John Bauer drunknade i Vättern vid en ålder av 36 år. Jag saknar bilderna han inte hann med att måla.
Man borde sova & måla mer här i livet.
| The Movie Of Your Life Is An Indie Flick |
 You do things your own way - and it's made for colorful times. Your life hasn't turned out how anyone expected, thank goodness! Your best movie matches: Clerks, Garden State, Napoleon Dynamite |
| You Are 22% Evil |
 A bit of evil lurks in your heart, but you hide it well. In some ways, you are the most dangerous kind of evil. |
| Your Inner Child Is Sad |
 You're a very sensitive soul. You haven't grown that thick skin that most adults have. Easily hurt, you tend to retreat to your comfort zone. You don't let many people in - unless you've trusted them for a long time. |
| Your Famous Last Words Will Be: |
 "I dunno, press the button and find out." |
| What Your Soul Really Looks Like |
 You are very passionate and quite temperamental. While you can be moody, you always crave comfort. You are a grounded person, but you also leave room for imagination and dreams. You feet may be on the ground, but you're head is in the clouds. You believe that people see you for how you are, not how you look. But deep down, you know that's not exactly true. Your near future is all about change, but in very small steps. The end of the journey looks far, but it's much closer than you realize. For you, love is all about caring and comfort. You couldn't fall in love with someone you didn't trust. |
| You Are 28% Abnormal |
 You are at low risk for being a psychopath. It is unlikely that you have no soul. You are at medium risk for having a borderline personality. It is somewhat likely that you are a chaotic mess. You are at low risk for having a narcissistic personality. It is unlikely that you are in love with your own reflection. You are at high risk for having a social phobia. It is very likely that you feel most comfortable in your mom's basement. You are at low risk for obsessive compulsive disorder. It is unlikely that you are addicted to hand sanitizer. |
| Your Seduction Style: Fantasy Lover |
 You know that ideal love that each of us dreams of from childhood? That's you! Not because you posess all of the ideal characteristics, but because you are a savvy shape shifter. You have the uncanny ability to detect someone's particular fantasy... and make it you. You inspire each person to be an idealist and passionate, and you make each moment memorable Even a simple coffee date with you can be the most romantic moment of someone's life By giving your date exactly what he or she desires, you quickly become the ideal lover. Your abilities to make dreams come true is so strong, that you are often the love of many people's lives. Your ex's (and even people you have simply met or been friends with) long to be yours. No doubt you are the one others have dreamed of... your biggest challenge is finding *your* dream lover. |
| You Are a Mermaid |
 You are a total daydreamer, and people tend to think you're flakier than you actually are. While your head is often in the clouds, you'll always come back to earth to help someone in need. Beyond being a caring person, you are also very intelligent and rational. You understand the connections of the universe better than almost anyone else. |
När världen bestod av ont och gott och Jesus var en kärleksfull far i vars knä man kunde krypa upp i och bara duga...
Då läste jag Fantasyserien av John White. "The archives of Anthropos". Endas del 3 Tornet på Gebura, & del 4 Järnspiran, i serien har översatts till svenska och jag läste dem från pärm till pärm ett oräkneligt antal gånger tills de gick sönder och jag önskade mig nya exemplar. Precis som med Lewis böcker om Narnia blev jag helt förtrollad. Båda dessa författare har en förmåga av att spegla själens resa som jag inte återfunnit i någon annan Fantasy-litteratur. [I ärlighetens namn skall sägas att jag har mycket kvar att upptäcka]
Det farligaste är förstås det invävda kristna budskapet som kan fördärva vilken liten godtrogen ungdom som helst. Eller för att citera en lärare på Bibliotekshögskolan i Borås: "-De är så religösa så man kan knappt ta i dom" :) Jag är lite förundrad över vad som upplev vara så skrämmande i denna "älska din nästa som dig själv"-kultur som böckerna förmedlar? Visst kan man kritisera förlegade könsroller och andra ev. misstag men det gäller ju flertalet av böcker som skrevs under samma tidsperiod. Varför kasta ut babyn med badvattnet? (Lotta Olsson har skrivit intressant om Narnia serien...)
Vad jag ville berätta för världen är att jag återigen bekantat mig med "The archives of Anthropos" den här gången i orginalspråk med början i del 1 "The Sword Bearer" och ämnar plöja alla 6 inom den närmsta framtiden. Än så länge ger läsningen glada magkänslor och jag somnar med en trygg känsla av högre makters beskydd, men dyker det upp några frågetecken så lovar jag att rapportera!
För modiga läsare finns John Whites böcker att betsälla på närmaste e -bokhandel.
