Theresa Reed, also known as The Tarot Lady, is a bestselling, award-winning author with multiple books under her belt. She has worked as a professional tarot reader and astrologer for over thirty years, reading for thousands of clients from every walk of life. A classic Gemini, she is adept at juggling more than one thing at a time. Is it any wonder she is proficient at both astrology and tarot? Theresa loves sharing her knowledge and passion with tarot- and astrology-curious folks all over the world via online classes and in-person workshops. Her goal: to make this information accessible, hip, and fun. She is also a writer for The Old Farmer’s Almanac and has been featured in many publications, such as Nylon, Parade, and InStyle, and on The Today Show. Her books have been published in multiple languages. Theresa lives in the mighty fine (not horrible) city of Milwaukee with her husband.

Rachel Pollack (1945–2023) was the leading light and foremost influence on modern tarot. Her bestselling book Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom, first published in 1980 and never out of print, is widely described as the “Bible of Tarot.” She was also a great influence upon the science fiction, fantasy, and comics communities, as well as being a trailblazer within the transgender community.

A master of many genres, Pollack is renowned for her run of issues #64–87 of Doom Patrol (Vertigo Comics), where she created the first transgender superhero. A prolific author of both fiction and nonfiction, her other books include A Walk through the Forest of Souls, Unquenchable Fire, Godmother Night, and The Fissure King. She was the creator of the Shining Tribe Tarot and wrote the guidebooks for numerous other decks, including The Vertigo Tarot and Salvador Dali’s Tarot. Pollack taught at the famed Omega Institute for over thirty years.