Talk at the London Tarot Study Group 11th September 2016

Gillian and Anton (with halo!)

The aim of the talk was to present Gillian Avart’s “Create Tarot Naturally” book to tarot enthusiasts.

The talk started with an introduction to Gillian’s “psychic” history including a memorable precognitive dream as a child, running a New Age shop in the 90s and onto creating her own tarot cards then her book: “Create Tarot Naturally”.

The audience were particularly appreciative of the “Learn from my mistakes” chapter which included some comical incidents. Gillian continued by saying that she had found her personal cards opened up the tarot experience and that the same could apply to those who also made their own decks using her methods which perhaps, challenged established views. Anton, who led the meetup, concurred as she has previously encountered the notion of historical restriction. Gillian suggested that old truths could be rediscovered and maybe even new truths emerge. 

A chance to be creative came when Gillian asked the audience what tarot card images they could see in the room? The two of swords easily presented itself as an ornamental feature on the wall and the ace of cups, a wine glass of course!

A bell rang, what was that? There was something in the air. It was naturally the ace of swords (swords being the suit of elemental air).

This sparked an interesting discussion regarding swords and the effect on the nervous system together with the ethics of using tarot to indicate health issues.

The audience also saw some of Gillian’s “work in progress” cards and had the opportunity to pick a card for a mini reading from her working deck.