Perelandra

I think I’m finally getting the hang of this alchemical framework for literature thing. After reading the newest article at Hogwarts Professor, I was working my way through the closing chapters of C.S. Lewis’ Peralandra when it hit me. Ransom passed through utter darkness for a time, deep below the mountain when fighting the Un-man (Weston possessed by Satan). When he emerged, he found himself on a mountain composed of crystal, almost transparent features. From there, he could see a mountain ahead that was a rose-red color (or colour, since C.S. Lewis is the author). After several weeks of restoration on the crystal mountain, he travels to the red mountian, where he witnesses the marriage of the King and Queen of Perelandra. The whole process is quite transformational for Ransom. Now, why am I saying this?

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