Justine Alessi has been a Tarot Master and a private practitioner for 14 years.  A former librarian, she became interested in the Tarot when a young man dropped a deck of Tarot Cards on her desk and announced, “You can do these.”  Justine says that when she opened them and looked at them, the cards felt very familiar. She found herself mentally transported to a place that she now has become very comfortable with.  In 2003 she completed the manuscript for Rebirth Of the Oracle: The Tarot for The Modern World with her friend and writing partner Betsy McMillan. The book gives updated meanings for the Tarot as applicable to the 21st century including everything from internet romance to identity theft. It also concentrates heavily on the court cards as significations in Tarot and reading them will be a tool for self discovery. It will be released in 2005 by Ozark Mountain Publishers and will be available world wide.

Her goal is to change the face of the Tarot, bringing it back to the beautiful and comforting oracle that it is and removing the carnival and charlatan stigma that has become attached to it. She says, “The Tarot is a tool for enlightenment and will tell you how the path you are on will affect the outcome of your life. If you do not like what your future holds, the Tarot will also give you alternate paths to encourage you in the direction you would like to go.”

Justine was born in Pittsburgh, PA on December 29, 1949 to Anthony and Justine Masi. She grew up in the Pittsburgh suburb of Penn Hills with her three sisters, Jean Weis, Joann Conwell and Janet Mascaro.

She lives in Northeastern Ohio with her husband ,Bob and they have two grown children, Marianne and Anthony. She also has one grandaughter, Maryelise and four grandsons, Jason, Peter, Nicholas and Patrick.