Zodiac Panic!
Alex R. Hinders
Colored pencil and pen.
This drawing contains a personal mythology. You’re familiar with the concept of a Zodiac, right? That somehow an element of your birth — be it the time, the year, or the alignment of the stars — is reflected in an archetype. Each archetype is represented by a God, animal, constellation, or other such nonsense. If you’ve ever sat waiting at a Chinese restaurant or pondered on the nature of birthstones in jewelry then you’ve probably encountered the concept. For example, I was born in the year of the Rabbit and my sign is Aries, the Ram. If you’re into astrology then that might predict of describe characteristics about myself.
Well, the figures in Zodiac Panic! are The Rabbit, The Farmer, The Wolf, and the Worm. The Farmer seems to be angry at The Rabbit, who is oblivious to whatever it has done to warrant this fury. The Wolf seems to have a silent agenda against the unsuspecting Farmer; meanwhile, nobody cares about the Worm but the Worm is terrified of everything anyway.
It’s obvious that the Rabbit is my sign, but while doing some research via Google I came about the revelation that a long time ago the constellation of Aries was depicted as a farmhand. That’s interesting, because I don’t remember ever knowing that — I’m aware that the ram is connected to Aries but I’ve never felt any personal connection to that particular animal. Also, when the Chinese were connecting the dots in the sky, they drew a sickle with those dots, and associated it with the sacrifice of cattle, which again takes us back to the farm. Hence the Farmer.
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The Wolf is an animal I’ve long associated as a sort of spirit animal, along with the hamster and perhaps the bear. When I was in high school my own secret and personal middle finger to the fashion world was to wear T-shirts with wolves on them that I bought from souvenir shops; it got to the point where I could go about two weeks without wearing a non-wolf shirt. I suppose I romantically respond to the sorrow and the forlorn nature of the wolf, and the lone wolf — especially those angst-ridden years when I felt so distant from the pack. So the wolf is an obvious choice for my Zodiac.
The Worm is a bit more perplexing. At first, it makes me think of Yggdrasil, the tree which was said to contain heaven, hell, earth, and everything from its roots to its outer branches. The Worm circles behind the other three figures and also encircles the cosmos and time, as evidenced by the Earth with its clock-hands. Also, I’ve always been fond of the figure of Nidhogger, the serpent that lives underneath Yggdrasil that will awaken during the Ragnarok — the final battle to the death of the Gods — and will destroy Yggdrasil in the process. So the Worm is the weakest and the strongest in my Zodiac.
This reminds me of a Tarot card Archetype I’ve been relating to recently: The Fool. The Tarot cards are basically a poetic story of the evolution of a person’s character from birth to enlightenment. Everyone starts out as the Fool, knowing nothing; sometimes this is comical, but when a Fool doesn’t know they’re a Fool tragic things can happen. At the end of the Tarot is the World, which is a sense of understanding of where you exist in the world and the scheme of things. However, the Tarot was also a bunch of face cards — sort of like the Jack, The Queen, and the King we play with today. The Fool was like the Ace — it could be the lowest number or the highest number, depending. This is because supposedly, after you find the World, you realize you’re just a Fool and the whole god damned divine comedy starts over again with you as the lovable half-wit at center stage.
I used to find myself relating to The Hanged Man Tarot card the most. That particular card represented a person who — due to personal flaws, demons, and obstacles — was unable to move forward in their spiritual growth. That pretty much describes me from late middle school to the end of college. I’d like to think that for the time I’ve gotten over that — but I can’t help but notice that this Foolish Worm is coiled like a rope, and you know what happens to someone with too much rope.
After talking about things like I know what I’m saying I like to point out if I’m an expert in something or not — and usually I’m not. This is one such case as I’ve no formal degree in mythology or astrology or stuff like that; these subjects are just things I find interesting. The information in this post comes from memory and my own research, so don’t go citing it in a paper or anything. Regardless if the information is flawed or not, though, that’s what makes up this drawing and will help you understand it. Thank you, thank you; you’ve been a great audience — have a save drive home, everyone!
