> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://mythicmindfellowship.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Philosophy of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (Mythic Mind, ep. 119) - URL: https://mythicmindfellowship.com/philosophy-of-the-lion-the-witch-and-the-wardrobe-mythic-mind-ep-119/ - Published: 2025-11-17T14:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-23T04:25:48.000Z - Author: Andrew Snyder Mythic MindEpisode 119 # Philosophy of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (Mythic Mind, ep. 119) Dr. Andrew Snyder 17 November 2025 [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8f3RCE9lCY&ref=mythicmindfellowship.com) ## In this episode A philosophical pass through The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: Deep Magic and Deeper Magic, the Stone Table, and the way Lewis wakes desire toward Aslan rather than mere escape. This class lecture from The Fiction and Philosophy of C.S. Lewis complements the longer Fiction and Philosophy lecture on the same book (linked below). Dr. Andrew Snyder (professor of philosophy and theology) reads winter without Christmas, dangerous creatures (including the dual nature of the faun), and how sacrifice remakes Narnia’s moral weather. Topics include mythic mood, seduction vs. reason, and why the wardrobe still opens onto philosophy for adult readers. ### People **Dr. Andrew Snyder**Host and speaker ### Key themes - Deep Magic and Deeper Magic - Mythic mood - Seduction versus reason ## Chapters 1. [01:09Introduction to Narnia](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8f3RCE9lCY&t=69s&ref=mythicmindfellowship.com) 2. [02:22Reading order and scope](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8f3RCE9lCY&t=142s&ref=mythicmindfellowship.com) 3. [05:07First impressions](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8f3RCE9lCY&t=307s&ref=mythicmindfellowship.com) 4. [07:18Entering the wardrobe](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8f3RCE9lCY&t=438s&ref=mythicmindfellowship.com) 5. [11:55Mr. Tumnus and mythology](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8f3RCE9lCY&t=715s&ref=mythicmindfellowship.com) 6. [18:29The Professor’s logic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8f3RCE9lCY&t=1109s&ref=mythicmindfellowship.com) 7. [19:37Edmund and the White Witch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8f3RCE9lCY&t=1177s&ref=mythicmindfellowship.com) 8. [25:14Aslan’s presence](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8f3RCE9lCY&t=1514s&ref=mythicmindfellowship.com) 9. [28:47Father Christmas](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8f3RCE9lCY&t=1727s&ref=mythicmindfellowship.com) 10. [30:54Aslan’s court](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8f3RCE9lCY&t=1854s&ref=mythicmindfellowship.com) 11. [32:43The deep magic and atonement](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8f3RCE9lCY&t=1963s&ref=mythicmindfellowship.com) 12. [40:09Coronation and legacy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8f3RCE9lCY&t=2409s&ref=mythicmindfellowship.com) 13. [41:56Closing announcements](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8f3RCE9lCY&t=2516s&ref=mythicmindfellowship.com) Choose a chapter to jump the video to that moment. ## Related - [**The Fiction and Philosophy of C.S. Lewis: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe**Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi1eDE8G0dQ&ref=mythicmindfellowship.com) - [**The Magician’s Nephew: The End of Charn and the Beginning of Narnia**Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1rkskgTBjE&ref=mythicmindfellowship.com) - [**The Last Battle: Further Up and Further In**Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7s4ImTaRC0&ref=mythicmindfellowship.com) - [**Introduction to Narnia, Books 1-3 (Mythic Mind, ep. 118)**Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ro29Ic74aLE&ref=mythicmindfellowship.com) ## Books mentioned - [**The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe**C.S. Lewis](https://bookshop.org/a/129785/9780064404990?ref=mythicmindfellowship.com) ## Go deeper The Cosmos ### [Jupiter](https://mythicmindfellowship.com/cosmos/) The Sixth Heaven Find it on the Cosmos Fellows and Companions study every course in the Academy, current and future. [View Membership Options](https://mythicmindfellowship.com/membership/) [Previous in Mythic MindIntroduction to Narnia, Books 1-3: Wardrobe, Caspian, Dawn Treader](https://mythicmindfellowship.com/introduction-to-narnia-books-1-3-wardrobe-caspian-dawn-treader-mythic-mind-ep-118/)[Next in Mythic MindPrince Caspian & The Dawn Treader: A Philosophical Reading](https://mythicmindfellowship.com/prince-caspian-the-dawn-treader-a-philosophical-reading-mythic-mind-ep-120/) [All episodes in The Gallery](https://mythicmindfellowship.com/videos/)