The Lewiston Public Library plans to host a Tarot 101 workshop at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6, in The Jeanne Couture Room of the 200 Lisbon St. library.

The workshop will feature the return of Kate Sheridan, a.k.a The Laundress. This workshop is free and open to both teens and adults.

This event is for anyone who wants to learn more about tarot cards, using the classic Smith-Rider-Waite deck as a guide. The program will cover basic tarot theory, a brief history of tarot cards, and an introduction to all 78 cards and how they work together. The goal is to demystify the tarot to empower one to use the cards.

Throughout the evening, participants will be invited to consider card images using both the information from the workshop and their own intuition. At the end of the evening, they’ll be shown how to conduct a reading for themselves or others, and they’ll leave with practical next steps to do at home.

While some of the workshop material will certainly apply to Oracle cards, this workshop is focused on the traditional 78-card tarot. Attendees should bring their own 78-card deck and something to take notes with. Only a few tarot decks will be available to borrow for the program.

Sheridan is a tarot reader and astrologer who believes that fortunes are created rather than told. Her style is down-to-earth and conversational, and she draws heavily on her previous life as a high school English teacher to ensure that her clients understand the logic behind the intuitive information she provides.

After she left teaching in 2019, she turned her longtime interest in Western Astrology into an intensive study. She has been playing with tarot cards for 20 years, studying them seriously for nearly 10, and reading professionally since 2019.

Registration is required. To register, or for more information, visit lplonline.org, call 207-513-3135 or email lplreference@lewistonmaine.gov.

Check out other upcoming area events!