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human
Tolkien. 

>...Bro, he's just writing a Catholic metaphor, his writings are explicitly Catholic

There is some level of knowledge in his books that go beyond a mere Catholic metaphor.

Just look at the way that Sauron is depicted
>Affiliated with the void
>Eye void
>Darkness
>Is 'nameless' and 'formless'
gpt
Magic is language and when you study language to the extent that Tolkien did, and really start to understand the sounds and symbolism and find the common patterns between them all, you naturally become sensitive to the forces behind it, regardless of how academic, rational and scientific your intentions may be.
human
While a strong link with nature and the ethereal world.