it was once believed to coexist with an opposite force called 'levity'
Ah! I certainly didn't know that, but it now explains the inspiration behind George McDonald's story The Light Princess. I loved that story as a child and always thought he had invented the play on words, just to be silly and to produce a delightful fun story, but I now see that he was riffing off an old belief.
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Date: 2010-05-10 08:40 am (UTC)Ah! I certainly didn't know that, but it now explains the inspiration behind George McDonald's story The Light Princess. I loved that story as a child and always thought he had invented the play on words, just to be silly and to produce a delightful fun story, but I now see that he was riffing off an old belief.