In this 4th book of the Tales of a Jaguar Magician series, the main character Lola sets off to experience the fixed state of 3-D consciousness. In order to help the ailing sense of wonder and curiosity and help prepare humanity for ascension in to 5-D consciousness. The characters are fun and whimsical. The illustrations are vibrant, colorful, and useful in helping the narrative. The characters have their own imaginative terms throughout the book. In an effort to stir up the incongruent use of symbols and glyphs in modern society communication, the characters use new spellings and new pronouns, like heshe. The books illustrations are superb and entertain both adult and young adult alike. The depth of exploration is unique. In the narrative, the author builds a story that encourages the reader to reconsider what is gender and what is identity? In it’s exploration of 3-D worlds, it examines hard topics such as consumerism, a throw-away society, bullying, unhealthy habits and various other ways humanity has become zombie-like, hypnotized or normalized by harmful perception and behaviors. The author approaches our dire state with whimsy and curiosity rather than a didactic, loathsome textbook. The books are a welcome addition to gender studies, consciousness studies and new mythology. Also, the books are a welcome addition to the plethora of contemporary art books, sense a story goes along with each painting. Not unlike William Blake’s exploration of Christ consciousness and the creative process, these books have an underlying motive to deepen the conversation of how gender fluid, same-sex loving people are actually inherently important and useful to the health of modern society. Exploring the unification of dual consciousness or ‘whole brain thinking’, the author uses the device of the hero twin myths and revamps them to modern times. The books engage a level of mysticism that are easily approached and invite the reader to see the world more magically. The colors and placement of various symbols in the paintings are a treasure hunt and lesson in pattern tracking. This particular book explores attachment to the passions of life and the releasing of control so one can live in the moment. It also explores how to engage a relationship with the subtle energies (like intuition) in a world disastrously aligned with over stimulation. Readers will fall in love with the bizarre cast of characters and be carried away into a carnival of dreams. The depth of exploration into circus culture is another aspect of the books. Shapeshifting, whether a whacky drag queen or the surplus of masks we wear each day, is an art to explore the soul’s navigation to enlightenment. The images could be attributed to the same affect as a bodhisattva and becoming one with the great mystery. In any case, one can get mesmerized on the adventurer’s quest, where the main character, Lola sets off from a state of innocence to the profound. Certainly the book is parallel to the structure of a creation myth with it’s invocation of origins in book 1, Flight of the Jaguar Magician. The series culminates in Book 5, the fifth act, what can possibly happen after the ‘happily ever after’ of fairytales. The fifth act is the redemption. Book 4 is the ‘coming out’ a play on the term used when gay people finally shared to their families and peers they were homosexual or multi-gendered. Indeed, come out! Come out from wherever you are and join Lola in Eagle Eats Jaguar’s Heart!
