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 Dawn Alice   (born November 30 1955) is a Professional Psychic Tarot Reader, Knowledge Master in several areas of metaphysics and Author of Life Love Taro 

 Early Life  Dawn was raised in Hollywood, but not the Hollywood of the stars. His father, Mervyn George Mayo, who was a dreamer and man of schemes, would give anything a go. It was 1956 when he established a zoo and theme park in a corner of the world named Hollywood Pleasure Grounds. Back then, 'Hollywood Pleasure Grounds was a place unique to Australia. <

Playing with her pet monkey, riding Rusty the Shetland pony, or putting some strange animal in a doll’s pram would be part of a typical day. It didn’t occur to her that the fairy-floss eating world of Hollywood was an illusion. Her father also had a caravan park alongside the pleasure grounds, which was a stamping ground for meeting all types of characters. With her sister, Barbara, she shared a large bedroom in what must have seemed a massive house to our nomad friends from the caravan park.

Their bedroom was alongside the Georges River with the window at the level of a large carport roof. Her mother didn’t see the need for more than a frill at the top of the window.

Each night, they would go to bed – and each night the faces would come to the window. Some were friendly: some were not. Her maternal grandfather, D'Arcy Callinan was called Pop by everyone, loved to tell stories about boogie men, which Dawn was convinced were true. Sometimes, to her relief, a face at the window would be the cat scratching to sneak in after her mother had put her out of the house for the night.

Swaying trees outside with howling sounds made Dawn hate that window and dreamed of being like a gypsy living in a van away from the faces.

Some of Dawn's happiest times were spent with a red-haired lady named Dot. The smell of cheap cologne brings back visions of gypsy style skirts, plastic earrings and red lipstick. Soul connections, such as the one Dawn shared with Dot, are hard to explain. Sleeping over in Dot’s caravan with the smell of cat and dog was a great treat. Lassie, her collie bitch, once produced milk to feed orphaned [[dingoes]. The magical strength, instincts and love of this dog inspired Dawn as a child; it was as if she had a special power to do whatever she had to.

 Discovering Psychic Phenomena 

Psychic phenomena were never talked about in her house. Not because they were Catholic rather because in the 1960's there was little information on the subject. Her paternal grandmother, Alice Mayo (nee McLeay), had a psychic energy which was never really allowed to bloom; Nana, as she was known, would go off to secret psychic circles through the week, then the Church of England on Sunday.

None of the other grandchildren related to Nana on the same level, as she was considered prim and proper, nothing like Dot. Thick stockings, court shoes and a hat were this tiny lady’s trademarks.

Apart from Dawn's mother, the people who had the greatest impact on her early life where Nana and Dot along with Pop. During her childhood she thought everyone sees faces; everyone hears little voices. Her mother would sell Dawn, Fairies are watching through the keyholes in the kitchen grandfather clock! These stories where real to Dawn because she really saw the little spirits in the clock.

As time went by, Dawn realised that she was different. She could recall other times, other places. Nights were long and mornings felt like they would never come? She would get into constant trouble for being tactless or telling lies. There was a confusion of the pragmatic now, which was mixed with the misapprehension of yesteryear and tomorrow. She was living in both Hollywood worlds of illusion and reality.

 Tarot Cards 

Shortly after moving to Queensland, Australia in 1989, Dawn was introduced to tarot cards; this was the missing link between fallacy and factual.

Hungry for knowledge, Dawn soon began to read every possible book about tarot, but nothing fully satisfied her. Attending workshops, learning groups and classes became an obsession; the more information she would gather, the more curious she would become.

 LIFE LOVE TAROT 

In 2010 Dawn published her first book, LIFE LOVE TAROT – A doorway to understanding life's journey

On the back cover of the book it states:

''Live each day with purpose, as you create your own future through discovering the power within. LIFE LOVE TAROT is the first book in the series of This one is to keep.''

From birth to death, Dawn Alice gives an insightful and daring look into numerous social and family issues; tackling discrimination, fear, ignorance and religion in a provocative manner –outraging the prejudice and stimulating the liberated.

LIFE LOVE TAROT ''celebrates life through positive affirmations, meditations, creative exercises, fictitious story examples and real life experiences. Regardless of gender, age or philosophy, each page motivates the reader to reach for unlimited potentials through emotional, mental and spiritual growth.''

''Dawn Alice cleverly uses images on tarot cards, as a stimulus to promote the reader towards the more positive attitude; enabling them to deal with everyday circumstances. Discover spirit guides, soulmates, soul-groups and divination. Learn the energy of crystals and how they empower your life. There is no need to own a set of tarot cards, have an interest in tarot, or have intentions of being a tarot reader to have benefit from this book; you simply just need to open your heart and mind for the journey of your life.''

 QUOTOS FROM DAWN 

''There are no mistakes in life, just experiences, positive and negative that gives us opportunities to learn and grow. We need to become opportunistic and walk through all those open doors with heads held high. I encourage you to draw from my life experiences; try the creative exercises, meditations, affirmations and articles that I post. I simply use tarot as a tool to explain these experiences – it is my way to help you find your way.''