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The always winter and never Christmas suggests frigid enchantment and barrenness. Then when Aslan came the thaw and spring were signs of the White Witch's power weakening. What other uses of weather to reinforce the mood or plot do you see in the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe or in Lewis'...

Share your Narnian experiences on this thread... I came across this painting entitled "Lotus Lilies" by Charles Courtney Curran, and it made me think of the trip through the sea of lilies at the end of Dawn Treader. >>MLIN

For the Snow Festival (First Snowy night after the first Full Moon of the New Year), you are invited to try your hand at writing a Narnian Carol. The Topic is up to you -- it does not have to include references to snow, as long as the main theme is distinctly Narnian. However, the words need...

You are a character from any of the Chronicles, and you have been invited to a Christmas celebration. Who are you, what will you bring, and who will you give it to? [Try to keep in character]

For those of you who don't mind receiving e-mail ads from BibleGateway and its partners, you can subscribe to daily e-mails of excerpts from the writings of C.S. Lewis. I have just subscribed --although not on my personal e-mail account-- and will copy or discuss highlights here periodically...

Do you have any suggestions for some fun activities or contests for this forum? In the past we have had art, creative writing, etc. type contests, and we have had a Midwinter Snow Dance, plus calendar making and Narniopoly game projects. I'm open to your suggestions, so please submit your...

Use your camera to capture something that reminds you of Narnia in this contest, whether it be a squirrel that reminds you of Pattertwig, to a woody landscape that reminds you of a scene from one of the Chronicles. Please Note: 1. No Googleimages or otherwise scanned or downloaded images...

That would be so cool! Sadly I am on the wrong side of the pond.

Calling all creatures in Narnia, Archenland, Calormen, Bism and the eastern islands and seas, You are invited to participate in a world-wide Rummage Sale to take place on the plain just north of Beruna. To reserve a vendor space, write a description of at least one of the items you plan to sell...

Review: Chronicles of Narnia Official Coloring Book I had been anticipating this coloring book ever since I heard it was coming out this summer, and I willingly paid full price from a real bookstore. But upon closer examination I was disappointed. Don't get me wrong; Pauline Bayne's artwork...

C.S. Lewis Onstage: The Most Reluctant Convert -- a review As my husband and I walk into the Theater, the curtain is up, and on the semi-lit stage there, against a backdrop of a starless sky with a waxing moon, is a long low bookcase and a coatrack. Downstage is broken into three areas marked...

Max Maclean of Fellowship for Performing Arts has put together another C.S. Lewis-based show! This time he draws on Surprised by Joy and Jack's other non-fiction writings to dramatize his odyssey to faith. https://fpatheatre.com/ And I get to go see it with my husband next Sunday!! Can't...

The Most Reluctant Convert Max McLean, who was the creative force behind recent stage adaptations of The Screwtape Letters and The Great Divorce, has a new production currently on tour based on the spiritual odyssey of C.S. Lewis called The Most Reluctant Convert...

Hypothesis: Through Puddleglum's tenacious, consistently half-empty, pessimistic perspective, Lewis actually lays the seeds for Puddleglum's heroic rescue of Jill, Eustace and Rilian at the end of The Silver Chair. If you agree, what are some ways his unique outlook contributed to the ultimate...

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) once wrote: "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." C.S. Lewis, for whatever reason, left some inconsistencies scattered throughout the Chronicles. This is the thread to point them out, and to try to harmonize the seeming contradictions if you...

Attention all you hobbit-loving Narniacs! You are invited to a test of wits in this next contest: Riddles!! Write either a limerick or a 4-line poem that describes someone or something in the Chronicles for us all to enjoy, ponder, and guess. On May 12, Limerick Day, a poll will open in...

I am very pleased to announce that the Registration portal for new members on this forum is now open again! Click on the <Register> button on the banner bar near the top of the home page of The Dancing Lawn -- under the image of Jadis. Then a series of prompts will walk you through the...

Keep an eye out for this July 2016 an official Narnia coloring book featuring Pauline Baynes memorable illustrations and maps is on its way :) Here is the advertisement blurb: Step through the wardrobe and add your own splash of color to the magical world of Narnia in The Chronicles of Narnia...

Okay, here are the rules for this thread. One first person posts a picture; and then the next person on the thread writes a caption, dialog, explanation, or one-paragraph story, etc. about that picture. Limitation: you have only 10 minutes to compose your written response. Then the person...

Here is a link to a visualized reading of C.S. Lewis' essay "On Living in an Atomic Age." What do you think about Jack's arguments, examples? (or what do you think of the running doodle commentary?) C.S. Lewis "On Living in an Atomic Age" Note: this link does not constitute general...