I don't remember Smith in great detail, but when reading it a bit less than a year ago I picked up a few whiffs of ME. But I recall thinking that, albeit the whiffs, Faerie is not a physical place, because out of all the Men only the "chosen ones" with the Star were allowed to find it / were able to find it. It reminded me more of some representation of... well, I didn't really figure out what exactly it was but something like, perhaps, utter good? Or a kind of mix between hope and imagination/? Or something inside us?
I'd like to comment on some other things that were said, but I have to read the whole thread for that. So... *starts reading*
Edit: I've read a bit, and I think Mark described it very accurately in one word: dreams.
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You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera
Last edited by Galadriel55; 08-17-2011 at 08:38 PM.
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