I’m pleased to run this guest post by Josiah Alexakos.
In the final chapter of C.S. Lewis’ The Last Battle, the concluding book of The Chronicles of Narnia series, Lucy Pevensie realizes that the “New” Narnia that Aslan brings into existence is not new, but rather the real Narnia. “Old” Narnia was actually a shadow of the real Narnia, which was now fully visible. Within the shadows, one had been able to see a glimpse of the full reality of Narnia, but none of the characters were aware of this until it had been revealed to them.
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