The Astral Zoo - Paperback

by Bill G. Morris (Author)

Meet the animals that roam at night in complete freedom as astral beings. Bill Morris' novel, The Astral Zoo, is a splendid view of zoo animals finding freedom in a zoo that is yet untamed. Though caged during the day, they live as astral beings under the astral sun, playing and finding their real selves at night. But there is a problem in the zoo. The baboons have secured a deadly mirror. "The battle ensues as Tip struggles for life, love, and meaning in a potentially meaningless world. See how it turns out in The Astral Zoo...You may discover a little monkey in yourself!" --Pamela Eakins, PhD, author of Tarot of the Spirit "Wherever I looked, I saw baboons walking at ease between buildings, sitting on rooftops, playing in the playground. Somehow this single species seemed to have come to dominate all the zoo. How could such power come from a piece of glass? The astral zoo looked a forlorn place. I hastened my trot to check on Kory's and Jacko's bodies. I wanted to make sure they were still all right. But a strong feeling gripped me as I stealthily crossed the zoo. I finally could stand it no longer. I climbed to the top of a tall pine, one that overlooked all the zoo, above the tiger pit. And from this high perch, I made what I thought might be my last call. I didn't care what baboon heard me." "Oh, Astral zoo, I see you, you animals locked in your cages, forced to sleep by day, forced to travel in darkness by night. I see you, I see you and know, your suffering is great."

Author Biography

Bill Morris is a San Francisco Bay Area writer and author of six books. His latest book, The Astral Zoo, is a novel that describes the life of zoo animals who live in freedom in the zoo as astral beings, living as animals struggling for meaning in a potentially meaningless place. Bill's book comes from two years of research of the Tarot cards and Kaballah, studying with Dr. Pamela Eakins, reknowned author of Tarot of the Spirit (Weiser). Bill has published many magazine articles and written as a software columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle. His books are mainly in the computer field and he's been an acquisitions editor with Hayden Book Company, a trade computer book publisher. His first novel, Grey Goddess, about California mysticism and surfing, received excellent reviews and praise around the world. Surfing magazine said, "A true but comical depiction of the surfing lifestyle, Bill Morris has hit the lip with his book Grey Goddess!" Grey Goddess has sold in surfing and water-related sports stores throughout the United States and abroad. Reviewers have compared it to Way of the Peaceful Warrior, Golf in the Kingdom, and even Siddartha. One of Bill's books of which he is most proud is Notes To a Five-Year-Old, (Coming of Age Press) a group of essays, fatherly observations, and advice written for his daughter when she was five.