{The Lord of the Rings}[20th June 1988]

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A little speculation on literary fantasy:

'Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,

Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,

Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,

One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne.

In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.

One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,

One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them

In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.'

Although I am sure he would have detested the notion,* it seems fairly likely that the Lord of the Rings** is, in Jungian terms, Tolkien's individuation in the same way as [sic] the [O] development of fictions probably is for me, and the Ring is its own Jungian Mandala (to reduce offence, I should emphasise that one could equally well say that the Mandala is Jung's – and Hinduism's – Ring).

*cf IV. [?[Redbook4:325][19880113:1503d]{Tarot Circles and Creation Tarot [continued (3)] – Knaves}[13th January 1988], possibly]

**{III. [[Redbook3:35-36][19870326:1543p]{Quest Romances}[26^th March 1987],] 35}

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