Welcome to the Association for Tarot Studies, 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.
If you have news items that may be of interest to tarot enthusiasts – whether you are a member of the ATS or not – please let us know, and we may include it in the ensuing month's News.
Contact us
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...
Fool from the Dodal TdM from J-C. Flornoy's restored Dodal Tarot
Wishing everyone a very happy New Year and fulfilling year ahead
...and with the new year, as has occured for a number of years now, comes a modified heading to this Newsletter.
One of the things planned over the next few months is the moving of Tarotpedia to another server. This will involve exporting the whole database and making some other changes so we’ll need to undertake this vary carefully. If you’re planning to make page alterations, please do check the front page in case there’s an announcement for the impending move. This time last year, the Newsletter Archives were moved to their own sub-domain. This took a fair amount of work, but as there was no database to be shifted, there was no associated anxiety. Still, with the secure backups, at best it will be a simple transfer that will be un-noticed by most, and at worst a minor head-ache for a week or two.
Members (and those interested in becoming members) are again reminded that the Association’s AGM is to be held on Saturday the 9th January 2010 at Dante’s Café in Gertrude St in Fitzroy, 3-4 pm. We of course realise that many of our members simply live too far away to be able to attend in person. Should you wish to have something itemised for the agenda, please pass on your request. The agenda will follow its standard form and is as per the following:
1 Confirmation of the previous AGM minutes; business arising
2 Reports from: secretary; treasurer; chairperson; publications
3 New Business
membership dues and cycle
Tarot Alliance proposal
2010 Convention / 2011 Convention / 2012 Convention / 2013?
2010 Membership fees
A reminder that dues are now...errrr... well, due! However, please wait until after our AGM as that’s one of the items on the Agenda. I’ll be updating the website with payment options over the coming week following the AGM.
Books
Technology is rapidly changing – both in terms of print-on-demand options, and in terms of electronic versions and various available readers. I suspect that we’re going to need to have a close look at our options over the coming year. Still, in the meantime, do remember - and please do pass on – that stock of Shane Kendal’s, Frank Jensen’s, and Bob O’Neill’s books are all in stock as still available!
Until next month, best wishes!!!
Jean-Michel David
on the Tarot History Forum...
Care to enter, and follow or participate in the discussion on Flornoy's newly restored Dodal deck!
The ATS 2010 Convention is expected to take place in July in Brisbane, Australia - to be confirmed at the January 2010 AGM.
The ATS 2011 Convention is expected to take place in September in St Suzanne, France - to be confirmed.
September 2013 marks another important year on our Tarot Calendars, with the expected International Conference to be held in the European Cultural City for that year: Marseille!
Tarotpedia
The Online Encyclopedia
of Tarot
Began only a few years ago, Taropedia – the online encyclopedia of tarot continues to grow and is establishing itself as a resource on tarot history, deck variety and tarot studies in general.
Currently wiki-based, it allows its members to contribute, edit and improve entries, thus developing our communal understanding of the world of tarot.
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)
The Story of the Waite-Smith Tarot by K. Frank Jensen
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Various events have become regular occurances throughout
the western world, with numerous occasions to participate
in these in Australasia, Europe and North America.
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 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.
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.
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.
