Joining the Dance of the Planets with C.S. Lewis

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, and Jupiter came down from Deep Heaven and filled the hearts of Ransom and his friends to the brim with their unique influences.

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When I first read “The Descent of the Gods” in That Hideous Strength, it took me a while to figure out why C.S. Lewis chose to deal with that hideous strength in such a strange way.

N.I.C.E., like a huge Kraken, was spreading its tentacles around the world. Yet, it was destroyed not by force but by the descent of the gods. Mercury, Venus, …