Christine Payne Towler's Biography(Books)(Photos)

Christine Payne-Towler is Tarot Mystic, Author and Expert
Tarot Reade, and the founder of Tarot University,

lodge, which allowed her even better access to the inner
traditions associated with the imagery and esoteric content

established to promote the understanding and study of Tarot
as a useful astro-alpha-numeric document with relevance in

of Tarot. She was inspired to participate in the Secret
Society movement of ancient times, which is still alive and

the twenty-first century.

well, and continues to provide the framework within which
seekers can align themselves with the great work of human

In our desire to align ourselves with the world's most
authentic Tarot wisdom, Visionary Networks was fortunate to

evolution going on in all places at all times.

know Christine Payne-Towler from appearances on Paul
O'Brien's Pathways Radio program. Not only is she a gifted

Utilizing her scholarship in historical Tarot, she designed
the layouts and wrote the interpretive text for the

reader who adds deep psychology and hard-won wisdom to her
Tarot readings, Christine is a world-class Tarot scholar

automated online Tarot reading program at the popular
Tarot.com website, offering an online tarot alternative for

with an encyclopedic knowledge of Tarot's origins and
evolution. She has been featured on many broadcasts and is

people who need strong wisdom-tools for personal insight
near at hand. a cd rom of the original interactive tarot

the author of The Underground Stream: Esoteric Tarot
Unveiled, a book on the history and deeper meanings of Tarot

computer program, "Tarot Magic", is also available.

decks and cards.

She has written and lectured extensively on the history of
Tarot, with an emphasis on historical accuracy. Her essays,

Christine Payne-Towler has invested her life in the study of
Tarot. Starting in 1970 with the purchase of a used deck,

videos and lecture recordings of the past twenty years are
currently being transcribed and published online throughout

her new-found passion inspired her to collect Tarot decks
that span centuries and continents.

2005 via The Tarot ArkLetters, a publication of Tarot
University designed for students of Tarot.

During the course of her studies, she has supported herself

Tarot University online tele-classes with Christine take

using Tarot, Astrology, and Kabbalah in their traditional
role as parts of that larger program of Self-Initiation -- a

place take place periodically. Students and interested folks
can access study materials, practice tools, and the schedule

sacred inheritance from the Mystery Schools of the ancient
world. Her realization that Tarot is essentially the "flash

cards of the western Mysteries" has been the motivating
force of all her work, including her contribution of text

Payne-Towler currently offers esoteric counseling, personal

for Tarot.com and the Tarot Magic CD-ROM.

reading and interpretation for new clients on a limited
basis. If her schedule is full (often the case), she highly