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Perelandra (Space Trilogy, Book 2)
C.S. Lewis
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Book Description
The second book in
C. S. Lewis's acclaimed Space Trilogy, which also includes Out of the Silent Planet and That Hideous Strength, Perelandra continues the adventures of the extraordinary Dr. Ransom. Pitted against the most destructive of human weaknesses, temptation, the great man must battle evil on a new planet -- Perelandra -- when it is invaded by a dark force. Will Perelandra succumb to this malevolent being, who strives to create a new world order and who must destroy an old and beautiful civilization to do so? Or will it throw off the yoke of corruption and achieve a spiritual perfection as yet unknown to man? The outcome of Dr. Ransom's mighty struggle alone will determine the fate of this peace-loving planet.
Customer Reviews:
much loved.......2007-09-12
one of my all time favorite books. it touches me on so many levels. the reader doesn't have to read the other books in the trilogy to enjoy or understand this one.
Not Free SF Reader.......2007-09-03
Another book that you could use as a cure for insomnia. Try and do a Jules Verne type story. Take the fun and adventure out. Make it boring and unappealing. Voila. You have C.S. Lewis's planet trilogy. Characters should seem a little bit like people, in general, if they are supposed to actually be human beings.
best in the series...totally overlooked.......2007-08-02
If you're reading this, i'm sure you've heard of most of C.S. Lewis's works by now and feel pretty secure in your knowledge of all things Clive Staples. Then it happens: someone tells you that Lewis wrote Sci-Fi. "Science fiction? Lewis??? is it like Narnia or what?!" you breathlessly exclaim. You want details...you want specifics...most importantly, you want to read the stories.
Here's what you're in for:
UNBELIEVABLE depth. Narnia's allagory is barely puddle deep by comparison. This is intended for folks who want to think long and hard while they're reading.
What WOULD have happened if Eve hadn't eaten the apple at Creation? Perelandra attempts to answer that question and in the process, teaches us a lot about our own psyche when dealing with the enemy.
GREAT description. In this relatively short book, Lewis packs in all kinds of descriptive detail. Much more so than the Narnia series. You can really feel the environment (and the emotional state of Ransom as he progresses through the story).
EMOTION. At least, that's what it produced in me. I cried over and over again as Lewis masterfully showed how the weakness of humanity is always a prayer away from the Majestic Strength of Jesus Christ.
With no shame i confess that i WEPT like a child when i put it down.
"Out of the Silent Planet" is great, and "That hideous strength" is wonderfully done...but Perelandra is the gem in this series.
A Master!.......2007-07-12
This was a wonderful classic that I discovered! It can be read by adults and older kids (teens). C.S. Lewis is a master!
A Philosophical Discussion within an Adventure.......2007-07-04
Perelandra, published in 1943 is the second work of a trilogy by the father of Christian Science Fiction, C. S. Lewis. The first story in the trilogy, Out of the Silent Planet, was published in 1938, and the set concludes with That Hideous Strength, released in 1945.
Lewis is the author of many novels including, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, and the other Narnia stories as well as non-fiction works including Mere Christianity, The Abolition of Man and A Grief Observed. Lewis was a close friend of J. R. R. Tolkien, the author of The Lord of the Rings. Both were professors at Oxford University and members of an informal literary group called The Inklings.
The science part of the story is largely dated. In this book Lewis largely avoids the issue of space flight having the protagonist, Elwin Ransom, unconscious during the trip to Venus. In the novel Venus is ocean paradise not the dry hellish world we now know it to be. The writing style is also somewhat dated, being told in narrative and containing much more introspection, exposition, and character discussion than is done in modern literature. In all of his fiction works Lewis uses allegory to teach Christianity.
In the story Elwin Ransom, the protagonist, is sent by Oyarsa, the angel who governs Mars, to Perelandra, the planet we know as Venus. While the first book, Out of the Silent Planet, was an adventure story with allegory, Perelandra is more of a philosophical discussion within an adventure. The story is an examination of the fall of man and, in part, Lewis' answer to the John Milton's Paradise Lost and parallels to Dante's journey in The Divine Comedy.
I rate this book four-star only in the context of Lewis' overall excellent writing. This story is less of an adventure, a slower pace and much more allegory.
Recommendation: Christians interested in science fiction should read all three works of this trilogy both for edification and entertainment. They remain, overall, five-star stories.
Kyle Pratt
Book Description
This is a much-needed, hands-on manual for the gardener who wishes to work in conscious partnership with the overlighting nature intelligences. Based on the author's many years of experience, The Perelandra Garden Workbook is filled with practical techniques, fresh perspectives on traditional organic gardening methods, and an infectious sense of joy and humor.
Interspersed throughout this book are many direct communications from the different levels of nature intelligence. Each reveal universal natural law and a cosmic wisdom applicable not only to gardens dug in soil, but to every garden planted in the larger soil of life experience. Truly, a book for everyone seeking to connect into the larger picture of life.
Customer Reviews:
Grounds-up teaching and learning.......2007-08-27
Terrific explanations and a palpable enthusiasm for nature as well as gardening. I learned so much and am feeling much more confident about gardening than I ever would have believed possible. I think the concept of "co-creative" work with nature is positively the way we need to go.
Reality Check........2006-04-22
If, like most people, you're a weekend gardner and don't have a lot of time, then this book is not for you. And if you do have a lot of time to spend on your garden, then you don't need this book.
Amazing and Enlightening.......2006-04-21
This is an absolutely amazing book that allows anyone involved with gardening to create a perfectly balanced garden that is in perfect harmony with nature.
The author describes useing kinesiology which is a type of muscle testing (virtually the same as using a dowsing rod or a handheld pendulum which i prefer) to contact and communicate with various earth intelligences such as Devas and nature spirits.
The gardener essentially puts 100% of his faith into the hands of these nature spirits and allows them to make virtually every single decision involving the design, planning, implementation, maintenance of the entire garden project! Although it sounds insane, it apparently provides a highly balanced and successful garden compared to the typical human dictatorship over nature typically utilized by 21st century gardeners and farmers.
While reading this book i couldn't help but realize early on that this book has very far reaching implications into many various aspects of humanity such as healing for example. It can be used in so many different ways that could be applied to any subject matter with slight modification of the basic techniques.
I plan on using the processes in this book on a new garden project and find out for myself just how effective it really is. Apparently the author has been doing it and perfecting the techniques for the last 30 years successfully!
I especially would recommend this book to anyone interested in contacting any nature intelligences such as devas, nature spirits, faeries, elementals, etc.. It appears to me that this book (possibly unknowingly) bridges a huge gap between the science behind co-creative gardening and the mystical and magical worlds of the faeries.
The other part of life........2006-02-23
Unless we open up, we will never begin to understand life in all its forms.
A great book for learning and practice with Nature........2003-12-02
This book is higly beneficial to
get practical goals with Nature.
Plants and flowers can really grow
higher and more beautifull than normal.
These are excellent books to read and
practice -Garden Work Books I and II.
Book Description
The Perelandra Garden Workbook II gives us the next step in the co-creative relationship with nature that was begun with the Perelandra Garden Workbook. And what a next step! The energy processes in Workbook II open a door to a new world in which we begin to discover that the balance and health of a garden and, for that matter, of all natural forms are more involved than just finding out what fertilizer is needed. A balanced garden or farm environment must also include balanced energy and vitality. And Workbook II introduces us to the many elements of a balanced garden or farm that we can't see--the energy elements.
For those of you who wish to incorporate a co-creative partnership with nature in a home, apartment or office environment, both Workbook and Workbook II will be of special interest. You do not need to have a garden or farm to establish a partnership with nature and work co-creatively to achieve a balanced environment.
The environmental processes introduced in the Workbook and the energy processes in the Workbook and the energy processes in Workbook II may be very different in concept, but they are equal in importance. To work with nature co-creatively through the environmental processes but ignore the energy processes would be to exclude half of the picture. We would, in fact, be tying one of our hands and one of nature's hands behind our respective backs.
Customer Reviews:
Balancing your environment.......2001-06-27
If I had to name the single person, alive or dead, who has had the greatest impact on my life it would have to be Machaelle Small Wright. For me, Garden Workbook II represents the core of her work but, like Dancing..., it is not a good entry point to the ideas and processes pioneered by Wright. To begin to appreciate the full flavour of Wright's work your heart and mind need to be pervious and you need to be able to accept, at least as a working hypothesis, that nature has intelligence. Wright brings a highly practical, and supremely down to earth approach to processes that may be essential if you want to create balance in yourself and your environment. To begin, read whichever of her other books draws you. For example, Wright's semi-autobiographical work, Behaving.... Or, if you like plants or animals or are interested in the environment, Garden Workbook I. If you're primarily concerned with issues like human health, MAP may be where you should start. Or there's Flower Essences or Co-creative Science. These books take a while to absorb. Bits of them are quite difficult, because the approach is so different. But gradually you may begin to feel comfortable with the ideas and processes contained in them. This may be the point at which to venture into Garden Workbook II, if you feel you now want to expand the scope of your work. While primarily focused on environmental issues, the book teaches you to work at the energy level and some of the processes it sets out can be applied in any field. It provides a stepping-stone to those two humdingers, Perelandra Microbial Balancing Program Manual, and Dancing...
Customer Reviews:
Got me hooked on sci-fi.......2007-10-04
I absolutely LOVED this series. My science fiction loving father recommended it and now I have become a sci-fi junkie because of it. A great story that shows our history and future in interesting ideas. Fantastic read.
Books to Change One's Life.......2007-08-14
Books such as these cannot fail to change you. There have been many books in my life which I could say that about, but short of the Bible, I think these surpass them all (Tolkien's Lord of the Rings or G.K. Chesterton's Man Who Was Thursday being the only serious competition).
I cannot speak about these books without a tone of awe, it would be absolutely useless to try and explain why. Please trust me - read these, and many times, too.
Soak It Up.......2007-02-14
Sometimes learning is like sunbathing. You soak up wisdom like you soak up rays--changing, even though you can't pinpoint every little drop that touched you.
I say that because today I completed the second book in C. S. Lewis' Space Trilogy. True, I can't name one thing I learned (and this series is much more about exploring concepts than telling a story), but I feel very wise. Before you laugh too hard, let me say that my spirit is quiet right now. It's still. Rested. Open. In awe. Ready to receive.
Today I will continue resting, listening. Tomorrow I'll go back over the pages and remind myself what I learned. (And then I'll start the third book.)
I highly recommend these book, but read them only when you have lots of time to reflect.
Excellent Series.......2006-09-12
Out of the Silent Planet
C.S. Lewis
Scribner Paperback
ISBN 0684823802
This is the first book in C.S. Lewis's amazing Space Trilogy. These books are far less known than Lewis's Narnia series or even his Mere Christianity or The Screwtape Letters, yet it is just as good as any of those writings and goes to show the versatility of Lewis as an author.
This first book begins with our hero, Dr. Ransom, out for a walking tour in the countryside, dressed in that shabby way for which professors are renowned. His foes are his former schoolmates Devine and Weston. These men believe they need a human sacrifice, and by capturing Ransom they have their victim, for they have made a spaceship and are taking Ransom to Malacandra the red planet.
Once on Mars, Ransom escapes his captors, meets many species, and finds out that on Mars there has been no `Fall' and Ransom from Earth or the Silent Planet is a bit of an oddity. People from earth are considered to be `bent' in nature, from the original sin of the fall.
Follow Ransom as he treks across a strange world, and must find the courage to risk it all to save not only an alien race, but also, possibly his own soul.
This is a first book in an amazing series. Try it - you won't be disappointed.
Perelandra
C.S. Lewis
Scribner Paperback
ISBN 0684823829
This is the second book in C.S. Lewis's amazing Space Trilogy. This book was written as a sequel to the immensely popular Out of the Silent Planet but Lewis also wrote it so that the story can stand on its own. So if you haven't read the first you can start here.
This book takes place some time after the first, but we are not sure how long. Ransom has received a summons to Venus, a planet that is just beginning its inhabited life. This planet's `Adam' and `Eve' are on the planet and they must choose to obey God or to reject his law and face a `fall' as has happened on earth.
Ransom must face his old foe Weston, and try to save a planet from great evil. Can he navigate this watery planet; can he negotiate the intricacies of human weakness, temptation and corruption? Can he conquer himself and help others to learn obedience?
This is a great creation story. Try it - you won't be disappointed.
That Hideous Strength
C.S. Lewis
Scribner Paperback
ISBN 0684823853
This is the third and final book in C.S. Lewis's amazing Space Trilogy. This book was written as a sequel to the immensely popular Out of the Silent Planet and Perelandra but Lewis also wrote it so that the story can stand on its own. So if you haven't read the first, you can start here.
That Hideous Strength, unlike the first 2 books in this series, where Ransom leaves earth and fights evil in space and on other planets, the battle in this book takes place on earth.
Ransom must lead a group of faithful believers against National Institute for Coordinated Experiments or N.I.C.E., an organization that believes that Science can solve all of humanity's problems. He must battle the people in this organization, super aliens trying to invade and control earth and use its population against other planets and against God.
On top of all of that, Merlin has arisen from his long sleep and has arisen in England's time of greatest need. But the question is, who will find him first - N.I.C.E. or Ransom and his team? The fate of the world, and possibly the universe, rests on this question.
Lewis called this story an adult's fairy-tale. It is a mix of sci-fi and fantasy, and a book that will keep your attention as you raptly turn the pages to find out where Lewis will lead you.
Sublime Christian Fantasy.......2005-11-20
I am continually amazed by CS Lewis - his Narnia books were of course, excellent and entertaining, Mere Christianity a tour-de-force in apologetics, and The Great Divorce and Screwtape Letters were astonishing in their fictional applications of Christian doctrine. Finally, the book of his that I found most puzzling - "The Abolition of Man", turns out to be the non-fiction underpinnings for the third volume in this wonderful science fiction/fantasy trilogy. Like a key fitting a lock, the grim prophecies of "The Abolition of Man" are shaped and given character in "That Hideous Strength", and I am left in awe again of Lewis' genius.
But the trilogy does not start with such a complexity. "Out of the Silent Planet" begins mundanely enough, taking the hero Dr. Ransom out of the context of earth to explore the thesis of "what would Christian Truth be like on another planet." Lewis, as in his Narnia series, is quite bold in building his allegory - he takes license that would border on heresy if he weren't so committed to the fundamental integrity of Christianity. Indeed, one gets the feeling that where he bends doctrine in order to accomodate his plot (such as in making the Oyarsa into the makers and shepherds of worlds - contra "The Word" or "Logos"), he does so humbly and innocently. In spite of the fact that Lewis has much more to say, "Out of the Silent Planet" is self-contained and fulfilling.
"Perelandra", the second volume, follows Ransom once more as he is transported to Venus to play a strange role in another planet's Garden of Eden. While enjoyable, Perelandra relied a bit too much on descriptions of terrestrial paradise that were untransferable to the reader - one doesn't get as caught up as Dr. Ransom in the sensual aspects of Eden. Lewis does, however, deftly manage the paradox of "That Happy Fall" - the sin of Adam that led to the miracle of Christ. "Perelandra" is entertaining, but not quite so fulfilling as either the first or last books in the trilogy.
The final volume, "That Hideous Strength" is very unlike the first two in tone and context. Not merely because the action takes place on Earth (and a post-war England that is so like/unlike post-millennial America), but because rather than an exposition or exploration of Christian realities on other worlds, Lewis is engaging the eugenic nightmare threatening to atrophy all of Western Civilization. There was a strange resemblence to GK Chesterton's "The Ball & The Cross". In fact, "That Hideous Strength" was the most Chestertonian of Lewis' works, combining the comic absurdity of philosophies taken to their natural conclusions with the sobering reminder that "this is happening even now". In another weird sense, "That Hideous Strength" reminded me of John Barth's "Giles Goat Boy" (with poor Barth coming out quite unfavorably in the comparison). Perhaps this was only the use of the University as the sphere of action, or the creeping modernism that is Lewis' villain and Barth's savior.
In any case, "That Hideous Strength" masterfully blends the revelations of the preceding volumes in the trilogy along with a sudden infusion of earthly mythology, Arthurian legend, post-war philosophy, and even a bit of J.R.R. Tolkein (quite odd, this last bit!). But the root of "That Hideous Strength" is no fantasy, but a recognition of the apocolyptic desire of man to eat from the tree of knowledge and cheat death - by remaking himself. The word "eugenics" isn't used much any more after the Nazis became its champions. But back in the 30's it was all the range, striking deep into the Roosevelt White House, and carried on to this day under the auspices of Planned Parenthood. Lewis might have forseeen the horrors of man's affair with his own genetics, but this last most chilling development is not captured in "That Hideous Strength".
Here in the 21st century, in the midst of the technology that alarmed CS Lewis, we live in a world of the human genome project, designer babies, clones, fetal stem-cell research, ADHD, "Indigo Children," prisoner rehabilitation, John Hinckley, and dying-with-dignity. One hopes that somewhere out there is a Dr. Ransom monitoring the situation with a Mr. Bultitude standing by. Failing that, one wishes there were another CS Lewis, who, through an intimate grasp of Christianity and a ranging imagination, could skewer the modern eugenicists and stand in the breach against the abolition of man.
Book Description
The Microbial Balancing Program connects humans and nature in a new and intimate way. In this program, human health and balance are achieved by focusing not on the human, but on the health and balance of the vast and vibrant population of living organisms called microbes. Up to now, we have developed a highly adversarial relationship with viruses, fungi, bacteria and protozoa. We control them by killing them. After all, we humans are a lot bigger than they are and killing the "little buggers" should not be an issue for us. In the Microbial Balancing Program, we turn 180 degrees from this thinking and deal with human health issues by cooperating with and ensuring the balance and well being of the "little buggers." We make peace, not war. . . . Instead of attempting to dominate and control viruses, fungi, bacteria and protozoa, we can use cooperation and care. We can change our attitude and how we approach our relationship with microbes. As a result of our changes! , we can turn infectious disease on its ear.
Includes:
- The complete updated Microbial Balancing Program, including the beginner's Phase 1 Testing and the Telegraph Testing Process
- Easy and clear instructions for doing each step
- More helpful hints for learning and using the Program easily
- Over 100 photographs and diagrams
- User-friendly text and layout
- Facts about microbes and how they weave into our lives
- Articles abut the Program and related subjects
- Lots of support
Customer Reviews:
Amazingly useful, but takes dedication.......2004-10-31
I am a fan of this author and have read all of her books. Like all of the processes she co-creates and shares with the rest of us through her books, the microbial balancing program is extremely unique, powerfully effective, yet still takes patience, commitment to detail and an open mind. Now, if you have a serious illness, particularly one that involves any sort of infections, or a disease that literally IS an infection of some sort (ie. HIV, pneumonia, etc) this program can literally, over time, change your life and seriously improve your health without the harmful side effects of antibiotics, anti fungal and anti parasitic medications. However the process takes time to learn and time to implement into your daily schedule, and then it takes time to actually work. Unlike allopathic medicines, which are usually "quick fixes" but have harmful side effects and can ruin the immune system, more natural approaches to wellness such as the microbial balancing program work in a more holistic way but take time before you see/feel major results---this isn't always the case, but something to keep in mind and remind you to keep the faith and be patient. Keep your nose to the grindstone and try this cutting edge approach to health. By the way, it may or may not be worth telling your doctor about this because he/she probably has never heard of this program before and frankly probably won't care about it and will just give you a strange look...but, if your illness improves dramatically and your doc can't figure out why--I advise telling your doc only a BRIEF overview of the MBP and let that be a seed you've planted in his/her mind...My bottom line belief about this program is that some day this will truly be implemented into mainstream medicine as the treatment that made antibiotics obsolete!
Product Description
Hands on manual for the gardener who wishes to work in conscious partnership with the overlighting nature intelligences. Based on the author's many years of experience, this workbook is filled with practical techniques, fresh perspectives on traditional organic gardening methods.
Product Description
Three C. S. Lewis novels in one volume. PERELANDRA ; THAT HIDEOUS STRENGTH
Book Description
Easy-to-use, reproducible lessons on literary terms, comprehension and analysis, critical thinking, related scriptural principles, vocabulary, activities, plus a complete answer key.
Customer Reviews:
A useful tool for teachers.......2007-02-15
I really like this study guide. It has reproducible pages and includes a variety of levels of questioning, from basic comprehension to critical thinking. Vocabulary and other skills are interwoven. It is especially useful for a Christian school teacher as it incorporates many Scripture references (appropriate, since Lewis was a Christian theologian and that is an intrinsic, though sometimes overlooked, part of his fiction). It could be useful to a public school teacher as well since it helps those unfamiliar with Christian themes to understand how Lewis uses them in the novel.
No negatives - my only complaint is that the study guide sometimes combines chapters in a different manner than I intend to assign them, so I'll be giving the students sections of the guide for chapters they aren't reading yet. Not a big drawback.
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