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is a non-fiction book by Michael Ward that explores a hidden structural theme within The Chronicles of Narnia . Ward argues that C. S. Lewis, a renowned scholar of medieval and Renaissance literature, intentionally based each of the seven Narnia books on the characteristics and spiritual symbols of one of the seven planets in the medieval cosmos. The Core Thesis

: Venus (Love, life, and the birth of worlds). The Last Battle : Saturn (Time, sorrow, and death). Significance and Purpose A Review of The Narnia Code - Official Site | CSLewis.com The Narnia Code: C. S. Lewis and the Secret of ...

: Sol (The Sun) (Light, the slaying of dragons/lizards, and alchemical gold). is a non-fiction book by Michael Ward that

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: Lewis, a renowned scholar of medieval and Renaissance

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

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