Divination for Creativity

In this workshop, Paulina Stevens and Jezmina Von Thiele, authors of Secrets of Romani Fortune Telling, will lead participants through the cultural and historical context of tarot, palmistry, and other forms of divination as survival trades for the Romani people, and through a series of prompts and exercises, guide you through techniques for enhancing your creativity with these practices. If you have a tarot deck, bring it along, but we will have a few extras on-hand if you don’t have one. Whether you are a seasoned tarot or palm reader, or a total novice with no experience, this workshop is for you, because we are using these tools as a way to connect your intuition to your creativity during this generative workshop. Viktor Pachas, international Flamenco-fusion performer based in Boston, will be joining us to add musical accompaniment to our creativity with his guitar.
Please bring a notebook or sketchbook, and your favorite tools for drawing and sketching. Also bring a tarot deck if you have one.
Note: Roma, or the Romani people, refers to the Indian diasporic ethnic group more commonly known by the slur/misnomer “Gypsies.” Some Roma reclaim this word with pride, and others don’t but we ask that gadje, non-Romani people, do not appropriate it. Fortune telling is just one of many survival trades that the Roma have relied on over centuries of persecution since leaving India and traveling west circa the 10th century. For more, visit romanistanpodcast.com

Host or Publisher Jezmina Von Thiele