In primitive societies, the sorcerer is a concrete being which occupies a particular place. Witness of transcendental states, he reminds to each the first state of universal man.
In our society, he a legendary figure which reappears today in literary imaginary and cinematographic. That's the case of Harry Potter, by J.K. Rowling, which shows for modern man the possibility get closer to its original being, way of being typical of initiatory societies, according Frédéric Vincent.
Before to get status of hero, Harry Potter is an anonymous individual despised and looked down, lonely, who suffers a lack of gratitude and love. He doesn't exist in the uninitiated world, he discovers his magical powers through fantastical events which go beyond ordinary things. Permanent breaking in the story which show the existence of a magical world peopled by sorcerers. The tale Harry Potter is an initiatory story which leads the character from a state of uninitiated to a sacred being.
What are the stakes of the Harry Potter tale? What does it reveal about ourselves and the path to go through? Answer of Frédéric Vincent in this 45-minutes conference.
