The Glastonbury Tarot was commissioned by Gothic Image Publications, with the US Rights sold to Samuel Weiser Inc. It was published in 1999. Lisa was asked to illustrate the cards as well as write the book, and the project took 20 months to complete. She owns full copyright of the images and book.
The paintings are in oils, and the focus of this tarot deck is the landscape, history and mythology of Glastonbury and the surrounding areas. Creating a tarot deck is a powerful and awe-inspiring learning process, because it is necessary to delve deep into the self in order to portray the emotional charge that should be conveyed through the imagery. The cards should speak to the subconscious mind through colours and form, to create a "feeling" that leads to personal interpretation, so Lisa deliberately kept the paintings simple and vibrant. The book describes the story behind each card, the symbolism in the image, and gives the divinatory meanings.
You can see the full set of Glastonbury Tarot images at RedBubble, and buy them as greetings cards.
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GLASTONBURY TAROT NEW EDITION
A very special new edition of 50 hand-bound copies of The Glastonbury Tarot, with a new mini-book about the cards, will be published by Papaveria Press in Winter 2011. You can find out more about this here. Reservations for copies can be made by email to contact@papaveria.com
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After over 10 years, and many millions of visitors, the Isle of Avalon free online readings with The Glastonbury Tarot have had to be discontinued. This is because the hosting fees became too costly to enable the free readings to be viable, and Lisa had specified from the beginning that this was to be a service, rather than a means of generating revenue. However, Barry Hoon, who created the cgi programme and hosted The Glastonbury Tarot Online, has several similar online readings facilities on his website, so do visit Toriffic instead.
Many thanks to everyone who used The Glastonbury Tarot readings website, and to those of you who have sent so many lovely messages after visiting.
Currently the first edition of The Glastonbury Tarot is out of print, though copies can sometimes be found on Amazon and eBay.