Discover the deeper meanings of the well-known fairy tale “Rumpelstiltskin” in the heroine’s journey—how the motifs in the old spinning story can become powerful for your own journey and in your creative work as you learn to name your power.

WHEN:  Tuesday, March 24
TIME:  5 – 7 PM / PDT   |   8 – 10 PM / EDT
WHERE:  Online via Zoom
CO-PRESENTERS: Kate Farrell, Megan E. McDonald, Rowena, Deborah Taylor-French
COST: $60 | Limited to 6

This German fairy tale popularized by the Brothers Grimm in their 1812 collection, Children’s and Household Tales, tells of a mysterious, gnome-like man who helps a miller’s daughter perform the impossible task of spinning straw into gold to save her life.

WHAT TO EXPECT

We will delve into these motifs with three writing exercises that will reveal our unique interpretations of these archetypal, timeless characters.

In feminine fairy tales, creative ability is often shown through spinning and weaving, but this is not a literal, homey occupation. Many associate weaving, spinning, and knotting with magic and witchcraft, the ability to influence the outcome of events. 

Weaving is a way of shaping reality out of nothing, of bringing together different strands to make something new. Spinning and weaving threads together can be seen as a fateful, magical endeavor. What threads will you spin to tell a new story?