I have been seeing a lot about C.S. Lewis lately and I want to warn against following any of his spiritual philosophy. In my opinion, he was heavily interested in the occult and not actually a Christian. I’ve linked a paper below that goes into this, but I first want to detail why I came to question his faith.
I was reading the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe and found this quote describing the Witch as odd:
> “She comes of your father Adam's" -here mr Beaver bowed- "your father Adam's first wife, her they called Lilith. And she was one of the Jinn. That's what she comes from on one side. And on the other she comes of the giants. No, no, there isn't a drop of real human blood in the Witch."
I thought this was odd. And then later he mentions Bacchus (Dionysus), a major figure in occult theology.
I then looked up C.S. Lewis and the occult and found this quote from him (post conversion to Christianity) regarding Apollo:
>At Daphne it was hard not to pray to Apollo the Healer. But somehow one didn't feel it would have been very wrong — would only have been addressing Christ sub specie Apollinis.
Very strange to call a false god or demon a sub specie of Christ.
I delved into it more and found this paper that outlines the problems with Lewis’ theology:
https://www.scionofzion.com/csl.html
While I like his writings, we should beware that the man was not a Christian. In fact, I have seen it argued that Aslan was a symbol of Lucifer and solar worship, since lions are associated with the Sun and his arrival marks the end of the Witch’s winter. Very insidious, if true, since the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe is such a beloved children’s book.
I agree that pagan set dressing does not mean a work is evil or occult, it just made me curious about Lewis’ beliefs.
I won’t argue with you about Christian themes in his works since I’ve only read 3 or 4 of the Narnia books. But, I do find many of his quotes regarding his faith and especially his lack of respect for the Word of God to be telling. It is very strange to talk about worshipping something other than God.
And yes, that quote was very deceptive, which is too bad because it was not necessary given the other quotes about Lewis’ beliefs.
It depends on what type of "worship" is being talked about, because there are multiple forms, some of which can be applied to things outside of God. For instance, a respectful greeting to your superiors is actually a form of worship, but it isnt the Divine Worship that is reserved for only God.