Tag Archives: Rosicruciana

A Confusion of Court Cards

Posted on 18 January 2023 by Sørina Higgins

A while ago, I wrote an introduction to a new edition of CW’s novel The Greater Trumps, then this fall taught a couple classes on it, so I re-read the book more closely than ever. It’s a very, very beautiful … Continue reading →

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“The Marriage-Craft”: Novel Occult Sexuality

Posted on 30 September 2017 by Sørina Higgins

CW Was Such a Character Each investigation into Charles Williams’s life and work reveals new depths of his occult involvement and new peculiarities of his theological system. I have found this to be true whether I am reading his own … Continue reading →

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How the occult helps my faith

Posted on 18 October 2016 by Sørina Higgins

I have promised that as I go through my PhD program, I’ll post bits of my writing that are related to Charles Williams or the Inklings. Here’s a draft of a “reading notebook” entry I made for my class on … Continue reading →

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Notes on “Magnum Opus” Part 3

Posted on 12 August 2016 by Sørina Higgins

Please check out post one and post two about the Inspector Lewis episodes “Magnum Opus,” all about Charles Williams. Let’s proceed! Hathaway starts explaining CW’s distinctive ideas to Maddox: Charles Williams believed in a living breathing spirituality in which we … Continue reading →

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Notes on “Magnum Opus” Part 2

Posted on 11 August 2016 by Sørina Higgins

The Charles-Williams-themed two-episode story of Inspector Lewis will air in the US this Sunday, so I’m blogging about it in some detail. Here’s yesterday’s post. Now, onward! Yesterday, I ended with a quote about how the Way of Exchange is … Continue reading →

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Notes on “Magnum Opus” Part 1

Posted on 10 August 2016 by Sørina Higgins

I was delighted and honored to have this blog appear in a two-episode story on the British detective show Inspector Lewis last fall. I love Lewis, and I hope I can get my hands on all the seasons; I’ve only … Continue reading →

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CW Was a Socialist? Summary of “Judgement at Chelmsford”

Posted on 1 April 2016 by Sørina Higgins

Judgement at Chelmsford is a pageant play, written for a church setting. The Diocese of Chelmsford was about to celebrate its 25th anniversary in 1939, and the theatre director Phyllis Potter, with whom Williams had worked before, commissioned him to … Continue reading →

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All Luck is Good Luck: “The Death of Good Fortune”

Posted on 27 January 2016 by Sørina Higgins

I’m in such a cram-packed phase right now—finishing The Inklings and King Arthur; working diligently on a novel and a series of short stories for a couple hours a day; teaching at two colleges; serving as Dept. Chair at a … Continue reading →

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The Dawn of the Age of CW: Mini-Review of “The Third Inkling”

Posted on 28 October 2015 by Sørina Higgins

The official biography of Charles Williams, Charles Williams: The Third Inkling, written by Grevel Lindop and published by Oxford University Press, is scheduled to be released tomorrow! I have had an advance copy for a few days now, and let … Continue reading →

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Charles Williams and Doctor Who, part 2: Cabbalistic beliefs about words

Posted on 17 September 2015 by Sørina Higgins

Countdown to Doctor Who Season 9! Two days to go! Yesterday I wrote about The Nature of Time. Today, let’s talk about WORDS. Words of power. Magic words. In the Harry Potter universe, speaking the right words (even inaudibly) has magical … Continue reading →

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