I’ve always understood the Stone Table to be the cross but it makes sense now to be a table of sacrifice in general. The final sacrifice broke the deep magic and now if anyone else becomes a traitor their crime is covered too! Very interesting!
@Thomas TRW Ditto for Catholics, which should not be a surprise. There's not much difference between Orthodoxy and Catholicism; it's more a quarrel between bishops. 😞
There's a problem with that, of course. Even in Narnia, Shift the Ape could rightly be called a traitor, and an unrepentant one at that. He got the end one would expect for an unrepentant traitor. So, no, it's not that all future traitors are off the hook automatically; it's that the one sacrifice cannot be repeated. And so it is with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass (or Divine Liturgy for the Orthodox): it is not a new sacrifice, but is actually the very same sacrifice as on Golgotha. Modern physics gives us some useful analogies for this (such as quantum entanglement, in which two particles separated by time and space are still, somehow, one object), but these are only analogies.
I think the Stone Table is supposed to symbolically represent the Law of Moses which required animal sacrifices to atone for specific sins until Jesus made the final sacrifice which through belief in Him redeems all sins. The belief then is that Jesus fulfilled the law and broke the power of sin over our souls. You could see the fulfillment of the Deeper Magic as the fulfillment of the Law of Moses and the breaking of the Stone Table as the end of sin's power, as it no longer requires sacrifices to atone for because of Aslan's (Christ's) ultimate sacrifice.
The Stone Table often been viewed as a crossover between the Cross, the Tomb, and the Temple Curtain. Aslan allowed himself to be sacrificed in place of Edmund on the Stone Table; Jesus allowed himself to be crucified in place of a criminal. Susan and Lucy watch Aslan died and when they rush over to the Stone Table and found that His body was missing; a group of women watch Jesus die and when they went to his tomb, His body was missing. The stone table broke in two; the temple veil was torn in two. Aslan's Howe has been viewed as equivalent to the catacombs where the early Christians would meet during Roman persecution. Much like Old Narnians were hiding from the Telmarine oppression, the early Christians met in catacombs to hide from Roman oppression. Both the catacombs and Aslan's Howe had symbols carved in the walls as well.
@@Pixi3zDusttt it breaks in half after Aslans sacrifice. The viel in the tabernacle in Jerusalem split in two after Christ was crucified ending the separation from God
I would like to see a video on the history of the Lamppost of Lantern Waste. From its origins in the Magician's Nephew to what could've happened to it after the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
I would love to see this.. Susan is my favourite character and I was gutted she never made it to Narnia again.. however I love that she is actually a representation of us all the non believers, the sinners the vain the normal every day people who just carry on with life. I think she the most relatable and probably the strongest character due to how her fate being unknown. The movies did her so well, I loved how she was portrayed as such a fantastic archer and being so fearless , the hint that she and Caspian would become a couple is amazing too
Johnny Cage I agree. I personally believe that Susan is supposed to serve as a sad yet important reminder that some believers are capable of losing their faith if they become too obsessed (or at least, too involved) with the material world and the people within it. However, C.S. Lewis has stated before that there is still hope for Susan, and that shows that even he believes that former believers who are lost can be found again.
@@johnfeather6476 yeah exactly. Susan lostnher faith but never became a bad person. Plus she never attacked her old faith beyond some bad words. She's completely redeemable.
I love your videos ❤ funny thing is that I had fostered some kittens today and they are sister's so I named them Susan and Lucy lol .your artwork is beautiful 😍
I can see its meaning as an altar, tomb, and monument. But to address the elephant in the room (or in this case, the lion), the Stone Table represents the Cross! While Christian allegories are found throughout the series, they're strongest in the first book. This is also true of the Deep Magic and Deeper Magic, which represents how Jesus' blood sacrifice superseded the Old Covenant; likewise in Narnia, the Stone Table was no longer used for sacrifices after Aslan's Passion. But that leads me to another point (spoilers ahead). Although the Deep Magic (and Deeper) are only brought up in the first book (as far as I recall), they would've been in effect throughout Narnian history. Of particular interest is the fact that Narnia would perish in fire and water if these precepts were violated, which might explain the events of the Last Battle all the way at the end of the series. The blasphemy committed by Shift the ape and his patsy Puzzle the donkey seems to be instrumental in the end of the world. After all, Narnia was conquered before by the Telmarines, and that didn't end the world, so the triumph of Calormen couldn't be the deciding factor (although it contributed). Maybe it was the betrayal of Narnia, combined with blaspheming Aslan, which undid Aslan's reprieve, and brought the harsh judgment of the Deep Magic back into play. And of course, since Shift & Puzzle were not sacrificed, the world was sentenced to death. And indeed at the end, fire spills from the sun onto a flooded world, so that fits the prophesy of fire & water. Just my crazy theory, don't mind me!
Yes, absolutely the cross of Christ serves as the ultimate sacrificial altar. I had assumed the connection was clear, but if not, I'm pinning this comment. Thanks for the post.
Another connection is that before the death and resurrection of Aslan, the Stone Table was a solemn place of justice, a place where criminals were executed, but afterwards, it became a holy place for Narnia. The parallel, of course, is that before the death and resurrection of Christ, the cross was a symbol of death and despair; but now it is a symbol of redemption and hope. The Witch almost revered the Table before Aslan's death, but later, had she survived, I think that she would have hated and feared it.
Yes, great point. I cut a section out of the script that said something similar--that a place of death became a place of life-- but you put it much better!
So Aslan didn't "only" die in Edmund's stead, but for all in Narnia! Wow, I've never made that connection. The table is broken, an innocent person died for all and no one ever has to in the future. ❤
Tears in my eyes, Stuart. You really have a gift for creating videos that do justice to the deep ideas of Narnia. The artwork was magnificent! I want a copy for my wall.
I’m sure someone else will mention it these, but the three things I see represented are the cross, empty tomb (with the stone rolled away symbolized by the breaking), and the temple curtain (again ripping=cracking). I love the representation of the law being no longer able to condemn those who follow Aslan symbolized by the law of Moses and the fading of the Table’s writing. I know you referred to the curtain but I wanted to include all three that were so obviously from the Gospels.
I have two questions that might work as video topics: *1.* Why were there were no humans in Narnia when the Pevensies arrived? We know that Frank & Helen were the first human rulers in Narnia when it was created, and they had descendants. We also know Archenland and Calormen were human civilizations, and at one point the Telmarines came into the picture. Why then were humans so unheard of in the country of Narnia that Mr. Tumnus even had a book titled "Is Man a Myth?" Do you think the White Witch had something to do with this? *2.* When exactly did the Telmarines arrive in the world of Narnia? Aslan says their ancestors were pirates in our world who were stranded on an island in the South Sea. The Golden Age of Piracy was from the 1650s to the 1730s, yet Narnia was created in our year of 1900. Do you think the pirates' descendants lived on that South Sea island for several generations before ending up in Narnia after our year of 1900? Do you think they arrived before or after the Pevensie's did? Thanks for reading this if you have, I love this channel!
Great video, the Stone Table is a sacred place and when Aslan sacrificed himself it could have broken the chain of traitors and the deep magic would free the world from its requirements. Much as Jesus freed sinners from damnation with his sacrifice. Also I love the point of cleansing because the Stone Tavle was the sight of Edmund's healing from spite and unkind thoughts. And in the second book he proved himself by fighting for Caspian at thr same place. Thank you for your wonderful work I have learned and contemplated Narnia more than ever since discovering your channel.
Strange how the magical inscriptions weathered away after it was broken. Worth noting how it was revered when sheltered ( hidden ?) at Aslan's How. It's fate ? Well, maybe it had served it's purpose in Narnia, and magically transported to the mortal Shadowlands to Stonehenge where CS Lewis was to sit upon it !
I've always loved the chronicles of Narnia. I've just discovered your channel and I'm absolutely absorbed by your content! Keep it up and looking forward to more!
This is amazing! I love this idea of connecting artifacts in Narnia to real ones in our world. Thank you for sharing, I really enjoyed this. Are there any other Narnian artifacts you think relate directly to ones in our world?
I absolutely love these videos! I first discovered Narnia years ago when my dad had me listen to an audio book and have loved it ever since! I never thought about it before but the witch was right, Narnia perished in fire and water after the greatest betrayal it had ever known in the last book. Shift convincing so many Narnians that aslan and Tash were one and the same must have been the ultimate betrayal. Perhaps the old magic and the table were broken but it could it be connected? Narnia stands as a literary light of hope, something I believe is very much needed in the world today, thank you for helping to keep it alive!
Your channel is going to blew up when Netflix actually does something with narnia and not messed it up! Your channel is so underrated, love that you keep making narnia videos despite it being over 10 years ago!
This was really interesting! One more thought about the stone table as a healing place. It is not only that the stone table, or rather Aslan's sacrifice on it, that saves or "heals" Edmund from the doom of death - by the end of the story he is healed from the burden of the trauma that enveloped him and made him negative. When Lucy comes back to Edmund after healing other wounded creatures, "...she found him standing on his feet and not only healed of his wounds but looking better than she had seen him look-oh, for ages; in fact ever since his first term at that horrid school which was where he had begun to go wrong. He had become his real old self again and could look you in the face." Whether this was the effect of Aslan's sacrifice, or Edmund's own action in sacrificing himself to destroy the witch's wand, or whether Edmund could sacrifice himself because Aslan had sacrificed himself for Edmund, the fact is that by the end Edmund had experienced spiritual healing.
@@IntotheWardrobe yes. I love reading CS Lewis' letters and diary . Helps capture the essence of the man. And of course, excellent, reliable source material !
Hey Into the Wardrobe, I have an idea that I haven't seen anyone do yet. I think either you or else one of your sighted fans should do an indepth review of the Focus on the Family Narnia audio dramas, which were recorded in 1998 and released between 1999 and 2000. If you want some good info on the productions, I have a wiki called Radio Theatre Wiki, and I also helped out with the Narnia wiki articles on the Focus on the Family audio dramas. However, I'm 100% blind, and can't read print, so I've never read the Narnia stories in their original format, so I know nothing about how faithful the audio plays are to the original C.S. Lewis stories. I also can read braille, but don't wish to as it takes an eon and a half just to get through one chapter of a braille book, and my fingers get tired after a while. So I would review them myself, but I don't feel I am qualified enough to do so. I've never seen anyone do an indepth review of these wonderful audio dramas, so if you guys did it, you'd be the first to do an indepth review of them. Hope you like the idea.
Thanks for this. I always thought of the Stone Table as a covenant with the Creator/Aslan’s Father. I think of the stone tablets with the 10 Commandments as a contract with the Children of Israel and the contract between Jesus and God the Father in the New Testament. It also makes me think of Har Maggedio (Armageddon) in the end times.
Absolutely wonderful video! I was so excited to a new one! Huge fan of the Narnia series. My island in Animal Crossing is named Narnia. I'm trying to create Cair Paravel at the moment.
I always assumed that the Stone Table represented the Jewish temple of the Old Testament, where ritual sacrifices were performed. And just like Christ's crucifixion represented the last and final sacrifice of the Church, the breaking of the Stone Table played a similar role in ending sacrifices in Narnia. The fact that it began to decay shows that it had fulfilled it purpose and was no longer needed. Or worse, had it been maintained, then it could have been corrupted and view as a weapon or an idol as seen in the novel Prince Caspian. I guess the real world analogy would be the Nehushtan that Moses crafted in Num. 21:4-5 to save the people from snake bites, but that later needed to be destroyed by Hezekiah in 2 Kings 18:4 for later being worshiped in its own right.
I was kind of thinking more like the tablets from Moses were the 10 Commandments were on all the other old testimony Commandments the other laws of Moses and I thought maybe that the table could break because as I had to fill the prophecies of the old
i live 30mins from the henge and i have never herd it mixed with artherian/Irish legend before. the romans mentioned it which proves it was there already in around 700-900 when if there was an arther he would have lived (after whom i named my son, so ive learned many legends and histories). to me the stone table has like lewis's faith been a picture of the cross, but his cristain faith is so close to the surface of his work, it is almost impossible to miss.
I think another way to look at the Stone Table as the cross is that just as Edmund was supposed to die on there, it was Barabbas that was supposed to be crucified. Instead, Aslan dies on the Stone Table, and Jesus was crucified.
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A Catholic/Orthodox reader (or High Anglican like Lewis) would also draw a parallel to the Table in the Upper Room. During the Passover meal, Jesus broke bread and gives it to his Disciples, uttering the words, "This is my body, which is given for you." Subsequently, he passed a cup filled with wine. He then says, "This is my blood..." To us, the Table and the Cross are one.
I use to think that the “deeper magic” thing that explains Aslan’s resurrection was a bit of a cop-out, but since you put it in a good way, ie the whole healing thing, it makes it a little less of a cop-out.
This was pretty great, though I'd recommend you look at Lewis' eucharistic theology as well. For us Anglicans, the altar, where we receive communion, is the centre of our worship, and that's probably connected as well!
You may be right, and I wish I had more time to tease that out. However I believe that symbol is more realized in Aslan's table which is described in the Voyage of the Dawn Treader. The presence of the sacrificial stone knife, the consequences of those who approached the table in an unworthy manner, and the idea of that table serving as a place of nourishment for those headed towards Aslan's country lead me to suspect that Lewis intended for that specific table to point towards the Eucharist. Still, given the immediate theological connection between the Eucharist and the cross, I'm certain that the stone table also echoes that second altar.
I think you're totally right about Aslan's table being a much fuller expression of the eucharist, the subtle connection between cross and table you mentioned is what I was after! I'm glad to have found your channel!
This being the case, I think it is strange that Jadis insisted on the custom being observed. Since Edmund was a traitor to Narnia, her insistence that he die as a traitor by joining her side is tantamount to admitting that she is in the wrong and therefore not the rightful queen of Narnia
Fellow Narnia lovers, how do you think Dr Cornelius get hold of the that magic horn of Susan's ? He told the uncrowned King Caspian ,' Many terrors I endured, many spells did I utter, to find it ...'
A fantastic channel and love your videos and theories... (I still think the lady of the green kirtle is Lilith 😝🤪😜) As an adult now I realise even more how the Bible and Christianity was a huge corner stone to these chronicles. The stone table as the Crucifixion is a very strong comparison and I remember as a child feeling so sad watching it.. sometimes skipping past the death of Aslan as it was so powerful but tragic. As a child you don't relate.. it just another amazing fantasy.
The UK version of these chronicles fascinated me as a child...it was new for the late 80s but amazing...the witch was so well played which is why I think people link the two characters -The White Witch and The Green Lady together. It more the series they made and people have followed from this. But I'm not an expert.. just an opinion.
I was always a little troubled by the Aslan Jesus crucifixion comparison, because Jesus died for us all, but I thought Aslan was only dying for Edmund, though Jesus would lay down his own life for the one lost sheep. But the fact Aslan also saved all of Narnia by taking Edmunds place makes it so much better.
In Tolkiens world men looked west for salvation. In Lewis’s universe they looked east. I do not consider either to be scriptural and do not believe they considered it to be scriptural. However, they considered it to be scriptural to look toward heaven in whatever direction it was to come
Interesting fact the calculated size of the actual platform itself kind of reminds me of at my high school that I attended this year where it goes 4 floors and the tiny little elevator that serves all floors is alittle bit smaller than that but I would think the chassis is the exact same size as the stone tables platform
I wonder if the deeper magic that Aslans peaks of is also carved on the Stone Table, and the hieroglyph-like writings on the walls of the labyrinth inside the tunnels of Aslan's How have anything to do with the names of those sacrificed on the table eons ago?
8:28 Could this, somehow, explain the end of The Last Battle ? If the spilling of traitor's blood is mandatory for Narnia to survive, maybe the fact that Edmund did cause Narnia's downfall, in the very, very, very long run ? Maybe, Aslan's sacrifice may have just brought Narnia some time, before Edmund truly had to be sacrificed ? Maybe, Narnia (or, rather, Shadowlands) was really destroyed at the end of The Last Battle because of Edmund's tragic train accident ? Since he died before he could be sacrificed, there is absolutely no way to meet the stone table's reuirements, because it's too late, so, maybe, that could explain the end of Narnia as we knew it ?
Just found your channel 😊 I've been a Narnia fans for probably 15 years or so now. I have a suggestion for a video. Marshwiggles. What are they? I assume they're something Lewish made up. But in the context of Narnia, what are they? Where did they come from? Why do we not hear any mention of a Marshwiggle at all until the Silver Chair? And that's the only time we hear of them except for Puddleglum appears again, I believe, in the Last Battle. I do remember hearing Douglas Greshem, Lewis's stepson, mention the inspiration for Puddleglum in his intro for Focus On The Family's Radio Theater production of the Silver Chair. His pessimistic personality came from someone Lewis personally knew. But I'd love to know more about Marshwiggles. Especially cuz Puddleglum is such a likeable character 😊😊
Any of you guys got ideas on Narnia what if videos because he’s going to make some in the future so let’s give him some ideas that he can use and go with I got some what if crossovers with lord of the rings it would be fitting to put CS Lewis‘s best friend Tolkien works of the Lord of the rings make a crossover with each other that would be super fun and interesting What characters would you like to meet each other from both series I know the origin of Narnia would fit in the lord of the rings universe because of the Lord of the rings creation which is really biblical almost exactly the same as what we see in in Narnia when it’s all song into creation
@@ADGZone interesting one Aslan would know about Gandolf because in Tolkien Lord of the rings he’s god of creation eru lluvatar created the race that Gandolf comes from so putting both universal together and both of the creation stories of Narnia and the world of lore of the rings are very similar Gandolf may not know who Aslan is specially in his lion form but Azlan would know about Gandolf and his purpose and mission
So you’re saying what if the kids went into another pool into Tolkien’s creation? I would like a what if on “if the children never remembered to mark the pool where they had to go back home, what would have happened to them exploring?” Also, what would happen to Jadis in the In Between Wood? If Jadis’ sister had retrieved the Deplorable Word, would she have used it instead, and Jadis’ sister would be the one to be awakened by Diggory?
12:39 Hebrews 9:28 "so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him." Hebrews 10:1-4 "The law is only a shadow of the good things that are coming-not the realities themselves. For this reason it can never, by the same sacrifices repeated endlessly year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship. 2 Otherwise, would they not have stopped being offered? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt guilty for their sins. 3 But those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins. 4 It is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins." Hebrews 10:10-14 "And by that will, we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. 11 Day after day every priest stands and performs his religious duties; again and again he offers the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. 12 But when this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God, 13 and since that time he waits for his enemies to be made his footstool. 14 For by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy." Hebrews 10:18 "And where these have been forgiven, sacrifice for sin is no longer necessary."
I always assumed Digory’s last name Kirke was a straightforward reference to the Scottish Kirk, or church. Now I gotta look up the etymology of the word Kirk! Which apparently now goes back via Old Norse to a Greek word meaning Lord’s (house.) “The Lord’s lost boy” strikes me as an equally plausible reading of Digory’s name.
Cool! I wonder if Circe is still the basis for "house", possibly more like "domain", or perimeter of authority. Literally a circle of authority/domain.
13:01 -- Yes, Stonehenge is aligned with the rising of the sun at the summer solstice. However, THIS DIRECTION IS NOT DUE EAST. The sun rises due east at the EQUINOXES, and that applies for every point on earth (except for the north and south poles). At the summer solstice, the sun rises over Stonehenge significantly to the north-east. That is true for every point between the equator, where the sun rises (as always) due east, and the arctic circle, where the sun will will just skim the horizon; precisely how far north of east the sun rises depends on latitude. The interesting thing is that there is a "procession way" that leads into or out of Stonehenge that follows this alignment, and it was made, as the old saying goes, "not by hands". In fact, it was made by glaciers during the Ice Age. This is probably why the site was considered sacred: there were marks in the earth, not made by humans, that seemed to acknowledge the sun a the summer solstice.
Could this be a contributing reason for the destruction of Narnia in The Last Battle? Shift, and by association the poor creature Puzzle, betrayed Narnia, but their treachery was not met at the Stone Table?
What was the origin/influence of the requirement of the traitors blood on the stone table for the good of the community? Something you can point to in our history?
Wow I never looked too deeply into the Narnia books. I took them at face value of great stories. I am now going to read them all again and watch these videos to see the meanings behind it all. Not sure where to start though. Any thoughts?
I Think I have it. The Stone Table is the Mercy Seat. The lid for the Ark of the convenient, because in the old testament every year on one specific day. The day of Atonement the High Priest would enter the Holy of Holies and would spread the blood of the sacrifices on the mercy. This would stay God's wrath against the sinners. The dwarf did say that the stone table could only be used at a specific time. Then as you pointed out when a willing victim who had done no wrong is killed in a traitors stead the stone table will break and even death will turn backwards. When Jesus' blood landed on the mercy seat the veil was torn in two. Just like how the Stone table cracked when Aslan's blood was shed. God's law and the Deep Magic was satisfied.
I always thought it represented the the hill and cross where Christ sacrificed himself for the people. There are so many biblical references in the books so if that was the case, it made sense to me. Christ also came back after death so it is another referense.
One thing I think is also I think the deep magic could represent the laws of Moses and when Jesus died on the cross he kind of broke those walls and he finished it so there was no need so as a representation of the cross is the stone table and Aslan is Jesus he’s for fill the old drawers in the old Testament and it’s not needed anymore as well
Can you explain why Aslan couldn't just destroy Jadis whenever he wanted to? I feel like if aslan was the creator he could have just been like nah and zapped her away.
Great question! It's never explicitly stated, but it is implied that she actually served an important role in Narnia--as "the Emperor's hangman". The Law of Deep Magic demanded that justice be served to traitors--the consequences of ignoring the Law would quite literally destroy Narnia. So Jadis' role was essential. Now, when Aslan was sacrificed (as an innocent who was sacrificed in the stead of a traitor), the Deeper Magic actually put an end to this original system of justice--this allowing Aslan the opportunity to kill Jadis...which he did pretty quickly thereafter.
I wrote a song called "Broken Stone Table", inspired by this. Well, MAYBE I wrote that song. I definitely wrote it if doing so doesn't violate copyright laws. If it does . . . what song? 🤷♂️
@@IntotheWardrobe It's not officially done yet. Lyrics finished. Music, not so much. It might take a while, but I'll keep you posted! Maybe say a prayer for me, too, that it does, indeed, get done. 🙏
There is one huge plot hole - Edmund is not a traitor to Narnia. Narnia is not his land. He has no loyalty to it, so he could not betray it. There was no need for Aslan's sacrifice because Jadis had no legal claim to Edmund's life.
I don't believe the deep magic necessarily specifies that one must be a traitor to Narnia--just a traitor in general. As I understand it, he betrayed his siblings.
Please do a video on the prophecy of the four thrones at Cair Paravel. Who predicted the coming of the Pevensies? Who built the thrones? Was it done at the direction of Aslsn? Was it predicted by Centaurs? I'd love to hear your take.
I think it would be a great idea too, and have suggested it in a different comment. Cair Paravel is based on a real ruin in Ireland, Dunluce Castle. Cair Paravel is mentioned frequently, but we don't actually spend a lot of time there. The Pevensies have their coronation. It's a ruin in Prince Caspian, and Miraz'castle is somewhere else. Jill and Eustace spend one night there in The Silver Chair. We hear about it in the Last Battle, but it's full of Calormenes (and dead Narnians), and in The Horse and His Boy Lucy and Edmund leave it to go and fight with King Lune of Archenland. Did King Frank build Cair Paravel? When did the prophecy happen and the four thrones? How long did they wait after Jadis' 100 year Winter started? There are so many questions!
This is perfect! Just as I was about to turn on my bedtime audiobook, The Chronicles of Narnia. Thank you so much for this! I love your videos so very much!
I’ve always understood the Stone Table to be the cross but it makes sense now to be a table of sacrifice in general. The final sacrifice broke the deep magic and now if anyone else becomes a traitor their crime is covered too! Very interesting!
Or the table where Jesús ate his last meal with all his friends
@Thomas TRW Ditto for Catholics, which should not be a surprise. There's not much difference between Orthodoxy and Catholicism; it's more a quarrel between bishops. 😞
There's a problem with that, of course. Even in Narnia, Shift the Ape could rightly be called a traitor, and an unrepentant one at that. He got the end one would expect for an unrepentant traitor.
So, no, it's not that all future traitors are off the hook automatically; it's that the one sacrifice cannot be repeated. And so it is with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass (or Divine Liturgy for the Orthodox): it is not a new sacrifice, but is actually the very same sacrifice as on Golgotha. Modern physics gives us some useful analogies for this (such as quantum entanglement, in which two particles separated by time and space are still, somehow, one object), but these are only analogies.
I think the Stone Table is supposed to symbolically represent the Law of Moses which required animal sacrifices to atone for specific sins until Jesus made the final sacrifice which through belief in Him redeems all sins. The belief then is that Jesus fulfilled the law and broke the power of sin over our souls. You could see the fulfillment of the Deeper Magic as the fulfillment of the Law of Moses and the breaking of the Stone Table as the end of sin's power, as it no longer requires sacrifices to atone for because of Aslan's (Christ's) ultimate sacrifice.
Yeah but wasn’t Lewis a atheist at the time
The Stone Table often been viewed as a crossover between the Cross, the Tomb, and the Temple Curtain. Aslan allowed himself to be sacrificed in place of Edmund on the Stone Table; Jesus allowed himself to be crucified in place of a criminal. Susan and Lucy watch Aslan died and when they rush over to the Stone Table and found that His body was missing; a group of women watch Jesus die and when they went to his tomb, His body was missing. The stone table broke in two; the temple veil was torn in two.
Aslan's Howe has been viewed as equivalent to the catacombs where the early Christians would meet during Roman persecution. Much like Old Narnians were hiding from the Telmarine oppression, the early Christians met in catacombs to hide from Roman oppression. Both the catacombs and Aslan's Howe had symbols carved in the walls as well.
I really enjoy these location/symbol based videos. This one seemed like a history documentary and the quality of the production keeps getting better!
The stone table is where you can really see the Christian symbolism in Narnia
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@@Pixi3zDusttt it breaks in half after Aslans sacrifice. The viel in the tabernacle in Jerusalem split in two after Christ was crucified ending the separation from God
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@@thistledownz.2982 exactly
My first Narnia book was the Magician's Nephew ! I fell in love and I'm so happy there is a community that is keeping this series alive
The voyage of the dawn treader
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I would like to see a video on the history of the Lamppost of Lantern Waste. From its origins in the Magician's Nephew to what could've happened to it after the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
it's our wayshower, a manifestation of the spirit of light
Funny you mention King Arthur! Lewis was partially inspired by the Arthur's Stone burial monolith in Herefordshire, Britain.
Please do a video on Susan like you did for Lucy. I want to see how you guys handle her final fate.
I would love to see this.. Susan is my favourite character and I was gutted she never made it to Narnia again.. however I love that she is actually a representation of us all the non believers, the sinners the vain the normal every day people who just carry on with life.
I think she the most relatable and probably the strongest character due to how her fate being unknown.
The movies did her so well, I loved how she was portrayed as such a fantastic archer and being so fearless , the hint that she and Caspian would become a couple is amazing too
@@jackjackson3769 yeah you get it
yeah do one with all of them or liliandil
Johnny Cage I agree. I personally believe that Susan is supposed to serve as a sad yet important reminder that some believers are capable of losing their faith if they become too obsessed (or at least, too involved) with the material world and the people within it. However, C.S. Lewis has stated before that there is still hope for Susan, and that shows that even he believes that former believers who are lost can be found again.
@@johnfeather6476 yeah exactly. Susan lostnher faith but never became a bad person. Plus she never attacked her old faith beyond some bad words. She's completely redeemable.
I love your videos ❤ funny thing is that I had fostered some kittens today and they are sister's so I named them Susan and Lucy lol .your artwork is beautiful 😍
Love it! Thanks for sharing!
I can see its meaning as an altar, tomb, and monument. But to address the elephant in the room (or in this case, the lion), the Stone Table represents the Cross! While Christian allegories are found throughout the series, they're strongest in the first book. This is also true of the Deep Magic and Deeper Magic, which represents how Jesus' blood sacrifice superseded the Old Covenant; likewise in Narnia, the Stone Table was no longer used for sacrifices after Aslan's Passion.
But that leads me to another point (spoilers ahead). Although the Deep Magic (and Deeper) are only brought up in the first book (as far as I recall), they would've been in effect throughout Narnian history. Of particular interest is the fact that Narnia would perish in fire and water if these precepts were violated, which might explain the events of the Last Battle all the way at the end of the series. The blasphemy committed by Shift the ape and his patsy Puzzle the donkey seems to be instrumental in the end of the world. After all, Narnia was conquered before by the Telmarines, and that didn't end the world, so the triumph of Calormen couldn't be the deciding factor (although it contributed). Maybe it was the betrayal of Narnia, combined with blaspheming Aslan, which undid Aslan's reprieve, and brought the harsh judgment of the Deep Magic back into play. And of course, since Shift & Puzzle were not sacrificed, the world was sentenced to death. And indeed at the end, fire spills from the sun onto a flooded world, so that fits the prophesy of fire & water.
Just my crazy theory, don't mind me!
Yes, absolutely the cross of Christ serves as the ultimate sacrificial altar. I had assumed the connection was clear, but if not, I'm pinning this comment. Thanks for the post.
Another connection is that before the death and resurrection of Aslan, the Stone Table was a solemn place of justice, a place where criminals were executed, but afterwards, it became a holy place for Narnia. The parallel, of course, is that before the death and resurrection of Christ, the cross was a symbol of death and despair; but now it is a symbol of redemption and hope. The Witch almost revered the Table before Aslan's death, but later, had she survived, I think that she would have hated and feared it.
Yes, great point. I cut a section out of the script that said something similar--that a place of death became a place of life-- but you put it much better!
For what i saw it to be was it was a representation of both the Cross and Abraham's sacrifice.
Yes. You cannot forget Who Aslan really is!
I have loved the Chronicles of Narnia for nearly 60 years, and these videos bring me great joy. Thank you for taking me back once again.
So Aslan didn't "only" die in Edmund's stead, but for all in Narnia!
Wow, I've never made that connection. The table is broken, an innocent person died for all and no one ever has to in the future. ❤
Been waiting for another video
Tears in my eyes, Stuart. You really have a gift for creating videos that do justice to the deep ideas of Narnia.
The artwork was magnificent! I want a copy for my wall.
I’m sure someone else will mention it these, but the three things I see represented are the cross, empty tomb (with the stone rolled away symbolized by the breaking), and the temple curtain (again ripping=cracking). I love the representation of the law being no longer able to condemn those who follow Aslan symbolized by the law of Moses and the fading of the Table’s writing. I know you referred to the curtain but I wanted to include all three that were so obviously from the Gospels.
Great video just finished ✅
I have two questions that might work as video topics:
*1.* Why were there were no humans in Narnia when the Pevensies arrived? We know that Frank & Helen were the first human rulers in Narnia when it was created, and they had descendants. We also know Archenland and Calormen were human civilizations, and at one point the Telmarines came into the picture. Why then were humans so unheard of in the country of Narnia that Mr. Tumnus even had a book titled "Is Man a Myth?" Do you think the White Witch had something to do with this?
*2.* When exactly did the Telmarines arrive in the world of Narnia? Aslan says their ancestors were pirates in our world who were stranded on an island in the South Sea. The Golden Age of Piracy was from the 1650s to the 1730s, yet Narnia was created in our year of 1900. Do you think the pirates' descendants lived on that South Sea island for several generations before ending up in Narnia after our year of 1900? Do you think they arrived before or after the Pevensie's did?
Thanks for reading this if you have, I love this channel!
Can you do Edmund's video next for the characters playlistt? I am so excited! :D
Great video, the Stone Table is a sacred place and when Aslan sacrificed himself it could have broken the chain of traitors and the deep magic would free the world from its requirements. Much as Jesus freed sinners from damnation with his sacrifice.
Also I love the point of cleansing because the Stone Tavle was the sight of Edmund's healing from spite and unkind thoughts. And in the second book he proved himself by fighting for Caspian at thr same place.
Thank you for your wonderful work I have learned and contemplated Narnia more than ever since discovering your channel.
Very impressive work by Stuart. ( Viewers might be interested to learn there's a photograph of CS Lewis at Stonehenge )
Wow! I can't believe I didn't find that. Thanks for sharing.
Strange how the magical inscriptions weathered away after it was broken. Worth noting how it was revered when sheltered ( hidden ?) at Aslan's How. It's fate ? Well, maybe it had served it's purpose in Narnia, and magically transported to the mortal Shadowlands to Stonehenge where CS Lewis was to sit upon it !
I’m so glad you’re covering the Table. I’ve wondered about it’s history and purposes before
Awesome video !!!!
I love this explanation of the stone table!
I was writing as I was watching. Thanks for covering the above Commandments.
I've always loved the chronicles of Narnia. I've just discovered your channel and I'm absolutely absorbed by your content! Keep it up and looking forward to more!
Great video!
I love all the videos and want to see more they are Always worth the wait .
This is amazing! I love this idea of connecting artifacts in Narnia to real ones in our world.
Thank you for sharing, I really enjoyed this. Are there any other Narnian artifacts you think relate directly to ones in our world?
I absolutely love these videos! I first discovered Narnia years ago when my dad had me listen to an audio book and have loved it ever since! I never thought about it before but the witch was right, Narnia perished in fire and water after the greatest betrayal it had ever known in the last book. Shift convincing so many Narnians that aslan and Tash were one and the same must have been the ultimate betrayal. Perhaps the old magic and the table were broken but it could it be connected? Narnia stands as a literary light of hope, something I believe is very much needed in the world today, thank you for helping to keep it alive!
Best video yet!
Love the videos! Keep em coming!
Your channel is going to blew up when Netflix actually does something with narnia and not messed it up! Your channel is so underrated, love that you keep making narnia videos despite it being over 10 years ago!
Could you make a video on how magic works in the narnia books
This was really interesting! One more thought about the stone table as a healing place. It is not only that the stone table, or rather Aslan's sacrifice on it, that saves or "heals" Edmund from the doom of death - by the end of the story he is healed from the burden of the trauma that enveloped him and made him negative. When Lucy comes back to Edmund after healing other wounded creatures, "...she found him standing on his feet and not only healed of his wounds but looking better than she had seen him look-oh, for ages; in fact ever since his first term at that horrid school which was where he had begun to go wrong. He had become his real old self again and could look you in the face." Whether this was the effect of Aslan's sacrifice, or Edmund's own action in sacrificing himself to destroy the witch's wand, or whether Edmund could sacrifice himself because Aslan had sacrificed himself for Edmund, the fact is that by the end Edmund had experienced spiritual healing.
That's an excellent video! Thank you for all the research you put into these videos, they're so thought-provoking and insightful.
CS Lewis to a child correspondent : ' The Stone Table is meant to remind one of Moses' table.' ( June, 1960 ).
You're a master of research! Is this in "Letters to Children"?
@@IntotheWardrobe yes.
I love reading CS Lewis' letters and diary . Helps capture the essence of the man. And of course, excellent, reliable source material !
I love your Videos
Hey Into the Wardrobe, I have an idea that I haven't seen anyone do yet.
I think either you or else one of your sighted fans should do an indepth review of the Focus on the Family Narnia audio dramas, which were recorded in 1998 and released between 1999 and 2000. If you want some good info on the productions, I have a wiki called Radio Theatre Wiki, and I also helped out with the Narnia wiki articles on the Focus on the Family audio dramas.
However, I'm 100% blind, and can't read print, so I've never read the Narnia stories in their original format, so I know nothing about how faithful the audio plays are to the original C.S. Lewis stories. I also can read braille, but don't wish to as it takes an eon and a half just to get through one chapter of a braille book, and my fingers get tired after a while. So I would review them myself, but I don't feel I am qualified enough to do so.
I've never seen anyone do an indepth review of these wonderful audio dramas, so if you guys did it, you'd be the first to do an indepth review of them.
Hope you like the idea.
Thanks for this. I always thought of the Stone Table as a covenant with the Creator/Aslan’s Father. I think of the stone tablets with the 10 Commandments as a contract with the Children of Israel and the contract between Jesus and God the Father in the New Testament. It also makes me think of Har Maggedio (Armageddon) in the end times.
Absolutely wonderful video! I was so excited to a new one! Huge fan of the Narnia series.
My island in Animal Crossing is named Narnia. I'm trying to create Cair Paravel at the moment.
i love your videos so much ! its very educating
I always assumed that the Stone Table represented the Jewish temple of the Old Testament, where ritual sacrifices were performed. And just like Christ's crucifixion represented the last and final sacrifice of the Church, the breaking of the Stone Table played a similar role in ending sacrifices in Narnia. The fact that it began to decay shows that it had fulfilled it purpose and was no longer needed. Or worse, had it been maintained, then it could have been corrupted and view as a weapon or an idol as seen in the novel Prince Caspian. I guess the real world analogy would be the Nehushtan that Moses crafted in Num. 21:4-5 to save the people from snake bites, but that later needed to be destroyed by Hezekiah in 2 Kings 18:4 for later being worshiped in its own right.
The stone table cracked was just like the veil torn in two.
@@patrickphilip777 Exactly. Excellent observation :)
I was kind of thinking more like the tablets from Moses were the 10 Commandments were on all the other old testimony Commandments the other laws of Moses and I thought maybe that the table could break because as I had to fill the prophecies of the old
i live 30mins from the henge and i have never herd it mixed with artherian/Irish legend before. the romans mentioned it which proves it was there already in around 700-900 when if there was an arther he would have lived (after whom i named my son, so ive learned many legends and histories). to me the stone table has like lewis's faith been a picture of the cross, but his cristain faith is so close to the surface of his work, it is almost impossible to miss.
I think another way to look at the Stone Table as the cross is that just as Edmund was supposed to die on there, it was Barabbas that was supposed to be crucified. Instead, Aslan dies on the Stone Table, and Jesus was crucified.
I think that Doal Meins kind of is represented by the tombs of the ancient kings in Calormen
How often do l make jokes about chemistry? Periodically.
The thing about the stone table being a kaern or tomb is intresting .Esprchially as Aslan is buried there and comes backwhen you think about it.
So, I guess stone table probably almost combination of all of the suggested ideas about what it is.
Love this content a lot
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A Catholic/Orthodox reader (or High Anglican like Lewis) would also draw a parallel to the Table in the Upper Room. During the Passover meal, Jesus broke bread and gives it to his Disciples, uttering the words, "This is my body, which is given for you." Subsequently, he passed a cup filled with wine. He then says, "This is my blood..." To us, the Table and the Cross are one.
Yes, I agree. I had considered adding the aspect of the communion table but the content was getting too long. Thanks for sharing!
I use to think that the “deeper magic” thing that explains Aslan’s resurrection was a bit of a cop-out, but since you put it in a good way, ie the whole healing thing, it makes it a little less of a cop-out.
Glad I could help. :-)
This was pretty great, though I'd recommend you look at Lewis' eucharistic theology as well. For us Anglicans, the altar, where we receive communion, is the centre of our worship, and that's probably connected as well!
You may be right, and I wish I had more time to tease that out. However I believe that symbol is more realized in Aslan's table which is described in the Voyage of the Dawn Treader. The presence of the sacrificial stone knife, the consequences of those who approached the table in an unworthy manner, and the idea of that table serving as a place of nourishment for those headed towards Aslan's country lead me to suspect that Lewis intended for that specific table to point towards the Eucharist. Still, given the immediate theological connection between the Eucharist and the cross, I'm certain that the stone table also echoes that second altar.
I think you're totally right about Aslan's table being a much fuller expression of the eucharist, the subtle connection between cross and table you mentioned is what I was after! I'm glad to have found your channel!
This being the case, I think it is strange that Jadis insisted on the custom being observed. Since Edmund was a traitor to Narnia, her insistence that he die as a traitor by joining her side is tantamount to admitting that she is in the wrong and therefore not the rightful queen of Narnia
Fellow Narnia lovers, how do you think Dr Cornelius get hold of the that magic horn of Susan's ? He told the uncrowned King Caspian ,' Many terrors I endured, many spells did I utter, to find it ...'
A fantastic channel and love your videos and theories... (I still think the lady of the green kirtle is Lilith 😝🤪😜)
As an adult now I realise even more how the Bible and Christianity was a huge corner stone to these chronicles. The stone table as the Crucifixion is a very strong comparison and I remember as a child feeling so sad watching it.. sometimes skipping past the death of Aslan as it was so powerful but tragic.
As a child you don't relate.. it just another amazing fantasy.
This channel really just broadens the horizons of the whole Chronicles of Narnia like never before. Well done!! and Thank you from Ireland 🇮🇪
The UK version of these chronicles fascinated me as a child...it was new for the late 80s but amazing...the witch was so well played which is why I think people link the two characters -The White Witch and The Green Lady together. It more the series they made and people have followed from this. But I'm not an expert.. just an opinion.
We have a "stone table" near to where i live. It is known as Lanyon Quoit. So theyre located in many places
Wow! It's beautiful!
I was always a little troubled by the Aslan Jesus crucifixion comparison, because Jesus died for us all, but I thought Aslan was only dying for Edmund, though Jesus would lay down his own life for the one lost sheep. But the fact Aslan also saved all of Narnia by taking Edmunds place makes it so much better.
In Tolkiens world men looked west for salvation. In Lewis’s universe they looked east. I do not consider either to be scriptural and do not believe they considered it to be scriptural. However, they considered it to be scriptural to look toward heaven in whatever direction it was to come
Interesting fact the calculated size of the actual platform itself kind of reminds me of at my high school that I attended this year where it goes 4 floors and the tiny little elevator that serves all floors is alittle bit smaller than that but I would think the chassis is the exact same size as the stone tables platform
And what I mean by the chassis if you didnt know is the big steel frame work that holds the cab together
Very very interesting !!! Wow, even the biblical references - great ! Sub and like of course :):) thanks
5:16 I always thought that the Stone Table represents the cross where Jesus was killed and he just walked out of his tomb 3 days later
I wonder if the deeper magic that Aslans peaks of is also carved on the Stone Table, and the hieroglyph-like writings on the walls of the labyrinth inside the tunnels of Aslan's How have anything to do with the names of those sacrificed on the table eons ago?
8:28 Could this, somehow, explain the end of The Last Battle ? If the spilling of traitor's blood is mandatory for Narnia to survive, maybe the fact that Edmund did cause Narnia's downfall, in the very, very, very long run ? Maybe, Aslan's sacrifice may have just brought Narnia some time, before Edmund truly had to be sacrificed ? Maybe, Narnia (or, rather, Shadowlands) was really destroyed at the end of The Last Battle because of Edmund's tragic train accident ? Since he died before he could be sacrificed, there is absolutely no way to meet the stone table's reuirements, because it's too late, so, maybe, that could explain the end of Narnia as we knew it ?
Nice Video
Just found your channel 😊 I've been a Narnia fans for probably 15 years or so now. I have a suggestion for a video. Marshwiggles. What are they? I assume they're something Lewish made up. But in the context of Narnia, what are they? Where did they come from? Why do we not hear any mention of a Marshwiggle at all until the Silver Chair? And that's the only time we hear of them except for Puddleglum appears again, I believe, in the Last Battle. I do remember hearing Douglas Greshem, Lewis's stepson, mention the inspiration for Puddleglum in his intro for Focus On The Family's Radio Theater production of the Silver Chair. His pessimistic personality came from someone Lewis personally knew. But I'd love to know more about Marshwiggles. Especially cuz Puddleglum is such a likeable character 😊😊
Any of you guys got ideas on Narnia what if videos because he’s going to make some in the future
so let’s give him some ideas that he can use and go with I got some what if crossovers with lord of the rings
it would be fitting to put CS Lewis‘s best friend Tolkien works of the Lord of the rings
make a crossover with each other that would be super fun and interesting What characters would you like to meet each other from both series
I know the origin of Narnia would fit in the lord of the rings universe because of the Lord of the rings creation which is really biblical almost exactly the same as what we see in in Narnia when it’s all song into creation
What if Aslan met Gandalf
@@ADGZone interesting one Aslan would know about Gandolf because in Tolkien Lord of the rings he’s god of creation eru lluvatar created the race that Gandolf comes
from so putting both universal together and both of the creation stories of Narnia and the
world of lore of the rings are very similar Gandolf may not know who Aslan
is specially in his lion form but Azlan would know about Gandolf and his purpose and mission
@@marcusaurelius9577 most likely
So you’re saying what if the kids went into another pool into Tolkien’s creation?
I would like a what if on “if the children never remembered to mark the pool where they had to go back home, what would have happened to them exploring?” Also, what would happen to Jadis in the In Between Wood? If Jadis’ sister had retrieved the Deplorable Word, would she have used it instead, and Jadis’ sister would be the one to be awakened by Diggory?
What if wizards and witches from the Wizarding World and Greco-Roman demigods from the Riordanverse ventured into Narnia?
12:39 Hebrews 9:28 "so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him." Hebrews 10:1-4 "The law is only a shadow of the good things that are coming-not the realities themselves. For this reason it can never, by the same sacrifices repeated endlessly year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship. 2 Otherwise, would they not have stopped being offered? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt guilty for their sins. 3 But those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins. 4 It is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins." Hebrews 10:10-14 "And by that will, we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. 11 Day after day every priest stands and performs his religious duties; again and again he offers the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. 12 But when this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God, 13 and since that time he waits for his enemies to be made his footstool. 14 For by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy." Hebrews 10:18 "And where these have been forgiven, sacrifice for sin is no longer necessary."
I always assumed Digory’s last name Kirke was a straightforward reference to the Scottish Kirk, or church. Now I gotta look up the etymology of the word Kirk! Which apparently now goes back via Old Norse to a Greek word meaning Lord’s (house.)
“The Lord’s lost boy” strikes me as an equally plausible reading of Digory’s name.
Cool! I wonder if Circe is still the basis for "house", possibly more like "domain", or perimeter of authority. Literally a circle of authority/domain.
13:01 -- Yes, Stonehenge is aligned with the rising of the sun at the summer solstice. However, THIS DIRECTION IS NOT DUE EAST. The sun rises due east at the EQUINOXES, and that applies for every point on earth (except for the north and south poles). At the summer solstice, the sun rises over Stonehenge significantly to the north-east. That is true for every point between the equator, where the sun rises (as always) due east, and the arctic circle, where the sun will will just skim the horizon; precisely how far north of east the sun rises depends on latitude.
The interesting thing is that there is a "procession way" that leads into or out of Stonehenge that follows this alignment, and it was made, as the old saying goes, "not by hands". In fact, it was made by glaciers during the Ice Age. This is probably why the site was considered sacred: there were marks in the earth, not made by humans, that seemed to acknowledge the sun a the summer solstice.
Fascinating! Thanks for the info!
@@IntotheWardrobe I should have added, "It's all basic astronomy. What do they teach them at these schools?"
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Could this be a contributing reason for the destruction of Narnia in The Last Battle? Shift, and by association the poor creature Puzzle, betrayed Narnia, but their treachery was not met at the Stone Table?
What was the origin/influence of the requirement of the traitors blood on the stone table for the good of the community? Something you can point to in our history?
Did Susan leaving Narnia behind Somehow usher in the prophecy of Tash? As soon as Tasha showed up Narnia perished in fire and water fairly quickly.
Wow I never looked too deeply into the Narnia books. I took them at face value of great stories. I am now going to read them all again and watch these videos to see the meanings behind it all. Not sure where to start though. Any thoughts?
I Think I have it. The Stone Table is the Mercy Seat. The lid for the Ark of the convenient, because in the old testament every year on one specific day. The day of Atonement the High Priest would enter the Holy of Holies and would spread the blood of the sacrifices on the mercy. This would stay God's wrath against the sinners. The dwarf did say that the stone table could only be used at a specific time. Then as you pointed out when a willing victim who had done no wrong is killed in a traitors stead the stone table will break and even death will turn backwards. When Jesus' blood landed on the mercy seat the veil was torn in two. Just like how the Stone table cracked when Aslan's blood was shed. God's law and the Deep Magic was satisfied.
I always thought it represented the the hill and cross where Christ sacrificed himself for the people. There are so many biblical references in the books so if that was the case, it made sense to me. Christ also came back after death so it is another referense.
In narnia - stone table
In real world - cross
One thing I think is also I think the deep magic could represent the laws of Moses and when Jesus died on the cross he kind of broke those walls and he finished it so there was no need so as a representation of the cross is the stone table and Aslan is Jesus he’s for fill the old drawers in the old Testament and it’s not needed anymore as well
some of the letters are same as on rune stones.
10 commandments are in Exodus chapter 20
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Can you explain why Aslan couldn't just destroy Jadis whenever he wanted to? I feel like if aslan was the creator he could have just been like nah and zapped her away.
Great question! It's never explicitly stated, but it is implied that she actually served an important role in Narnia--as "the Emperor's hangman". The Law of Deep Magic demanded that justice be served to traitors--the consequences of ignoring the Law would quite literally destroy Narnia. So Jadis' role was essential. Now, when Aslan was sacrificed (as an innocent who was sacrificed in the stead of a traitor), the Deeper Magic actually put an end to this original system of justice--this allowing Aslan the opportunity to kill Jadis...which he did pretty quickly thereafter.
@@IntotheWardrobe That makes alot of sense now, thank you for the explanation.
I always thought of it as the cross from the Bible
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I wrote a song called "Broken Stone Table", inspired by this. Well, MAYBE I wrote that song. I definitely wrote it if doing so doesn't violate copyright laws. If it does . . . what song? 🤷♂️
Amazing! How can we hear it???
@@IntotheWardrobe It's not officially done yet. Lyrics finished. Music, not so much. It might take a while, but I'll keep you posted! Maybe say a prayer for me, too, that it does, indeed, get done. 🙏
what is the name of the music that plays during the video?
I think the one at the start might be "The Door in the Air" from Caspian's movie
What will happened to Susan? Will she make it to Narnia in Heaven someday
We'll talk about it in the next episode!
The Stone Table has several Biblical applications.
jesususu sacirifice marked the end of the era of law and the beginning of the era of faith.
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We can all agree that Temple of Doom was the third best...and there is no fourth. :-)
Second best Indiana Jones movie? ...yeah temple of doom is the best
There is one huge plot hole - Edmund is not a traitor to Narnia. Narnia is not his land. He has no loyalty to it, so he could not betray it. There was no need for Aslan's sacrifice because Jadis had no legal claim to Edmund's life.
I don't believe the deep magic necessarily specifies that one must be a traitor to Narnia--just a traitor in general. As I understand it, he betrayed his siblings.
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Please do a video on the prophecy of the four thrones at Cair Paravel. Who predicted the coming of the Pevensies? Who built the thrones? Was it done at the direction of Aslsn? Was it predicted by Centaurs? I'd love to hear your take.
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@@roberthofmann8403 that’ll be a great video
Very good idea
I think it would be a great idea too, and have suggested it in a different comment. Cair Paravel is based on a real ruin in Ireland, Dunluce Castle. Cair Paravel is mentioned frequently, but we don't actually spend a lot of time there. The Pevensies have their coronation. It's a ruin in Prince Caspian, and Miraz'castle is somewhere else. Jill and Eustace spend one night there in The Silver Chair. We hear about it in the Last Battle, but it's full of Calormenes (and dead Narnians), and in The Horse and His Boy Lucy and Edmund leave it to go and fight with King Lune of Archenland. Did King Frank build Cair Paravel? When did the prophecy happen and the four thrones? How long did they wait after Jadis' 100 year Winter started? There are so many questions!
Awesome video!
This is perfect! Just as I was about to turn on my bedtime audiobook, The Chronicles of Narnia. Thank you so much for this! I love your videos so very much!
I always listen to the audiobook at bedtime, too! It's so soothing.
Great video !