In this episode, we discuss C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, chapters fifteen to seventeen.
This week, we end our discussion of the first Narnia book with thoughts on the deep magic, the influence of Jupiter, and the power of things which aren’t real.
Next week, we begin season two with everything up to the beginning of chapter four of Terry Miles’ Rabbits.
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Unanswered Questions:
- What are the Deep and Deeper magics?
- Does the breaking of the Stone Table speak to an end of the Deep Magic, of paganism, or of the Old Testament?
- How do the Kings and Queens of Narnia relate to the characters of the Pevensie children when they return to Earth?
Footnotes:
- The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (Lewis)
- The Narnia Companion (Paul F. Ford)
- The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C. S. Lewis (Alan Jacobs)
- Always Winter and Never Christmas: Symbols of Time in Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia
- Planet Narnia: The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of C. S. Lewis (Dr. Michael Ward)
- Dr. Michael Ward
- Children’s Fantasy (xkcd)
- Rabbits: A Novel (Terry Miles)
- Rabbits Podcast
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