The Occult Detective’s Last Writes with… Amber Petty

TODAY’S DEPARTING:

You may know Miss Amber Petty as a presenter, or perhaps from her stint on Australia’s Celebrity Survivor, her turn on SAFM, or as Princess Mary’s best friend and Royal Bridesmaid, but I met Amber through a strange confluence of events regarding a tarot card.

Showing that she has tremendously good taste, Amber came across my High Priestess card illustration for my SKA Tarot Deck from a few years back and she fell in love with it. She reached out across the internet, hoping to license the image for her Tarot Tea House. How could I say no?

The Tarot Tea House is such a brilliant idea. Billed as “a Tea and Tarot/Oracle card reading business that moves from location to location via a magic carpet”, Amber is well suited for being the ringmaster of these events.

Through emails and Skype conversations, I discovered an infectious personality that exudes warmth and compassion. Her forthcoming memoir, This is Not a Love Song, covers her struggles with depression and a series of personal and professional mishaps that ultimately led to a spiritual awakening.

And now, without further ado, alow me to share Amber’s Last Writes —

LAST MEAL

A seafood banquet, with a Greek salad
and a large bottle of Rekorderlig cider.

LAST BOOK

The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton

LAST MOVIE

Rocket Man

LAST SONG

Harry Chapin’s A Better Place To Be

THE FIRST PERSON YOU WANT TO MEET ON THE OTHER SIDE?

My dad definitely, but if it were to be someone
I’ve never met, I’d say Mary Queen of Scots.