I am an artist, art therapist, teacher, and author of the book and tarot deck: A Self Guided Tour to the State of Happiness, published in 1999.

My formal training includes a Master's Degree in Counseling from Indiana University, with concentrations in philosophy, psychology, women's studies, and sculpture; extensive fine arts studies; and 15 years of mystical work with Arica Institute.

My art work includes pastel and oil portraiture, mixed media collage, Chinese brush painting, and sculpture. I studied the ancient goddess culture while doing sculpture at IUSB and created a series of bronze goddess figures. For the past 40 years, I have studied and meditated about the symbolism of the tarot. I worked as an art therapist, taught about art and the tarot, counseled, lectured and exhibited my collages.

Symbolism became an art therapy technique for me that has enriched my work as a psychotherapist. It has also enriched my life by helping me in a major way with my ADHD. Tarot symbolism gave me a point of focus that captured my attention and helped me to stay on target. It gave me inspiration for my spiritual health; for making sense of my life; and helped me to graduate with honors from Indiana University South Bend at the age of 62.

In addition to my ongoing art work, I have been associated with the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Elkhart, Indiana since 1968, and was employed as a youth counselor at Madison Center, South Bend, Indiana. Now, in retirement, I continue to create and teach collage art, tarot images, and goddesses. I'm happily married and especially enjoy hanging out with my grandkids and working in my gardens.

~ Cameo Victor, 2005