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 www.hallowquest.org.uk
Mary K. Greer is a scholar, writer, teacher and professional tarot consultant. With more than forty years experience in tarot as an author and teacher, she advocates a revolutionary approach to learning and using the cards that emphasizes personal insight and creativity. As an expert tarot reader, she works as a 'midwife of the soul,' using techniques that are interactive, transformational and empowering.
Mary is the founder of Tools and Rites of Transformation (T.A.R.O.T.) and is a member of many international tarot organizations. She is a featured speaker at tarot conferences and symposia around the world.
The author of twelve books on tarot and magic, including the classic Tarot for Your Self, and Women of the Golden Dawn, a biography of four female magicians, Mary's latest book is Who Are You in the Tarot? (RedWheel/Weiser, 2011). Her previous book, 21 Ways to Read a Tarot Card (Llewellyn, 2008) won the COVR award for best divination book.
Mary is the proud recipient of the 2007 International Tarot Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Tarot Studies, and the 2006 Mercury Award from the Mary Redman Foundation for “excellence in communication in the metaphysical field.”
With an M.A. in English literature, Mary was a faculty member and administrator of a college in San Francisco for eleven years, and is currently a research partner in Le Tarot Associazione Culturale (Italy). She is an Arch-Priestess/Hierophant in the Fellowship of Isis. As a world traveler, she has lived in Japan, Germany, England, Mexico, six states in the U.S., and currently resides in Northern California.
You'll find Mary's excellent blog at www.marygreer.wordpress.com.
Sheilaa Hite is a tarot master, astrologer, certified hypnotherapist, natural intuitive, author, teacher, and workshop leader who specializes in deciphering the mysteries and meaning of our soul's passage through life and sharing that guidance with others.
The internationally-acclaimed author of The Infinite Tarot, The Spiritual Hedonist, and Secrets of a Psychic Counselor, she is also listed in Paulette Cooper's directory, The 100 Top Psychics in America. She is a favorite guest and consultant on radio and network TV, including NBC's groundbreaking 'The Other Side,' 'Leeza,' 'E! Television' and 'Entertainment Tonight.' She also writes a popular monthly forecast column, Tarotscope – Ancient Archetypes for New World Guidance©.
In addition to her expertise in tarot and astrology, Sheilaa has led workshops, lectured, and consulted in the fields of palmistry, psychometry, dream and symbol interpretation, mediumship, channeling, meditation, energy healing, mentor/life coaching, and motivational speaking and writing. She is also an ordained minister and an expert at House Blessings.
One of only a handful of people in the world permitted by the British government to enter and conduct ceremonies in the sacred inner circle of stones in Stonehenge, she is also the first metaphysician authorized by the city of Malibu, California to teach in their facilities.
In addition to writing, speaking, teaching and consulting, she works with private clientele, leads tours to the most magnificent spiritual places in the world, studies, and enjoys life.
Visit Sheilaa's website at http://www.sheilaahite.com/
