Andros Chrystal

The Puppeteer's Cosmic Puzzle Andros Chrystal

This book is about The Puppeteer's Cosmic Puzzle, a novel deck of 48 playing cards related to the standard deck of 52 in use throughout the world today. It shows how suits in the deck graphically answer the 6 questions how many, why, who, what, when, and where. The Puppeteer represents nature and natural order. With that, and some abbreviation, approximation, and time-honored convention, a playing-card microcosm can be pieced together. Ancient symbols for the planets, the zodiac, and others help to scientifically illustrate key natural phenomena that can be verified by observation. Big Answers to Little Questions is a stand-alone activity and coloring book that includes some card games. All the cards are pictured, named, and explained. Matching games, memory games, and games of chance and skill, can be played without regard for meaning, but the meaning is always there to be discovered and appreciated. The book and the unique playing card puzzle it's about are archived in the Playing Card Museum of France in Issy-les-Moulineaux.