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"The Sad Truth Of Tolkien Spirituality"
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<blockquote data-quote="Subject to God" data-source="post: 76018226" data-attributes="member: 435389"><p>Hi.</p><p>Prefaith I read the LOTR several times, the hobbit a few times and did some minor studies about the Silmarillion which I also read a few times.</p><p>Tolkiens Eru is as close to God as one can make a fictional depiction of Him.</p><p>Gandalfs ressurrection is a nice allegory to Christ's ressurection.</p><p>But for me, I now have trouble enjoying Tolkiens works as it is full of occultism.</p><p>Gandalf is a magician, in an order of magicians....Rings of power...Aragorn commanding the dead to do his bidding... </p><p>I really do enjoy both Tolkiens good vs evil theme and of course the triumph of good over evil, as I also enjoy original Star wars by George Lucas for the same reasons.</p><p></p><p>These works gave me joy and hope in a dark world. Now the light of Christ illuminates the darkness in it, and it has become irrelevant, I do not any longer need these fairytales to nourish me as I now have real food to eat.</p><p>What is good is good. There are lots and lots of references to good in Tolkiens works. But it remains fiction. It is still my favourite fiction though.</p><p></p><p>I read though the link you gave in the inital post and there was a comment there about Tolkies inspiration that is new to me:</p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">Indeed, Tolkien frequently states that he did not invent his stories, but that he rather “recorded” or “reported” what was already there.</span></p><p>I want to investigate this further and if possible see pictures of Tolkiens own writing about that. Or just read transcriptions of his writings about this theme.</p><p></p><p>Gloria in excelsis Deo!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Subject to God, post: 76018226, member: 435389"] Hi. Prefaith I read the LOTR several times, the hobbit a few times and did some minor studies about the Silmarillion which I also read a few times. Tolkiens Eru is as close to God as one can make a fictional depiction of Him. Gandalfs ressurrection is a nice allegory to Christ's ressurection. But for me, I now have trouble enjoying Tolkiens works as it is full of occultism. Gandalf is a magician, in an order of magicians....Rings of power...Aragorn commanding the dead to do his bidding... I really do enjoy both Tolkiens good vs evil theme and of course the triumph of good over evil, as I also enjoy original Star wars by George Lucas for the same reasons. These works gave me joy and hope in a dark world. Now the light of Christ illuminates the darkness in it, and it has become irrelevant, I do not any longer need these fairytales to nourish me as I now have real food to eat. What is good is good. There are lots and lots of references to good in Tolkiens works. But it remains fiction. It is still my favourite fiction though. I read though the link you gave in the inital post and there was a comment there about Tolkies inspiration that is new to me: [COLOR=#ff0000]Indeed, Tolkien frequently states that he did not invent his stories, but that he rather “recorded” or “reported” what was already there.[/COLOR] I want to investigate this further and if possible see pictures of Tolkiens own writing about that. Or just read transcriptions of his writings about this theme. Gloria in excelsis Deo! [/QUOTE]
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