C. S. Lewis and Myth 2018

Two aspects of this novel in particular caught my interest while reading it. The first of which is the nature of the supernatural entities portrayed by Lewis in this work. They all felt very real to me, and were in accordance with my preconceived notions of the supernatural that result from growing up inundated with Christian lore and culture. I thought to myself "If angels and devils are real, surely they are like this". The other thing I took special notice of was the application of phenomenological principles to Christian values and beliefs. Lewis writes "Only Maleldil sees any creature as it really is... you see only an appearance, small one. You have never seen more than an appearance of anything.". Perhaps it is indicative of a lack of practice in philosophical inquiry on my part, but until I read that I had never conceived of phenomenology as a necessary Christian doctrine, but now I cannot see it any other way. A love for platonic ideals once again seeps...

Having finished reading Narnia and started onto the Space Trilogy, I find it very interesting how much more real Lewis’s science fiction world seems to me than the stories of Narnia. Somehow I find it far more easy to believe that there might be a fantastical world where angels dwell on Mars than there’s an equally fantastical world that might be accessed from various closets, caves, and paintings where animals can speak. Partially, I think this is because Out of the Silent Planet is narrated in such a manner that it’s trying to relay incredulous facts in the form of fiction to an understandably skeptic viewer, while Narnia has the feel of a story about it. And while that is not to cast doubt upon the truth that stories carry, it must be admitted that stories are true in different ways than what might be commonly regarded as facts are true. Although some of you may disagree with me on that. Come to think of it, I cannot help but wonder if the way the events of Ransom’s journey to M...

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