Rachel Pollack, considered one of the world's foremost authorities on the modern interpretation of the Tarot, was born in New York in 1945. She holds a BA, cum laude, English from NYU, and an MA from Claremont Graduate School. She has taught English at NYU. She is also a poet, an award-winning novelist, and a Tarot card and comic book artist. She has published 12 books on the Tarot, including 78 Degrees of Wisdom (Thorsons, 1998). She is a member of the ATA, the ITS, and the TGA. She has taught at the famed Institute for 15 years and has been conferred Tarot Grand Master by the Tarot Certification Board. She has also won the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Science Fiction (for Unquenchable Fire)… and the World Fantasy Award (for Godmother Night). She is a member of PEN International.