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AUGUST 2010
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10 August, 2010
[page usually updated 1st weekend of each month]
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Welcome to the
Association for Tarot Studies
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Welcome to the Association for Tarot Studies, an international tarot society registered (A 0044941 T) in Victoria, Australia, with a small but vibrant membership from various parts of the world. The ATS encourages, and is joined by those who have a keen interest in tarot studies and research in its various forms. See the Membership information information below.
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ATS-Supported Events & Conventions
interested in previewing what might be on the horizon? Check out the Events page, or go directly to the Calendar of Tarot events (below).
Of note are the 2011 ATS Convention, to be held in Ste Suzanne in France over the weekend of 23rd-25th of September (more details forthcoming), immediately followed by a twelve day Tarot Trip into Italy organised by Arnell Ando: www.arnellart.com |
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Renaissance Essays on the Tarot!
Explaining the Tarot:
two Italian Renaissance Essays on the meaning of the tarot pack
edited, translated and commented by
Ross Sinclair Caldwell, Thierry Depaulis and Marco Ponzi
ISBN: 9780956237019
72pp paperback
Available by mail order from
> www.maproom.co.uk
Price £7.00 + £2.00 p&p
The symbolism of Tarot cards has intrigued people for five centuries. In
this volume, two Italian authors of the 16th century, one known, the other
anonymous, interpret the meaning of the Tarot trumps and the suit cards from
a variety of interesting perspectives. Drawing from philosophy, religion,
poetry, contemporary science, and the rules of the game itself, while at the
same time offering examples from history and current events, the authors
describe a series of images that for them is more than a game. They find
that the symbolism of the cards, and their order, offer moral lessons and a
wholesome guide to the ultimate purpose of life, which is to seek God. Their
two discourses on the symbolism of the Tarot cards, here edited and
translated into English for the first time, are the earliest ever written,
and offer a rare glimpse into the other side of the game of Tarot in its
first centuries – the meanings people saw in the pictures on the cards.
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Calendar of Tarot Events
The Tarot Calendar of events has been separated out and can now be edited directly by everyone. Please keep your entries to genuine tarot events such as Conventions/Conferences, Exhibits, major public talks, or tarot related travel.
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Membership & Donations
Whatever you are able to contribute is much appreciated, and helps to further develop the work of the ATS
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2010 Membership
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Membership
the Association for Tarot Studies is an international tarot
society registered in Victoria, Australia, with a small but vibrant membership from various parts
of the world. The ATS encourages, and is joined by those who have a
keen interest in tarot studies and research in its various forms. Members
who have actively requested such have a link in the members' area.
> membership information page
> member list
(only members requesting such as listed here)
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Contacts
If you have any queries, please
email jmd@tarotstudies.org who
will pass on your email to the appropriate committee member, or seek to answer you in the best way possible...
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News
[If you have news items that may be of interest to tarot enthusiasts – whether or not you are a member of the ATS – please let us know, and we may include it in the ensuing month's News.]
Notes from the Garden
Dan writes: 'I can tell you – that some very special items will be available for the quick.'
...so look to his entry in the right-hand column, and check out the Tarot Garden website for details!
> www.tarotgarden.com
New important 72 page book
In case you missed it, there's an important new contribution to be added to one's tarot history library: Explaining the Tarot: two Italian Renaissance Essays on the meaning of the tarot pack edited, translated and commented by Ross Caldwell, Thierry Depaulis and Marco Ponzi.
For more details, see the box in the left-hand column.
Convention and Tarot Trip
Thankyou to everyone who participated in last month’s (annual) Convention! The quality of not only the speakers, but also those who participated, shows why such events are both a pleasure as well as ever so deepening of our individual and collective understanding.
Expect some details for the 2011 Convention to be on the site in October. At the moment, the only things I can mention are that it is expected to take place over the weekend between the 23rd-25th of September in Ste Suzanne, France (in the same town in which J-C. Flornoy lives).
For those interested, this will be immediately followed by a Tarot Trip into northern Italy currently being organised by Arnell Ando. Please contact her for further details.
> www.arnellart.com
Online Reading
Amongst the various new developments, it’s encouraging to see developments in a whole range of tarot-related materials. Of note is a development by Tarotlore, based in Israel. What is especially gratifying is that careful mathematical randomisation has been included in the programme. According to the developers – and from what I can gather appears correct – this is the only truly fully randomised online spread currently available. For those interested, there’s a link from this our home page to a new page included within our site (a permanent link is included in the left-hand column of this page):
> association.tarotstudies.org/readings.html
For succinct possible meanings, a book recently I recently received from South Africa, Anna Cook’s Tarot Dynamics, is worth considering. For a sense as to what is being offered, do have a look at her site, still in partial development.
> www.tarotdynamics.com
BEST SITE nominations
Over the first two weeks of August, we’ll be looking at all the nominated sites and those found worthy included on our homepage. So there’s still a few days before the nomination list is closed. If you know of a site that you think should be considered, please do add it to the list!
> newsletter.tarotstudies.org/best-tarot-sites
Honeycomb Tarot - some cards still missing
There are still a number of cards that have not been submitted. Any images not received by the end of the month will be re-allocated to interested budding and existing artists!
If you’d already submitted yours and don’t see it in the gallery in the right-hand column, then please contact me.
Until next month, enjoy!!!
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Tarot Symbolism
by Robert O'Neill
 > Learn
more about Tarot Symbolism
isbn: 0975712209
originally isbn 0895369362
Total cost (including postage): AU$ 56 (approximately equal to €34 / US$53, subject to currency exchange rates) if ordering outside Australasia.
Orders made directly to the Association are sent within 5 working days following PayPal notification of your payment.
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The Story of the Waite-Smith Tarot
by K. Frank Jensen
 > Learn more about The Story of the Waite-Smith Tarot
isbn: 0975712217
Total cost (including postage): AU$ 56 (approximately equal to €34 / US$53, subject to currency exchange rates) if ordering outside Australasia.
Orders made directly to the Association are sent within 5 working days following PayPal notification of your payment.
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From Motley Hat to Deathly Shroud
Poems inspired by the Tarot
 by Shane Kendal
Shane Kendal, who has previously contributed to the Association's Newsletter with the article 'A Poetry of the Tarot', has recently completed a series of poems inspired by a journey through the deck's trumps.
The book is now available from the Association's Lulu.com's store.
isbn: 978-0-9757122-2-1
109 pages (B&W images)
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a tasty morcel from this month's article:
'[...] this number-knowledge, this picture-knowledge had been taught from earliest times. It also still had a great influence in the Middle Ages, as for instance on Raymond Lully, but nowadays not much of it remains. [...]'
> Read the whole article
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Just a short note this month, busy time of year and all, but I wanted to let you know that in a few days, we’re going to have a very special sale.
It will not be announced anywhere but here, special for readers of the ATS newsletter.
When the sale goes ‘live’, there will be a link at the very top of our homepage. So check in often for the announcement.
I can tell you – that some very special items will be available for the quick.
> www.tarotgarden.com
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Honeycomb Tarot - a preview
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Tarot Resources
> Resources page
Tarot Dissertations
A list, with abstracts, of known University dissertations with a specific focus on Tarot.
> Tarot Dissertations
Tarot Decks
Without tarot decks, there would be no tarot!
Various deck designers and commentators have presented a
wealth of information that is available online and in a
variety of publications.
> Tarot Decks
Tarot Forums
Tarot Forums have become the dominant form for discussions
across the world, and tarot is no exception. Hundreds exist
take various forms in terms of e.lists, e.groups, and full
bulletin boards. Only a tiny number are listed. Please note
that the Association has decided to support these, rather
than add to the range.
> Tarot Forums
Tarot Organisations
Associations exist in many parts of the world, with most
having membership that cross national boundaries. Each
tarot association or society has its own orientation.
> Tarot
Associations
Tarot History
Without a sense of tarot's history, many claims are inaccurately
repeated. One of the best sources for an overview of tarot's
history is Tarotpedia's entry. Even its entry, however, is
dependant on the research of numerous others.
> Tarot History |
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