I really enjoyed the final installment of Harry Potter. It isn’t just about the joy of watching the little good guy defeat the bad guy with the help of his faithful friends, it is just a whole different magical setting, where wands of shining lights are used instead of guns and deeper secrets are revealed.
At the beginning of the film the preoccupation of Harry and company is to find the remaining horcruses and destroy them, to lessen Voldemort’s power.
According to Wikipedia:
Horcruxes
A Horcrux is a dark magical object used to attain immortality. Rowling uses the character of Horace Slughorn‘s expository dialogue to reveal that the creation of a Horcrux requires one to commit a murder, which, as the supreme act of evil, “rips the soul apart.” After the murder, a spell is cast to infuse part of the ripped soul into an object, which becomes the Horcrux. Both objects and living beings can be used as horcruxes.
So, thinking some more about this… when you do something bad, you split up yourself. And you often split yourself up into something or someone. (Not literally, but in your mind).
For instance, it has long been known that if someone really irritates you, it is all projection. You are projecting your own issues onto them.
I might get very irritated with my mother each time she tells me to “let go and relax” so that I will get pregnant, but the truth is I know, deep down inside, that she is partly right. (I say partly because I am coming to the conclusion I am also going to need medical help). But I also know that relaxation can only be good for conception. The trick is to achieve it. Letting go and relaxing are something I continue to work on. (Haha, see the irony in that sentence..)
I also get irritated with my boss every time she moans at me for being too soft and not being strict enough on the kids in my class. (She is the ultimate dragon lady who they are very fearful of, believe me, although she has a softer side too). This is also a process that I continue to work on. (That one requires work!)
The point I am making is that people that rub us the wrong way are there for our own growth. Part of ourselves becomes entwined in them. And the more we resist, the more it persists.
I have come to the conclusion that the power of acceptance of these difficulties within me will spill over into better relationships with then. The power of love and acceptance of their point of view as well as a commitment to growth in my own view point, will ultimately destroy these horcruxes. Yes, they keep popping up, but I keep telling myself: “This problem is a gift: it is there to teach me something. Love it and it will go away.”
You can see that Harry Potter is full of love. Yes he gets angry with Snape for killing his former mentor Dumbledore, but later you see his care and concern for Snape in his dying moments. And.. (spoiler alert).. he finds a greater connection to Snape through his memory tear. Snape was actually in love with Harry’s mother and took great care to protect Harry. (I still remember this in an earlier movie when Harry had to do that underwater challenge and Snape helped him with something to help him breathe underwater).
And of course Harry has the ultimate connection to his arch enemy Voldemort: we have always known about the scar, but we never knew why it pained. Now to find out that part of Voldemort’s soul is in Harry is a bit of a shocker.
Or is it really?
Do not our ultimate enemies inprison part of us?
And is it not through love and forgiveness and a lot of prayer that we can be set free?
Killing off all those parts of ourselves that are stuck in other people and things, instead of in ourselves (healing through integrating all those parts) is what will help win the ultimate victory.
And as the powerful swords of light erupted between Harry and Voldemort, I couldn’t help think of the energetic similarities / power / light of God. And the energies that were happening between them. And as the last horcrux shattered (the last issue was accepted), Voldemort lost his power. The evil shattered.
Apparently on Oprah’s last show she said: “It’s all ENERGY!” She said, “You are responsible for the energy that you create for yourself, and you’re responsible for the energy that you bring to others. Please take responsibility for the energy you bring into this space.’”
I don’t know a better way to manage your energy than EFT. If you haven’t ever taken a look at my site healwithheather.com, do have a peek. Because if you do feel a bit shattered, tapping on problems is an excellent way to put yourself back together. I know it has helped me.
It was kind of cool to see the end of the movie with the grown up Harry sending off his kids. Kind of like the cycle starting again. Fresh beginnings and fresh hope. And some hope for me that one day I will deal with all my issues (both medical and emotional) and conceive a child.
Here’s a parting EFT script if you’d like to do some tapping on this:
Even though sometimes I feel so overwhelmed with hatred for certain people or things, I deeply and completely love and accept myself. Even though I really hate her, and she brings up so much anger within me, I deeply and completely love and accept that anger. Even though just thinking about it makes me so spitting mad, I deeply and completely love and accept that hatred.
Top of head: I know it is a part of me just trying to speak.
Top of eyebrow: I just hate her so much
Side of eye: For some reason she just makes me so angry
Under eye: Presses my buttons
Under nose: She knows just how to make me angry
Chin: And I find myself being this angry person
Collarbone: I don’t even know why I’m so angry
Under arm: She just really irritates me.
Positive choice: Even though these people and things make me so angry, I’m choosing to look at why this is so. Even though I’m feeling all this hatred, I’m choosing to look at this as a gift that will show me a path for growth. Even though I have this anger, I’m choosing to understand it and love and accept it.
Top of head: She is just reminding me of something within me
Top of eyebrow: Wow that hit a nerve and I wonder why..
Side of eye: Maybe it is worth exploring why I’m reacting so badly
Under eye: It is hard to face those parts within me
OK, this was a total sneak attack! Here I was, thinking that I was going to get a nice Harry Potter review, and then you end up making me engage in all this self expression! Thanks a lot! 😉
Glad to be of service 😉
Hello from ICLW!! I have to say, that using the Horcruxes as an analogy for this REALLY helped me to understand what you meant and where you were coming from. I never would have connected the two. I love it and I appreciate it as well. It really helped me look at a couple of relationships, including the one I have with my mom, and where she is coming from.
ICLW #114
Thanks for the thoughtful comment, Lindsey.
I love HP for all the many lessons and metaphors within it as well. Your connection with the Horcruxes was spot on, and gave me lots of food for thought.
Hugs,
Jo
thanks Jo!