Using Tarot in your Creative Practice with Giselle Vriesen

About this event

Adults. In this workshop you will unlock your creativity and intuition using tarot cards, and use that power to help write your story. Whether you write fiction or nonfiction, tarot is a tool that can help you access all aspects of your creative self. Using cards, reflective journaling, and conversation, this workshop is going to help connect you to the intuition you'll need to make progress in your creative project. Join Giselle Vriesen, author of the multicultural YA fantasy Why We Play With Fire and a fourth generation tarot card reader who will help you create your own intuitive writing practice. -- Creative Writing Classes at VPL provide open, friendly, creative spaces for book lovers and aspiring writers of all levels. -- Giselle Vriesen (she/they) is an author living on Halalt First Nations land on Vancouver Island Canada. Vriesen is the author of the multicultural, mythological, fantasy duology Why We Play With Fire (2024) and Why We Fight the Tide (2026) through Row House Publishing, distributed by Simon and Schuster. She's also been a tarot reader for over ten years and descends from at least four generations of readers on her matrilineal line. -- Accessibility: VPL is committed to making our programs accessible for all. If you have an access need that we have not addressed here, please email us at [email protected]. Elevator access to the Yosef Wosk Poets' Corner is through the patron elevators.The expected noise level is moderate.The expected lighting is bright, but can be dimmed on request.Quiet Tables are available for patrons who would prefer to enjoy the class without talking to others. For more information on physical access, view the Accessibility information on the Central Library page.