 Sir Michael Dummett - R.I.P.
Michael Dummett died on the 27th of December at the age of 86. In addition to being one of the most successful philosophers of the 20th century, his contributions to tarot are certainly amongst the most important. Amongst these are three co-authored absolute classics: The Game of Tarot (1980); A Wicked Pack of Cards: The Origins of the Occult Tarot (1996); and History of the Occult Tarot: 1870-1970 (2002).
More details are available on Michael Dummett's page on Tarotpedia and on Michael Hurst's pre-gebelin.blogspot.com.
Depending on what I receive over the coming weeks, the February issue of the Newsletter will contain an In Memorium. If you would like to contribute, please send your contribution to jmd@tarotstudies.org. There is also a discussion on the tarot history forum).
2012 AGM
A reminder that the AGM will be on Saturday the 14th of January at Soulfood Café, 2:00pm (located in Melbourne at 273 Smith Street, Fitzroy). Even if you're not a member but are interested and in the Melbourne area, be welcome!
> www.soulfoodcafe.com.au
Tarot in Culture
New publication date: January 2012. As mentioned last month, for anyone who has prepaid expecting a delivery by last year, should you now longer desire a copy, please do request for a refund should you have changed your mind given the unexpected delays.
> Tarot in Culture
 New tarot book
As mentioned (and in part shown) in Michael Dummett's History of the Occult Tarot, Waite also worked with John Trinick on another set of images now available in Abiding in the Sanctuary: The Waite-Trinick Tarot A Christian Mystical Tarot (1917-1923).
John Trinick was born Melbourne in 1890 and, after serving WWI, moved to the UK where he eventually died in Lancashire in England in 1974. He has been described as a talented stained-glass artist and ecclesiastical craftsman who worked extensively in that medium from the 1920s through to the early 1960s. He originally trained at the National Gallery School in Melbourne. His commissions included studies of ancient stained glass in France and Germany (1928-1838) (works now held by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London), windows for Ursuline Convent (London), St. Michael's, Stockwell (London), St Pauls (Dover), and Salmerston Grange (Margate) amongst others.
> Abiding in the Sanctuary
Until next month!
Jean-Michel David
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About the Association
The objects of the Association are to:
» stimulate, promote and foster tarot studies;
» further and encourage research in the history, connections and uses of the tarot;
» encourage integrity and recognise each member's rights and responsibility in their particular use of tarot; and
» represent the agreed interests of the members.
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