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- Mon May 12, 2008 11:48 am
- Forum: Tol Eressëa
- Topic: Tolkien's Mythology and Your Own Spirituality
- Replies: 30
- Views: 16474
- Wed May 07, 2008 2:42 am
- Forum: Tol Eressëa
- Topic: Tolkien's Mythology and Your Own Spirituality
- Replies: 30
- Views: 16474
- Thu Apr 24, 2008 12:31 am
- Forum: The Cottage of Lost Play
- Topic: TV obsessions—come on, admit it!
- Replies: 1005
- Views: 431014
- Sat Apr 12, 2008 10:33 pm
- Forum: Tol Eressëa
- Topic: Tolkien's Mythology and Your Own Spirituality
- Replies: 30
- Views: 16474
In some frames of mind I wish Sam had not gotten to follow Frodo. Not because I want him to suffer, but because that's more like life. Me, too, Prim! I think it's because Frodo tried to give him the gift of a life, a love, children, grandchildren... It seems ungrateful, somehow, for him to turn awa...
- Sat Apr 05, 2008 5:38 pm
- Forum: The LOTR Discussion
- Topic: Preliminary Thoughts
- Replies: 83
- Views: 137946
- Sat Apr 05, 2008 2:20 pm
- Forum: The LOTR Discussion
- Topic: Preliminary Thoughts
- Replies: 83
- Views: 137946
Or perhaps we could tackle it by examining a theme at a time or a character at a time. That way the discussion can move up and down the narrative freely. That was a suggestion only, I am not tied to any approach. I wouldn't mind chapter by chapter discussions, but I really like ToshoftheWuffingas i...
- Sat Apr 05, 2008 2:05 pm
- Forum: Tol Eressëa
- Topic: Tolkien's Mythology and Your Own Spirituality
- Replies: 30
- Views: 16474
- Fri Apr 04, 2008 11:16 am
- Forum: The Cottage of Lost Play
- Topic: TV obsessions—come on, admit it!
- Replies: 1005
- Views: 431014
- Fri Apr 04, 2008 3:33 am
- Forum: The Cottage of Lost Play
- Topic: TV obsessions—come on, admit it!
- Replies: 1005
- Views: 431014
- Fri Apr 04, 2008 1:04 am
- Forum: The Cottage of Lost Play
- Topic: TV obsessions—come on, admit it!
- Replies: 1005
- Views: 431014
- Thu Apr 03, 2008 10:46 pm
- Forum: The Cottage of Lost Play
- Topic: TV obsessions—come on, admit it!
- Replies: 1005
- Views: 431014
- Wed Apr 02, 2008 12:47 am
- Forum: The Cottage of Lost Play
- Topic: John Adams
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6298
- Wed Apr 02, 2008 12:37 am
- Forum: Tol Eressëa
- Topic: Tolkien's Mythology and Your Own Spirituality
- Replies: 30
- Views: 16474
- Tue Apr 01, 2008 12:37 am
- Forum: Tol Eressëa
- Topic: Tolkien's Mythology and Your Own Spirituality
- Replies: 30
- Views: 16474
- Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:52 pm
- Forum: Tol Eressëa
- Topic: Tolkien's Mythology and Your Own Spirituality
- Replies: 30
- Views: 16474
- Sun Mar 30, 2008 11:03 pm
- Forum: Tol Eressëa
- Topic: Tolkien's Mythology and Your Own Spirituality
- Replies: 30
- Views: 16474
Tolkien's Mythology and Your Own Spirituality
I have always felt so moved by the spiritual power of Tolkien's mythology, and have found that images and archetypes from LOTR especially have made their way into my own thinking/feeling about spirituality. In a way, the mythology captures so much of the essential notions central to so many faiths.....