Oberon Zell-Ravenheart: The Real Albus Dumbledore

Aspiring Harry Potters are asking the question, "Is there a real Albus Dumbledore?" The answer is revealed in the Summer issue of PanGaia magazine.

(PRWEB) July 9, 2007 -- When J.K. Rowling first conceived of the idea of Harry Potter, it is unlikely she had ever heard of Oberon Zell-Ravenheart. Yet as the Harry Potter legend took flight, more and more people began turning to this wise old Wizard in recognition. Oberon Zell-Ravenheart is the cover story in the Summer, 2007 issue of PanGaia magazine. His Grimoire for the Apprentice Wizard will be featured in all Barnes & Noble Bookstores from July 12 through August 8 (coinciding with the release of the next Harry Potter movie and the final book in the series.)

Aside from the fact that Oberon undeniably physically resembles Rowling's famous character, Hogwarts Headmaster Albus Dumbledore, this real-life modern Wizard has been creating and teaching magic and wizardry for many decades before the Harry Potter phenomenon was born. In 1968 Oberon founded the award-winning magazine Green Egg (now online), focusing on magick and the environment, and he is credited in dozens of books with helping to found the modern magickal community.

A qualified educator with multiple degrees, Oberon's books--Grimoire for the Apprentice Wizard and Companion for the Apprentice Wizard (New Page 2004, 2006)--laid the foundation for his online Grey School of Wizardry, providing an esoteric education in arcane lore. The Grey School has a faculty of 40 highly-qualified teachers offering a full apprentice-level curriculum, leading to Certification as a Journeyman Wizard. The Grey School is diverse, including students from many countries, aged 11 to 73, with more than 200 classes in 16 Departments of magical studies. The Grey School is in many ways a real-life analog of Rowling's fictional Hogwarts; and so too is the Grey School's beloved Headmaster the genuine article.

Headmaster Ravenheart is one of those rare and privileged few who have managed to unearth the ancient mystical wisdom. For decades he has explored some of the more profound Mysteries and long-forgotten knowledge of our ancestors, and he has re-woven those teachings into an accessible format for today's seekers. Oberon's books and classes are surprisingly similar to the lessons the fictional Albus Dumbledore gave to young Harry Potter.

Now residing in Sonoma County, California, Oberon has traveled throughout the world and lived an adventurous life--breeding and raising living Unicorns, swimming in the Coral Sea with the creatures upon which legends of Mermaids were based, and celebrating Solar eclipses at ancient stone circles. This esteemed Wizard is referenced or quoted in over 80 books, and he has inspired, enthralled, and enlightened many a curious mind, both young and old. In all his calm yet commanding power, in his gentle yet absolute wisdom, Oberon Zell-Ravenheart is truly the real Albus Dumbledore.

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