Ani Sekarningsih CTGM, is a wellknown Tarot and Lenormand cards reader with experience of more thah 40 years. Apart from being an autodidact in Tarot reading, her other hobbies are reading, writing and photography. She also has experienced great opportunities to travel around the world. Her insterest in isolated community tribes in Papua, eastern part of Indonesia, brouht her intention on Asmat people. She is also one of the founders of The Asmat Progress and Development Foundation which has a mission of education and development of Agats area since 1986. For one of her activities is this field she has received “Anugerah Citra Kartini 2000″ award.

In the year 2001 Ani was certified as Tarot Grandmaster by American Tarot Association for her book Tarot Wayang Indonesia, the first book and tarot deck in Indonesia, utilising wayang puppet as a model for design, published by Grasindo in 2001.

She is also one of the founder of Multimedia Literature Institute. As an active writer she published Rumah Susun Kita (1995), Osakat Anak Asmat (1996) Namaku Teweraut (2002), Grafitti Attitude (2001). And the new novel soon to be published Memburu Kalacakra, an enlightenment spiritual novel.