Caroline Smith has used the imagery of Goddesses in her paintings for 20 years. Her work hangs in collections throughout the world. Her paintings have been reproduced by publishers for the jackets of books on psychology, mythology and the goddesses. She conceived and illustrated The Elemental Tarot in 1988, which has now become a highly regarded modern classic of tarot. Based on a unique system using the 4 elements instead of the traditional suits, this fully illustrated tarot broke new ground in imagery and interpretation. In 1998 she created The Moon Oracle, a system of divination based on the lunar mansions and lunar phases. Caroline’s knowledge of symbolism and brilliant feeling for colour and imagery add powerfully to the beauty of the cards. Caroline exhibits her paintings regularly in galleries in Europe and America.

John Astrop, Caroline’s husband, is an astrologer, author and artist. He was elected a fellow of the Society of Industrial Artists in 1970. During this period he lectured at Hornsey Art College and was a governor of Southend Art College. He also became interested in astrology and joined the Astrological Lodge of London and the Astrological Association. As an extension of this interest and with a growing involvement with children’s activity books, he also studied psychology and in particular child psychology. He wrote Sun Child Moon Child, a study of parent/child relationships and Little Stars, a series of books for parents based on the astrology of a child’s first seven years. John worked closely with Caroline in both The Elemental Tarot and The Moon Oracle, writing both books and contributing the astrological content. Throughout the last 20 years he has worked professionally in astrology, writing and lecturing at major annual conferences both in the UK and Europe.