Create Personalized Folk Tales Through Narrative Tarot w/Melinda Lee Holm

Tarot Storytelling: create personalized folk tales through narrative tarot reading

with Melinda Lee Holm

For centuries, we humans have told each other stories to help understand and navigate life. These folk tales have no author, they existed as oral traditions before they were ever written, passed down through generations, updated to best serve the needs of the community, entertaining us while teaching us about ourselves and our world.

For her Tarot of Tales, Melinda Lee Holm envisioned a tarot deck that is not only visually inspired by folk tales, but also practically. A tool for teaching users how to think of readings as custom folk tales crafted in the moment to help us navigate life.

In this workshop, we will begin by diving into the world of Tarot of Tales, its symbology, concept, structure, and how it facilitates narrative readings. Then we will learn simple language techniques to take readings with any deck from informative guidance to personal story, and finally practice reading in narrative form.

Workshop will be taught using Tarot of Tales. Participants can bring any tarot deck they choose.

Please bring a tarot deck, notebook, and pen or pencil.

Melinda Lee Holm is a writer and tarot scholar living in Los Angeles. She is the author of Your Tarot Guide, Tarot of Tales, Your Magickal Year, and Elemental Power Tarot, all illustrated by Rohan Daniel Eason (CICO Books/Ryland Peters & Small) as well as the co-author of Divine Your Dinner (Clarkson Potter). Her writing has appeared in Air/Light Magazine, Watkins Mind Body Spirit Magazine, SheKnows.com, HelloGiggles.com, and Stylist UK. Her sixth book, The Living Language of Tarot, will be released Spring 2027 on Red Wheel/Weiser Books. Melinda has read tarot for people all over the world including GZA of Wu Tang Clan and Buddhist leader Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche (Khyentse Norbu). She holds a MFA in creative writing and a BA in Art History. Melinda has been featured in Vogue, InStyle, WWD, Condé Nast Traveler, and the Hollywood Reporter.

Through Mirrors, Webs, & Woods: A Month of Folk & Fairy Tales at PRS

This September, PRS celebrates the many wonders of fairytales and folk stories through a series of illustrated presentations, film screenings, and workshops!

Tickets: $18 (In Person Event Only)

Please email events@prs.org or phone 323-663-2167 with any questions.

Please Note: The PRS Lecture Room is only accessible via stairs. PRS wants all guests to be able to enjoy our events safely and comfortably. If you require any accessibility accommodation, please reach out to events@prs.org before showtime and we will be happy to assist you.