All who know angels know the stars; all who know the stars and astrology know the whole world, and know how to unite men and angels.
—"The Eternal Code"
"The hardest part is attaching the soul to the body." Perhaps because he was too bored, Voldemort chatted with her as if searching for something to say. "The process of sublimation uses water, air, and fire to 'purify' the material body and return it to the kingdom of God. The Philosopher's Stone turns the immaterial into the material. That stone is also a kind of 'flesh.' It is alive, though it is a perfect life created through alchemy. Its principle differs from that of Adam Gadmon, whom God created."
"Primordial Adam?"
"Herpo called him the 'Prisoner of Light.' This person could remain in Eden, but he had to obey one fundamental rule."
"What rule?"
"Aristotle had always pursued the Fifth Element. In fact, we see this Fifth Element every day: light, or rather, starlight. Adam Gadmon is a child of light. In that domain, man cannot contend with the Creator. In the world of darkness, man occupies the Creator's position. The Basilisk obeys my every word. In its eyes, I am not merely its father, but its Father God. It must carry out every name I give it. Doesn't that sound familiar?"
Pomona was speechless.
"That is blasphemy," she said after a long while.
"I know." Voldemort sounded unconcerned. "I originally tried to put my soul back into my own body, but it could not succeed by the method I understood. My original body was created according to the Creator's laws. Unless I followed His rules, I could not be resurrected. I had no other choice but to create a new body to attach myself to."
"Like creating the Philosopher's Stone?"