Abstract
This article explores the eldila from C.S. Lewis’s Ransom Trilogy. Many of the eldila in the trilogy are angelic beings. However, Lewis uses the nine orders of angels in the trilogy and different eldils correspond to different types of angels within the hierarchy. Additionally, eldila, on occasion, can refer to the entirety of the supernatural realm, including the mysterious longaevi. Through the trilogy, Lewis is portraying the rich supernatural worldview presented in the Scriptures that is so often ignored, even by Christians. For Lewis, angels, devils, and the whole realm of spirits, was a reality of the cosmos, and one that interacted with humanity. That Hideous Strength, in particular, displays what Lewis thought of the interaction between humanity and spirits in the post-Incarnation world. Lewis warns of the dangers in willfully pursuing and interacting with both the dark and light eldils.
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