A Study in Character: Aslan the Lion, Part I (AKA: Holy Spirit? The Crisscrossing Philosophies of Pagan and Christian Ideals in “Narnia;” AKA: This Might As Well Have Been A Thesis Paper the Way I Went On and On About It)

Flashback Friday: This is actually an old post we recently unearthed from our early days of blogging. The original post had unexpectedly turned into a sixteen-page analysis on the frequently over-looked pagan ideologies that are scattered amongst the more widely-accepted Christian imagery within the Narnia series. (BTW, it was our resident thesis writer who helped me with the needlessly lengthy title, so blame her for clogging your screen)

— C.O.

Universal Language

The other day I was scrolling through my Instagram feed when I came across a TikTok video of people dancing. Not a very unusual sight: there are millions of TikTok videos out there that feature people dancing. But after watching the video for some time, after getting involved, smiling down at the lives of these…

Newsflash: Notable Women in Arts and History

The beauty of America is that it is a diverse country with a rich mixture of cultures, traditions, legends, myths, and artistic expressions. Here in Nocturnal Mind, we love art, beauty, and the many forms they take, and we admire those who weave their voices and their stories into the elaborate fabric of society. No…

A Message from the Night Crew

Hello.   This post is not the one we intended to write today. We almost didn’t post it altogether because myself and the rest of the Night Crew wanted to make sure we did it justice… and we’re not convinced that we have. We’re not convinced that we ever could. Because we know that as…