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"The Sad Truth Of Tolkien Spirituality"
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<blockquote data-quote="dms1972" data-source="post: 75256238" data-attributes="member: 325736"><p>I am not so familiar with those writers can you say any more about how they differ? I only know of Robert E Howard through the Conan films (which i quite liked, or the first one at least), and I suppose one theme there was the contrast between Barbarian way of life and 'wicked' civilisation as they see it.</p><p></p><p>Also Sky-God, contrasted with Earth-God, and the alliance of the two in the two main characters versus Thulsa Doom. I assume these imagined times as being pre-christian, but Conan in one scene is crucified, then I think revived by Dark Magic. So there would be a quite a contrast there with Tolkien who distinguishes Good magic and Bad Magic - yet he is not talking about so called white magic and black magic as in the Occult. For him Good magic is about freeing others to make responsible moral choices, not controlling them. It should not be interpreted as a parallel with white magic and black magic. None of the characters Gandalf, Galadriel etc. are immune to temptation and would do greater evil if they owned the One Ring, in fact they must give up power, doesn't Galadriel, correct me if I am wrong (its been a while since I read it) give up her ring Nenya (one of the three)?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dms1972, post: 75256238, member: 325736"] I am not so familiar with those writers can you say any more about how they differ? I only know of Robert E Howard through the Conan films (which i quite liked, or the first one at least), and I suppose one theme there was the contrast between Barbarian way of life and 'wicked' civilisation as they see it. Also Sky-God, contrasted with Earth-God, and the alliance of the two in the two main characters versus Thulsa Doom. I assume these imagined times as being pre-christian, but Conan in one scene is crucified, then I think revived by Dark Magic. So there would be a quite a contrast there with Tolkien who distinguishes Good magic and Bad Magic - yet he is not talking about so called white magic and black magic as in the Occult. For him Good magic is about freeing others to make responsible moral choices, not controlling them. It should not be interpreted as a parallel with white magic and black magic. None of the characters Gandalf, Galadriel etc. are immune to temptation and would do greater evil if they owned the One Ring, in fact they must give up power, doesn't Galadriel, correct me if I am wrong (its been a while since I read it) give up her ring Nenya (one of the three)? [/QUOTE]
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