I am a Lorrie Moore fan, although it's been a while. "People Like That Are The Only People Here" ruled. Does she have a new one? I have a "Vinegar Hill" I've finished with, Lilty-Cow. Do you want it?

From that Lewis-bashing site:

In the "creation" of Narnia some very revealing things come up.

On p. 99 , speaking of the "creation" of the stars it says, "One moment there had been nothing but darkness; next moment a thousand, thousand points of light leaped out -- single stars, constellations, and planets, brighter and bigger than any in our world. There were no clouds."

The phrase "a thousand, thousand points of light" leaps out at us! The fact that Lewis would use this expression is bizarre at the very least, but it points to something much more sinister.

Alice Bailey, the Theosophist/Luciferian and co-founder of Lucis Trust and the Arcane School, in her 1957 book The Externaliztion of the Hierarchy tells us exactly what a Point of Light is. "...[T]he men who comprise the occult leadership group known as the New Group of World Servers. These individuals, she remarks are in service to 'the work of the Brotherhood...the Forces of Light.' They are the ones who are to usher all of mankind from the darkness of outmoded Christianity and faded nationalism into the bright and shining 'New World Order.'"(1)

When George Bush used this expression as President of the United States, he meant the spread of the secret doctrine of Freemasonry and the Illuminati. In her book, Discipleship in a New Age, Bailey tells her occult followers to repeat, "I am a point of light within a greater light...I am a spark of sacrificial Fire, focused within the fiery will of (the Sun) God."(1) What these servants of Satan are attempting to do by blending their "points of light" is to usher in the New World Order - the Age of Aquarius.

Was C.S. Lewis a "point of light" in Satan's service? Why would he use such Luciferian terminology if he was not?

ODL. That site is hilarious, but deeply sad, too, especially when you read the fan mail its creator has received, and think about the poor kids growing up with parents that afraid of myth and the imagination.

I have a "Vinegar Hill" I've finished with, Lilty-Cow. Do you want it?

Aww thanks erikaj, msbelle's already offered to help me out with Vinegar Hill. You guys are amazing! If there are any books people have been looking for, let me know if I can be of service. Moving next weekend- I have a bookshelf to clean!

And, Lilty Cow? Are you trying to tell me something? snicker

I am a Lorrie Moore fan, although it's been a while. "People Like That Are The Only People Here" ruled. Does she have a new one?

Nothing new yet, but have you read her other stuff? I recommend Self-Help and Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? Mmm. Yay! I'm always glad to find another Lorrie Moore fan. I have a signed copy of Birds of America.

I have a "Vinegar Hill" I've finished with, Lilty-Cow. Do you want it?

I let her keep her name, erika. I'm progressive like that.

Although, admittedly, Lilty-Cow has a nice ring to it.

Lilty Cow and Polter
Sitting in a tree
R-E-A-D-I-N-G!

Haha, and here I thought she was calling me fat.

Oops...my bad, babe. I thought that was a lot of Cows, but we do go through animal obsessions around here. Be funny if you did hook up, though.

Tee hee!

Although, I must say, I do have a real penguin obsession, too. Always have. Awww, I wanna be Lilty Penguin! Is it too late to change?!?

Suela, I was also disappointed by Abhorsen. The characters weren't done very well, and I got pretty tired of reading about everyone's magical powers by the end. Which was actually the same problem I had when I reread the Dark is Rising series recently. There's not much of a personal emotional journey for the characters; each battle is won or lost according to how magically powerful the characters are, which means there are no surprises, because we already know from the beginning how powerful they are. The Grey King and The Dark is Rising are the best of the bunch, IMO, because they show Bran and Will, respectively, coming to terms with their powers, rather than just showing them off.

The thing that made me maddest about Abhorsen, though, was the fact that Nicholas was able to come back from death, at the very end. Can anyone explain to me how that doesn't violate the most basic and most important tenet of Old Kingdom magic? And for what purpose, exactly? To be Lirael's romantic interest? Bah.

And for what purpose, exactly?

Oh, yeah. I saw that coming, and was disturbed. I didn't get it. Would have preferred the Dog.

But that was one of the flaws in Sabriel, too. The pairing-off thing.