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The Identity of Aslan: Symbolism in the Chronicles of Narnia91

The Identity of Aslan: Symbolism in the Chronicles of Narnia

This article is an explanation of the Christian imagery in The Chronicles of Narnia. It explores how Aslan is not Jesus Christ, but an Incarnation in a different world.

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Humor in Dante's INFERNO: The Gargoyle Cantos84

Humor in Dante's INFERNO: The Gargoyle Cantos

Written in the early fourteenth century, Dante's allegory was called "Comedy" until the mid sixteenth century when it began being called the "Divine Comedy."   Dante was not writing a funny book. He called it "Comedy" because the story began...

38 comments    humor literature paradise
The Masque of the Red Death: some interpretations83

The Masque of the Red Death: some interpretations

"Poe really was a haunted man, and as a writer, he had the power to haunt his readers." Here the brief sum of the tale: it tells the story of Prince Prospero who, in the midst of the misery and in defiance...

2 comments    death dreams plague
How To Think Positively Without Expectation82

How To Think Positively Without Expectation

How can someone wish for something and still be devoid of expectation? You would think one would cancel out the other, or at least put a real damper on your hopes and dreams.

56 comments    positive thinking visualization
Sharia law Is The Sickness of Islam; But American Mass Media Is Worse.80

Sharia law Is The Sickness of Islam; But American Mass Media Is Worse.

Mass media in the Western World is monopolized by some human filth with an evil agenda, so regardless what you think you know about Islam, if you heard it from mainstream media hate and fear mongers - you already know that it's a lie.

69 comments    religion jesus war
I Danced with Adam Lambert and He Set Me Free80

I Danced with Adam Lambert and He Set Me Free

One might not at first believe that a contestant on a reality show could be the catalyst that transforms someone’s life from the prison of hate to the freedom of love, but that is exactly what happened to me when I first encountered Adam Lambert on American Idol.

50 comments    love god celebrities
The Impossibility of a Perfect Research79

The Impossibility of a Perfect Research

Is it possible to do a perfect research? The best thing that a man could ever do is strive for perfection since perfection in itself is unattainable. Plato best describes this concept on his Allegory of the Cave.

0 comments    education review science
Why Symbolism is Important79

Why Symbolism is Important

A discussion of the symbolic images that surround us, and how to interpret them.

16 comments    faith truth philosophy
Truth and Free Will Allegory in The Matrix77

Truth and Free Will Allegory in The Matrix

The Christian themes and symbolism in The Matrix are numerous and overt. Most central among these is an allegory for a religious view of truth and free will. When viewed as an allegory The Matrix illustrates that man achieves free will only...

1 comment    god truth choice
Venus In Retrograde: One Life Circle Revisited: A Poem of Hope.74

Venus In Retrograde: One Life Circle Revisited: A Poem of Hope.

'Venus In Retrograde' by Pearldiver, is a poem of hope that explores what it is to try to be in and to maintain a serious relationship when young, when parents and others, have the ability to directly influence the young couple's choices and the...

28 comments    love relationships romance
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