The Narnia Code: C. S. Lewis And The Secret Of ... Apr 2026

: Mercury (Language, speed, and thieving).

: Sol (The Sun) (Light, the slaying of dragons/lizards, and alchemical gold). The Narnia Code: C. S. Lewis and the Secret of ...

Ward proposes that Lewis used medieval cosmology—the "Seven Heavens"—as a secret imaginative key to give each book its unique atmosphere and "Kappa Element" (the quality of a story that remains in the mind after the plot is finished). According to this theory, each book corresponds to a specific planetary influence: : Mercury (Language, speed, and thieving)

: Mars (Warfare and chivalry, but also Mars Silvanus as a nature god). : Mercury (Language

: Luna (The Moon) (Silver, confusion, and madness).