The Journal for Tarot Studies arose out of a perceived need of provision to explore tarot in a deeper and more extensive manner than smaller regular magazines may have space for.

Submissions are required by the 15th March of the year of issue.
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Taros Issue #1 - 2006

print and pdf edition available for purchase

Articles by Jeni Bethell, Roland Faber, Trevor Hunter, Shirley Jackson, MeeWah Reynolds, Sally Rosson, Major Tom Schick.

Online edition

The Heroine's Journey Through the Major Arcana of the Tarot Jeni Bethell Based on a Heroine’s Journey workshop presented at the International Tarot Conference held in Melbourne in July 2005.

Fibonacci and the Tarot Trumps: a Conjecture Roland Faber A fascinating excursion into the possibilities between tarot's structure and the Fibonacci sequence.

A New Interpretation of the Symbolism of the Visconti/Sforza Deck Trevor Hunter Based in part on Trevor Hunter's presentation at the 2005 Melbourne International Tarot Conference.

Exploring Tarot Through Fiction Shirley Jackson A fantastic adventure exploring the ways in which drawn cards are rendered into a tale.

The Celtic Cross Spread: Its Applications MeeWah Reynolds Based on MeeWah Reynolds's workshop presentated at the 2005 Melbourne International Tarot Conference.

The Rosson Tarot Game Sally Bayne Rosson Based on Sally Rosson's workshop presentated at the 2005 Melbourne International Tarot Conference.

78 Weeks with the Tarot of Marseilles Major Tom Schick Major Tom’s Tarot of Marseilles was born of an initiative proposed by Jean-Michel David on the Aeclectic Tarot Forums

Print edition

Due to other publication commitments, Taros - the Journal for Tarot Studies was delayed in its pdf and print editions.

Volume 1 is now available through Lulu.com, and later volumes are expected to be uploaded soon.

Taros Volume #2 - (remains unpublished)

articles by Kathy Berkowitz, Dan Pelletier, Shane Kendal, Ross Caldwell, Jean-Michel David and John Molnar.

Taros Volume #3 - (to be released in 2012)

Those wishing to submit papers for volume 3, may send these to taros@tarotstudies.org. Articles on any area of interest to tarot students will be considered for publication.

Submissions:

All submissions must be original work, or original translations of existing works. If a translation, the original author's permission must be obtained if the work is still under copyright.

Length of papers is expected to be approximately 10-15 pages long. Submissions over 30 pages long may need to either be edited or special permission obtained.

Please keep images and text in separate files:

Text is preferred in either .rtf or .rtfd format. Within the text should be included details of preferred image location. Captions for images may be included within the body of the text, or as a separate file.

Artwork submitted needs to be of high quality. .psd or .tiff files are preferred, but high resolution .jpeg or .pdfs are also acceptable. Please number your images sequentially as used in the text, and clearly indicate their preferred placement within the document.

Each author of a published submission will entitled to receive a complementary pdf version of the Journal, even if the ATS decides to charge for these in future. Printed versions, if available, may also be at a discounted price.

About the title artwork

The Association for Tarot Studies thanks Trevor Hunter for his generous design and gilding of the Journal's title. The gilding is, unfortunately, not properly rendered in online or printed renditions of the image.