even of yourself, let go of your

Don't bother subscribing to try to read the rest of this piece. I'll save you the trouble. Her conclusion is that yes, the rich fantasy world of Narnia and its adventure and magic can still survive without the Christian subtext. She goes even further to suggest that the Narnia books were never meant to be Christian allegories.

Wrong on both counts, liarsgirl. One, on the former, enjoying a work and missing the message is like visiting the Grand Canyon and enjoying the trip there but never actually seeing the Grand Canyon. Sure, you've enjoyed the vacation, but you did not enjoy the Grand Canyon. You may have enjoyed the Narnia series as a child sans subtext (as did I), but that really wasn't Narnia then.

Secondly, on the latter, maybe you should actually read some of Lewis's essays where he discusses his writings. He has stated that "I did not say to myself 'Let us represent Jesus as He really is in our world by a Lion in Narnia'; I said, 'Let us suppose that there were a land like Narnia and that the Son of God, as he became a Man in our world, became a Lion there, and then imagine what would happen." Ergo, Aslan is Christ. In another letter, Lewis stated that "The whole series works out like this:

The Magician's Nephew tells the Creation and how evil entered Narnia,
The Lion etc. - the Crucifixion and Resurrection,
Prince Caspian - restoration of the true religion after a corruption,
The Horse and His Boy - the calling and conversion of the heathen,
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader - the spiritual life (especially in Reepicheep),
The Silver Chair - the continuing war against the powers of darkness,
The Last Battle - the coming of Antichrist (the ape). The end of the world and the last judgement.

Sorry to "spoil" some books you may have enjoyed as a heathen and wish to continue to enjoy as a heathen after hearing the truth. But if you reject the truth, you reject it. Trying to hold on to it despite your rejection is simply dumb.