by wood-maid » December 4th, 2005, 5:52 am
I do not believe in purgatory, personally, and it always seemed kind of off-the-wall to me, until I read Lewis' commentary on it in the last part of Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer. While I still don't totally agree with him, he really opened up his view so that I could understand it. It made sense. I was like, wow, this is neat! I can understand how people believe this.
So I'd highly recommend that, if you're looking for more understanding of what Lewis believed.
"Jill," said Tirian, "you are the bravest and most wood-wise of all my subjects, but also the most malapert and disobedient."
"By the Mane!" he whispered to Eustace. "This girl is a wondrous wood-maid. If she had Dryad's blood in her she could scarce do it better." - The Last Battle