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"The Magician" tarot card Copyright by Robert M. Place
The symbols, archetypes, and rich imagery in Tarot decks can open doors to more lively writing in all genres. Many famous writers, such as John Steinbeck, Stephen King, William Butler Yeats, and Sylvia Plath, have used the Tarot in their writing. When you select a tarot card, you can be amazed by its synchronicity - you may not "believe" in mysticism, but yet the card is perfect for your situation, or for a certain character in your plot!
Join novelist and tarot card artist and reader Ellen Lorenzi-Price for an experiential workshop with the Portland Tarot Study Group (www.portlandtarot.org) on Sunday, August 2, 3 - 5 PM, at their regular monthly meeting, held at Fuego, 1410 SW Columbia, Portland, OR 97201. Directions are available on their website. A fee of just $5.00 is charged for these meetings. Hope to see you there as I'm going myself (I used tarot in my first novel though I'm no expert).
Founded by nationally known tarot reader and podcaster Leis Refalo, the Portland Tarot Study Group offers monthly meetings on a variety of topics for those interested in the tarot. At the meeting I attended, I was amazed how many computer programmers, social workers, and Jungian analysts were in attendance. Conversation was lively and very intelligent. Visit founder Leisa Refalo's intriguing tarot website at: www.tarotconnection.net
On August 2, Lorenzi-Price will show you how tarot cards can be used to deepen your characters and throw curves into your plots. Poets and non-fiction writers can also use tarot to explore what their work needs and spark their imaginations. Bring your own tarot deck (you've got time to purchase one - there's even a Tarot for Writers!) and a notebook, and be prepared to read and write.
Ellen Lorenzi-Price has been a reader and teacher of Tarot for over 25 years. Her published tarot decks include Tarot of the Crone and the Pandora Tarot, which can be viewed at her website: www.croneways.com. Her first novel is "Glitter Ball," based on her time working as a bartender at a disco in New Orleans. She's at work on a second novel and lives in Portland.
There's no doubt Ellen also has a sense of humor, for when I requested an author's photo, she said she generally stays away from cameras but offered this "cauldron shot" of her taken recently in Ireland:
Lorenzi-Price is a regular speaker at the Bay Area Tarot Symposium, and believes everybody should consider creating their own tarot deck. Her first deck, Tarot of the Crone, offers haunting and simple images that seem to bypass the rational mind all together. Here is one example:
Come try something different this summer. Join Ellen Lorenzi-Prince on August 2 to take imaginative leaps through tarot.
If you need more information on the Portland Tarot Study Group, you may contact the group through their website www.portlandtarot.org or by phoning member Roger Tobin at 503-329-2525. He himself is a certified tarot reader (and computer geek - apparently a common combination) and has a tarot website www.sylvancreektarot.com .
The first image in this article is "The Magician" from Tarot artist Robert M. Places's newest deck, The Tarot of the Sevenfold Mystery. It is copyrighted by Robert M. Place and is used on the Portland Tarot Study Group website with his permission. Art prints of his work are available for purchase at: www.thealchemicalegg.com .
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