ordo
Seclorum.
What exactly is the 'Order of the Pheonix'? The title of this book must
strike a chord with initiates of certain secret societies, because it is
an allegorical reflection of their own sacred symbolism. The phoenix is
the mythical bird that rises from the blazing ashes, and it is symbolic of
resurrection in the ancient mysteries. The symbol of the rising phoenix is
used to represent the motto of Phoenix Masonry: 'Ordo ab Chao', an
extremely old Latin saying which is translated as 'Order from Chaos.'
The Order of the Phoenix is not just the title of a children's book. The
ubiquitous image of the cover of the novel can also be seen as a dazzling
sign for those who await the establishment of a New World Order from the
chaos of the apocalypse as the new age dawns.
SOURCES:
BBC News, "Fans rush for Harry Potter book", 21 June 2003.
[ http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts/3005862.stm ]
Millions of Harry Potter fans around the world have finally got their
hands on the fifth book in the hugely popular series.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix reveals which character
dies - a much-guarded secret - and will keep readers well occupied with
its 766 pages. ...
The book went on sale at special midnight openings in the UK, USA,
Canada, Australia and in English in many other countries around the world.
BBC News, "Solstice revellers watch sunrise", 21 June 2003.
[
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go....828.stm ]
About 30,000 people join in the celebrations at Stonehenge to mark the
summer solstice as police warn against unlicensed parties.
BBC News, "Protecting the Potter magic", 17 June 2003.
[ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/2966290.stm ]
The release of the book is surrounded by security unprecedented in the
publishing world, with plot details jealously guarded up to the minute the
book goes on sale - 0001 BST Saturday 21 June.
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So you think there's something behind "Harry Potter"?
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yes, it is. Something hidden of it which it doesnt look obviously.
"Nothing would be what it is,
Because everything would be what it isn't.
And contrary-wise
-what it is, it wouldn't be.
And what it wouldn't be,
it would.
You see?"
- Alice in Wonderland.
"Nothing would be what it is,
Because everything would be what it isn't.
And contrary-wise
-what it is, it wouldn't be.
And what it wouldn't be,
it would.
You see?"
- Alice in Wonderland.
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I just love those books anyways. The concept of it, such a fantasy!
But the thought of it "luring" children into witchcraft? How can that be?
But the thought of it "luring" children into witchcraft? How can that be?
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Remember the impact of "Time Machine" book.
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I've been hearing stories about some catholic and other religious schools/churches having banned that book and the series by J.K. Rowling due to the witchcraft stuff in the books. I think it's ridiculious because it's just a story!
Everyone should realise that fictional novels are for entertainment purposes, nothing further!
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Xero said:
Bang on the nail's head! Wizard of Oz was made years and YEARS ago -- that movie was filled with magick and fantasies. I would reckon it's due to the modern background in HP series -- more of today's league of people practising Wicca/Shamanism, Celtic, etc.
I think the movie, 'The Craft' is the one to be rightfully banned because it had black magick and ruining people's lives and so forth. More of in the evil aspects and giving wrong picture of it.
Harry Potter does have some black magick happening, but it's about the good and white magick defeating black in many ways...not just magick incantations or potions...it's the emotional bond and friendship. That's what the basic storyline is about and revolving a boy who became famous.
Ehh..I'm bumbling on...:Oops: I better get myself back down to Earth...*whistling*
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The Craft definitely glorified magic in the wrong way. Harry Potter is a good story because it shows how Muggles are persecuted by people who don't understand them, much like the story of X-Men and X-Men 2. Besides, I'm sure most people would tell it's not really a lure... it doesn't say "DO THIS" anywhere. And I haven't noticed it trying to lure people in a persuasive way either. In fact, it shows that Hogwarts people aren't allowed to use magic outside school which shows discipline.
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Wait a sec... we're going off-topic here, I was gonna say that I've read the book again and I still find it to be a bit dark but I think it's actually quite a good read, considering it's so thick. I read it more carefully the second time and thought it better than the first time I read it.
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i can't wait for next movie to come out.. so i can learn how to turn BBNt into a little rabbit.
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DeafSCUBA98 said:
OR a white ferret like when Moody transfigured Malfoy in the 4th book...
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Haha, I bought the next book - Harry Potter and the Prisoner for Azkaban for like $7 in good condition because that's my favourite book so I can't wait for the movie to come out! (Will it come out? Considering what's happened to Dumbledore.)
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Ziusudra said:
Richard Harris's role has been replaced with another guy -- can't remember his name, :Oops:... Banjo...ahem..Banjoy boi...you around and care enlighten us with the name of that bloke that's going to be playing Dumbledore? Ta!
Harry Potter Causing Hogwarts Headaches?
Harry Potter Causing Hogwarts Headaches?
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BOSTON (Reuters) - The spell cast by the latest Harry Potter (news - web sites) book may have an unintended side effect.
A Washington doctor warned that he has seen three children complain of headaches caused by the physical stress of relentlessly plowing through the epic 870-page adventure.
Call them Hogwarts headaches, named after the wizard school that Harry attends.
Dr. Howard Bennett of George Washington University Medical Center wrote in a letter to this week's New England Journal of Medicine (news - web sites) that the three children, ages 8 to 10, experienced a dull headache for two or three days.
Each had spent many hours reading "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."
After ruling out other potential causes, Bennett told his patients to give their eyes a rest. But the spell cast by the book was clearly too powerful.
"The obvious cure for this malady -- that is, taking a break from reading -- was rejected by two of the patients," Bennett said, adding that the children took acetaminophen instead.
In each case, the headache went away only after the patient turned the final page.
"Order of the Phoenix," the fifth book in the series, has nearly three times as many pages as "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," the first book, and J.K. Rowling (news - web sites) still plans two more tomes.
"If this escalation continues as Rowling concludes the saga, there may be an epidemic of Hogwarts headaches in the years to come," Bennett predicted.
Harry Potter Causing Hogwarts Headaches?
Here is the link.
BOSTON (Reuters) - The spell cast by the latest Harry Potter (news - web sites) book may have an unintended side effect.
A Washington doctor warned that he has seen three children complain of headaches caused by the physical stress of relentlessly plowing through the epic 870-page adventure.
Call them Hogwarts headaches, named after the wizard school that Harry attends.
Dr. Howard Bennett of George Washington University Medical Center wrote in a letter to this week's New England Journal of Medicine (news - web sites) that the three children, ages 8 to 10, experienced a dull headache for two or three days.
Each had spent many hours reading "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."
After ruling out other potential causes, Bennett told his patients to give their eyes a rest. But the spell cast by the book was clearly too powerful.
"The obvious cure for this malady -- that is, taking a break from reading -- was rejected by two of the patients," Bennett said, adding that the children took acetaminophen instead.
In each case, the headache went away only after the patient turned the final page.
"Order of the Phoenix," the fifth book in the series, has nearly three times as many pages as "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," the first book, and J.K. Rowling (news - web sites) still plans two more tomes.
"If this escalation continues as Rowling concludes the saga, there may be an epidemic of Hogwarts headaches in the years to come," Bennett predicted.