Harry Potter Flashcards
How is magic used in Harry Potter?
to manipulate reality
What does the philosopher’s stone represent?
Immortality
What archetype does Snape represent?
Shadow
What archetypes does Harry Potter represent?
Seeker and orphan
Hufflepuff archetype
Anima
Slytherin archetype
Shadow
Dumbledore’s explanation at the end of “HP and the Sorcerer’s Stone” was discussed in class as
Buddhist instruction about desire and ego
In Buddhism, the cause of suffering comes from
Desire
Invisibility cloak represents
human nature and ethics/morality
legendary alchemical legend dealing with the desire for immortality and power
Philosopher’s stone
sorting ceremony is defined as
an initiation ritual
wands are
an extension of personal power
Buddhist actions that guide one to overcome desire
8-fold path
What is an example of a portal in Harry Potter?
Platform 9 3/4
The sorting hat determines a child’s placement based on what
personal qualities, mediates a type of initiation ritual, and sees potentiality in the person being sorted
What does blood symbolize in Harry Potter?
life and death and a way to define people socially
What is a talisman?
object that has protective power
What does a phoenix represent?
death and resurrection/immortality
What does the animus archetype represent?
loyalty
What does the Mirror of Erised represent?
Desire
agape
selfless, sacrificial love
phileo
brotherly love
eros
sexual love
storge
love for that which isn’t human
ethics tell us how we
ought to act
Gryffindor
brave, chivalrous, hero archetype
Ravenclaw
smart, rational, studious, Animus archetype for reason
Hufflepuff
loyal, kind, anima archetype for feelings
Slytherin
cunning, morally ambiguous, ambitious, shadow archetype, not necessarily evil, but part of the unconscious mind the ego wants to suppress
Confucianism
filial piety
Hinduism
Dharma-duty
Nirvana
escape from suffering, elimination of desire
