288: Is Evil Inherent, Or Is It Fostered? Understanding Why Harry Doesn't Turn Out Like Voldemort.
Description
The sixth of our Season 6 episodes unpacking the Hidden Wisdom of JK Rowling's Harry Potter books goes into a contrast between Harry Potter and Voldemort. They had similar upbringings, so why did they turn out so different? 'Neither can live while the other survives...' what can we take this to symbolise more broadly?
SUMMARY
0:00 Stories like Harry Potter hit fundamental parts of human experience
2:00 Neither can live while the other survives
2:40 What is ‘ego?’
5:45 A broader understanding of addiction
8:00 Is pain always the prerequisite for addiction?
11:10 The Voldemort ‘spectrum’
15:10 Being run by the ego = The Christian Devil, Temptation.
17:30 How an egomaniac sees the world
21:18 The highest priority always wins & Harry’s similarity to Voldemort.
24:17 Gains that proceed from narcissism don’t seem to last
27:37 How Harry Potter paints the concept of the ego clearly
32:23 Contrasting Snape & the Malfoys to Voldemort
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