Caitlín Matthews is a writer and teacher whose ground-breaking work has introduced many to the riches of our western spiritual heritage. She is acknowledged as a world authority on Celtic Wisdom and the ancestral traditions of Britain and Europe. She is the author of over 60 books, including Singing the Soul Back Home, Walkers Between Worlds and, with John Matthews, the StoryWorld series of storytelling cards. Caitlín's other books include Mabon and the Guardians of Celtic Britain, The Psychic Shield, and Sophia, Goddess of Wisdom. Her books have been translated into more than forty languages from Brazil to Japan.
She is the originator of three tarots: The Arthurian Tarot, The Da Vinci Enigma Tarot and The Celtic Wisdom Tarot, as well as many divination systems including The Celtic Book of the Dead, Celtic Wisdom Sticks: An Ogam Oracle and the forthcoming Celtic Ancestor Oracle. She also specializes in teaching traditional European spirit-consultation oracles where the diviner draws directly upon the spirits of nature or on the ancestral spirits for answers. Caitlín has always been interested in the many ways in which the sacred has interwoven both myth and history. For her, the creative spark of life kindles when we each discover where our vocational gifts and the world's needs meet. This practical application of skills to life is exemplified in her writing and teaching.
Caitlín appears frequently on international radio and television. She was the song-writer and Pictish language originator for the Jerry Bruckheimer's 2004 film King Arthur. With her partner, John Matthews, she is co-founder of The Foundation for Inspirational and Oracular Studies, which is dedicated to the sacred arts. Their FíOS shamanic training programme teaches students the healing arts as well as hosting masterclasses with exemplars of living sacred traditions. She has a shamanic practice in Oxford, England dedicated to healing soul sickness and ancestral fragmentation, as well as helping clients find vocational and spiritual direction. Caitlín lives with her husband John in a book-cave which they share with two white cats. See
Corrine Kenner
specializes in bringing metaphysical subjects down to earth. She has written twelve books, including Tarot for Writers, Tarot Journaling, and Simple Fortunetelling with Tarot Cards. She's the creator of the Epicurean Tarot, which was featured in the Encylopedia of Tarot, as well as the forthcoming Wizards Tarot. Some of her books, including Strange But True and Crystals for Beginners, have been translated for a worldwide audience; they're available in Portuguese, Italian, Romanian, and Russian.
Corrine was raised on a farm near Devils Lake, North Dakota. She has lived in Brazil and Los Angeles, where she earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from California State University, Long Beach. For the first part of her career she worked as a newspaper reporter, magazine editor, and media relations specialist. Now she lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota with her husband Dan, the creator of the Tarot of Physics, and their four daughters who range in age from 8 to 21.
Her website is www.corrinekenner.com.
Please note: Corrine is planning a workshop on Tarot and Astrology. Please bring a printed copy of your birth chart. You can get a free birth chart from www.astro.com.
Barbara Moore Tarot has been a part of Barbara Moore's life for over twenty years. Right from the start, tarot intrigued her with its marvelous blending of mythology, psychology, art, history, mystery, and magic, as well as its eminently practical applications. In addition to providing professional readings, Barbara consults for both Llewellyn Worldwide and Lo Scarabeo and is one of the founders of the Minnesota Area Tarot Symposium.
Barbara enjoys giving a voice to tarot cards not only by doing readings but also by writing the books that accompany decks. She has had the good fortune to write books and booklets for several decks, including A Guide to Mystic Faerie Tarot, The Gilded Tarot Companion, The Enchanted Oracle, The Mystic Dreamer Tarot, The Vampires of the Eternal Night Tarot, The Witchy Tarot, The Dream Enchantress Tarot, Tarot of the Sweet Twilight, and Shadowscapes Tarot, Pagan Cats Tarot, The Pagan Magical Kit, and The Book Shadows Tarot, volumes 1 and 2. In the fall of 2010, her new edition of Llewellyn's Tarot for Beginners was released.
A Hermit at heart, Barbara has been getting out and about more, speaking at conferences, such as MATS, TABI, and Readers Studio, as well as appearing on Beyond Worlds. When not exercising her newfound social skills, she is busy playing with her cards, writing Llewellyn's tarot blog, designing an exciting new tarot deck, and working on a novel that may very well include fortune telling.
You can contact Barbara through her website: www.practicaltarotreadings.com
