Photo: Annemiek Haring
Jan Strube (1956)
I was an English teacher by profession, but it was not my vocation.
I worked as a teacher, interpreter and translator for a couple of years.
Later I felt more at ease, being a tourist guide, gardener,
and working with the mentally handicapped. At the moment
I work for a recycling firm, and I work with the Tarot.
I live in Arnhem, the Netherlands, with my ten year old son Storm.
In 1987 I first came into contact with the Tarot,
and it was love at first sight. In 1990 I started giving
Tarot readings, and in 1996 started teaching the Tarot.
For me the cards have always been a tool for making contact
with the deeper levels of my own life. It was also a pleasant game
to play, and it helped making certain choices clearer,
for me and for others. In 1998 my experience with the Tarot
got a new form of expression when the first photo-collages
for the Nature Tarot deck came into being. By the end of 1999
the deck was finished.