November
      5,
      1996
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
       
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Book
      Review:
       Sowa's
      Ark:
      An
      Enchanted
      Bestiary
     
     
      Published
      by
      Chronicle
      Books,
      San
      Francisco;
      1996
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      book
      is
      a
      collection
      of
      illustrations
      by
      Michael
      Sowa.
      This
      artist's
      drawings
      are
     
     
      addictive,
      containing
      images
      that
      tell
      strange
      tales.
     
    

    
     
      His
      pictures
      of
      animals
      caught
      in
      improbable
      and
      amusing
      situations
      open
      the
      doors
      of
     
     
      comment
      and
      discussion.
      One
      illustration,
      entitled
      "Laptop
      sheep",
      is
      of
      five
      sheep
      on
      a
      green
     
     
      hill.
      Four
      of
      the
      five
      sheep
      are
      white,
      while
      the
      fifth
      sheep
      is
      black.
      But
      colour
      is
      not
      the
      only
     
     
      distinction
      between
      the
      sheep,
      the
      four
      white
      sheep
      are
      using
      laptop
      computers
      while
      the
      black
     
     
      sheep
      is
      watching
      a
      television
      with
      a
      white
      sheep
      on
      on
      the
      screen.
      There
      are
      plenty
      of
      racial
     
     
      criticms
      in
      this
      drawing;
      however,
      Sowa
      makes
      the
      picture
      general
      enough
      so
      that
      many
     
     
      interpretations
      can
      be
      deciphered.
     
    

    
     
      ___
      His
      style
      can
      be
      described
      as
      a
      combination
      of
      far
      side
      comic
      strips
      in
      Norman
      Rockwell
     
     
      paintings.
      Many
      of
      his
      pictures
      are
      dark,
      but
      quite
      humorous.
      One
      picture
      is
      entitled
      "Happy
     
     
      Easter"
      and
      it
      shows
      a
      huge,
      pissed
      off
      Easter
      bunny
      chasing
      a
      man
      and
      his
      daughter
      who
      is
     
     
      carrying
      a
      big
      blue
      egg.
     
    

    
     
      __
      Another
      picture
      is
      of
      a
      huge
      gramophone
      on
      a
      stage
      and
      is
      situated
      in
      the
      front
      of
      the
     
     
      picture.
      This
      gramophone
      is
      pointed
      towards
      the
      audience
      which
      happens
      to
      be
      all
      dogs.
      The
     
     
      dogs
      are
      the
      same
      except
      for
      two,
      in
      the
      third
      row
      there
      is
      a
      german
      shepperd,
      and
      in
      the
      first
     
     
      row
      there
      is
      a
      pug
      dog.
      All
      the
      dogs
      are
      staring
      intently
      at
      the
      gramophone.
      The
      picture
      is
      entitled
     
     
      "Their
      master's
      voice".
     
    

    
     
      Sowa
      uses
      warped
      images
      to
      create
      odd
      impressions,
      which
      consequently
      forces
      the
     
     
      viewer
      to
      decipher
      the
      message
      of
      the
      artist.
      If
      you
      are
      looking
      for
      an
      interesting
      Chistmas
     
     
      present
      for
      someone
      who
      you
      never
      know
      what
      to
      buy,
      this
      book
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      definitely
      be
      a
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      A
      Brief
     
     
      introduction
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
      TAROT
     
    
   
   
    
     
      PELE
      LTP
      PLO
      M
      OS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      oldest
      Tarot
      cards
      to
     
     
      survive
      to
      the
      present
      were
     
     
      produced
      in
      the
      Fifteenth
     
     
      Century
      in
      Europe.
      The
     
     
      card
      designs
      fascinate
     
     
      artists,
      art
      historians
      and
     
     
      investigators
      into
      the
     
     
      occult,
      as
      the
      power
      ofthe
     
     
      images
      lies
      in
      intricate
     
     
      symbols
      woven
      together
     
     
      in
      specific
      patterns.
      Tarot
     
     
      cards
      resemble
      regular
     
     
      playing
      cards
      with
      certain
     
     
      additions.
      Tarot
      decks
     
     
      include
      four
      court
      cards
     
     
      instead
      of
      the
      Jack-
     
     
      Queen-King
      in
      regular
     
     
      decks.
      In
      addition,
      the
     
     
      Tarot
      incorporates
      the
     
     
      Trumps,
      or
      Major
      Arcana.
     
    

    
     
      The
      major
      arcana
     
     
      incorporate
      twenty
      two
     
     
      cards,
      numbered
      from
     
     
      zero
      to
      21.
      The
      images
     
     
      include
      symbolic
      or
     
     
      allegorical
      information
     
     
      distilled
      from
      larger
     
     
      bodies
      of
      knowledge
      and
     
     
      hidden
      within
      the
      pictures.
     
     
      The
      symbols
      are
      related
     
     
      to
      the
      deepest
      spiritual
      and
     
     
      emotional
      meanings
      we
     
     
      can
      imagine
      -
      meanings
     
     
      which
      are.
      shared,
     
     
      sometimes
      even
      across
     
     
      cultures.
     
    

    
     
      The
      attributes
      of
      the
     
     
      four
      suits
      vary
      from
     
     
      source
      to
      source.
      Some
     
     
      assign
      the
      elements
      -
      fire,
     
     
      earth,
      air
      and
      water
      -
      to
     
     
      them;
      some
      say
      they
     
     
      represent
      the
      virtues
      -
     
     
      justice,
      fortitude,
      faith
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
      charity;
      still
      others
      assign
     
     
      geographical
      directions
      or
     
     
      locations
      to
      the
      suits.
     
     
      Certainly
      the
      division
      into
     
     
      four
      is
      one
      which
      occurs
     
     
      in
      all
      cultures
      and
      which
     
     
      Carl
      Jung
      saw
      as
     
     
      significant
      in
      the
     
     
      individuation
      process.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Tarotused
      as
      an
     
     
      oracle
      allows
      one
      to
      ask
      a
     
     
      question,
      deal
      the
      cards
      in
     
     
      a
      certain
      way,
      and
      extract
     
     
      an
      answer
      from
      the
      images
     
     
      and
      symbols.
      Part
      of
      this
     
     
      ability
      comes
      from
     
     
      familiarity
      with
      the
     
     
      symbols.
      Another
     
     
      element
      of
      a
      successful
     
     
      reading
      lies
      in
      the
      ability
     
     
      to
      intuitively
      select
      the
     
     
      proper
      meaning
      for
      the
     
     
      particular
      question
      from
     
     
      among
      the
      many
     
     
      possibilities.
     
    

    
     
      Many
      designs
      have
     
     
      developed
      over
      the
      years.
     
     
      Yet
      the
      cards
      retain
      the
     
     
      basic
      meanings.
      Different
     
     
      reading
      styles
      are
     
     
      designed
      to
      answer
     
     
      different
      questions.
      Often
     
     
      the
      answer
      to
      a
      yes/no
     
     
      question
      is
      elusive,
      while
     
     
      questions
      about
      how
      to
     
     
      approach
      a
      problem
      are
     
     
      more
      revealing.
      Even
      if
     
     
      you
      are
      notatall
      interested
     
     
      in
      the
      oracle
      itself,
      you
     
     
      may
      find
      the
      artistic
      design
     
     
      of
      the
      cards
      worth
     
     
      investigation.
      Try
      acouple
     
     
      of
      readings
      to
      see
      what
     
     
      you
      think.
      You
      may
      be
     
     
      surprised
      at
      the
      relevance
     
     
      of
      a
      seemingly
      arbitrary
     
     
      card
      selection.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ea,