From the Harry Potter group that brought you Phoenix Rising in New Orleans this last spring:

A path to Friendship, Discovery and Danger.
A crossroads of Magic and Adventure.
An Unforgettable Journey. Terminus 2008!

On June 26, 1997, Harry Potter took the first step in his journey and brought along millions of enthusiasts who not only traveled with him, but discovered paths of their own, to friendship, to magic, and to imagination.

On August 7-11, 2008, Terminus, a Harry Potter conference, will encompass not only the journey of J. K. Rowling’s seven fantastic books, but the individual journeys of those who read them. Terminus invites everyone who has ever analyzed a character, dissected a plotline or constructed an argument to five days of immersion in Harry Potter.
We will discuss and debate J. K. Rowling’s words and ideas. We will unravel the mysteries of the finished story and draw parallels to other works. We will reminisce, and celebrate the series that changed our lives.
And for five days in Chicago, we will be one academic and fan community gathered together from a thousand different paths to explore the series that we have in common.Terminus - Harry Potter Conference - About Terminus

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I will be interesting to see what transpires between now and then, now that the last Harry Potter book has been released and devoured by 8.6 million readers in less than a day.

Ren&eacute

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Connections with Harry Potter and Ancient Egypt? Oh, yes.

Mad for Harry Potter fans posted about this recently on the ‘Waiting for Harry” forum provided by Barnes & Noble for anxious readers:

bnmc2007 wrote: “BTW DKrupp, I’m sure you’ve made this connection already but did you notice how the Snitch exactly resembles the Egyptian Symbol for the Sun God Horus?

During battle against the evil God Seth Horus was transformed into a Golden Orb with two Wings. It’s floating right under the Title in the middle of the cover of “Quidditch Through the Ages.”

I found this info when I was looking up the Vulture Symbol in Egyptian mythology. There are some overlapping symbols with The Vulture as the symbol of the Mother Guardian who is responsible for protecting Horus. So Sometimes the Horus is seen with two vultures flying at his side.

Um snitch- Horus- maybe not so far off really.”

Dkrupp wrote: “More on the Eye of Horus - an interesting thing I just discovered is it’s use in math, most specifically to define the number 1, as 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 + 1/16 + 1/32 + 1/64. This is done by using the bits of the picture as the fractions, and together it is seen as a “whole.” Interestingly enough, the ancient Egyptians threw out the remaining 1/64, so 63/64 = 1.”

–>See their Posts: The “Other Mother” in Half Blood Prince - Waiting for Harry Forum

How fascinating that the Snitch and the Winged Sun do look alike.

Boy, did these guys get it wrong about Egyptian Fractions and the Eye of Horus. Throw out the remainder! That’s part of the mystique of the Sacred Symbols that you call hieroglyphs!

Do let me try to explain, the missing fraction, 1/64, is equvalent to “ro”, or “a mouthful”, or about 2.5 oz. The missing fraction, the magical part, needed to make the Eye of Horus whole. And it is all to do with the ancient legend of the ‘Contendings of Horus and Set”.

But that isn’t all, the six parts of the Eye of Horus also represent the six senses. What could possibly be represented by the missing part? Something magical? Something divine? The Seventh Sense?

Trust me, we did not discard it.

According to the legends, Thoth supplied the missing magical part to make the Eye of Horus whole.

So what was that missing magical part?

All you mad Harry Potter fans, have you studied real magic? Do you have a clue?

Tutankhamen

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Phoenix Rising! Harry Potter in New Orleans!

Just a reminder. This Harry Potter Fans convention is coming up soon. Phoenix Rising will also broadcast PodCasts from the event.

Fans of Harry Potter give their support for the beautiful city of New Orleans
at the Phoenix Rising Conference, May 17 to 21, 2007.

“Phoenix Rising, a conference devoted to all things Harry Potter, will fuse
the intensity of academic debate with the improvisation of exploratory dialogue,
the rhythms of New Orleans with the colors and pageantry of art. The conference
will examine the novels, the movies, and the extraordinary fan phenomenon
during the day; then, attendees will revel with the beat of the Crescent City
— herself rising from ash and flame — ”

Featuring 2007 Riverside Quidditch Classic Tournament!

Follow the link below to See what’s up:
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Phoenix Rising approaches. Oh, leave comments and let us know if you are going to New Orleans, and are taking part in the conference.

René

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