Pull Pen Paint 2020
A Journey of Self-Discovery Using Signs, Symbols, & Systems in Your Spiritual & Creative Practices
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED FOR 2020!!!
In this course 30+ teachers will share methods of using signs, symbols, and systems on the journey towards self-discovery. We study & use tarot, oracle cards, and other intuitive guidance systems to elevate our personal journaling, spiritual, and creative practices. We believe that creative and sacred tools, when used intuitively & intentionally, can lead to deeper insights into who we've been, who we are, and who we can become.
This course is for all levels and types of journalers (art, visual, and written), writers, healers, guides, seekers, mystics, and light-workers. The content is designed with three kinds of students in mind: those who keep an analog or digital journal, those who keep an art journal, and those who blend words and images to create a visual journal.
And it doesn't matter if you've never used a tarot or oracle deck before, there will be plenty of opportunity to explore, learn, and grow.
While we will primarily use Tarot and Oracle cards in this course, we will also touch on, and incorporate, other ancient guidance systems (astrology, numerology, crystals, chakras, labyrinths, mandalas, and more).
The course has THREE LEVELS and each level features:
- Video tutorials
- LIVE virtual sessions
- Daily Prompts for journaling and creativity
- Inquiry-based activities, exercises, and inspiration
- Tutorials on making several handmade journals to use throughout the course
- A private Facebook group
- Virtual study sessions
- Lots of love, support, and encouragement
The program has three main focuses:
1. PULLING -- Learning to pull Tarot & Oracle Cards for creative exploration, self-study, and intuition training. This section also includes learning about other intuitive guidance systems like astrology, numerology, crystals, labyrinths, mandalas and more.
2. PENNING -- Exploring written responses as a tool for going deeper with your personal practices. Written journaling helps you identify, reflect, excavate, embrace, and emerge. We will journal together, archive, document, and record our experiences using the cards (and other systems) as guides. The lessons from the teachers will be invitations for all kinds of journaling.
3. PAINTING -- Yup! That one is likely self explanatory, but it's important to know that, while we will use paint (of all kinds) to interpret our connection to the intuitive wisdom and the messages/answers living inside us, we also use the word "PAINT" here to mean creativity in general. There are lessons that ask you to make things. Sometimes those things are artistic or crafty.
TRADITIONAL PULL PEN PAINT
This level of PPP is what we have be doing for the last three years. Teachers provide masterful lessons form their areas of expertise, we complete the lessons, we share and fellowship in the Facebook group and we repeat that each month. It has been a beautiful and amazing experience. The traditional version gives you access to:
- FOUNDATIONAL LIBRARY -- think of these lessons as the basic training for anyone taking Pull Pen Paint. In the library you will find more than 30 short lessons and activities to get you prepared and acclimated to how we navigate in this program. The foundations give you a place to start if you join early and help you get grounded in some of the language and terminology of the program. It's also there to give you a place to reference when a more advanced lesson appears in the class. The foundational library is the FIRST thing we ask all students to experience in order to have a more powerful experience.
- DAILY PROMPTS -- each month participants receive daily prompts for card pulls, journaling/reflection, and creativity. These are designed to help you cultivate a daily practice that becomes ritual, sacred, and inspirational for the other parts of your life.
- MONTHLY LIVE SESSIONS -- the cornerstone of Pull Pen Paint is the live sessions that take place in our virtual sanctuary. During these powerful sessions, you get to meet your teachers "in person" and learn from them in real time. On these calls you hear, see, and chat with teachers and other students as the lesson happens. It's one of the most magical elements of Pull Pen Paint and is quite honestly one of the things you have to experience in order to truly know what PPP is all about.
- MONTHLY RECORDED CONTENT -- each month you will receive recorded content from various teachers. The recordings are NOT downloadable, but you have access to them until the classroom closes on March 1, 2021.
- MONTHLY STUDY SESSIONS -- because this program is designed to help you INTEGRATE these teachings into your life as a way to effect favorable change, we gather once a month to review the lessons, ask questions of the lessons, share what the teachings unearthed, and be in conversation as community members doing similar work. The sessions happen near the end of each month and are recorded and placed in the classroom.
- PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP -- between live teachings and study sessions, we gather and share in our private Facebook group. You don't have to be in the group, but it is an added element to your personal growth and community connections. Kiala uses the Facebook Group as a way to be in conversation about the topics and to share a variety of "in the moment" insights. Teachers will sometimes go live in the Facebook group to share their love of the work we are doing and to give you insights or behind the scenes peeks at their rituals and routines. MOST of the live sessions are posted in the classroom during the same week they are live in the group, but in order to make sure you don't miss anything, we encourage you to join us on Facebook. 95% of the course happens OUTSIDE of the Facebook Group.
And because we have so many students who are ready for more...
We created the Pull Pen Paint PLUS experience to help support a deeper journey that includes -- more contextual content.
At the PPP Plus level, you get EVERYTHING in Traditional PPP and the following:
⨁ Priority Access to Events/Classes taught by Kiala outside of Pull Pen Paint 2020
⨁ 22% off all of Kiala's classes purchased after enrollment in PPP 2020
⨁ Exclusive podcast style recordings to enhance each lesson in 2020
⨁ Quarterly exclusive RECORDED creative exploration videos from Kiala or a guest teacher
⨁ Extra quarterly LIVE SESSIONS with Kiala and/or a creative/mystical guest
⨁ A 52-Day Tarot Study Collaborative Mini-Course from Kristen & Kiala
⨁ Complimentary seat in The Creative Grimoire Online Class
⨁ Complimentary seat in the mini class -- 30 Days with The Wild Unknown Tarot
⨁ Additional bonuses, discounts, and resources from some of our 2020 teachers
And if you are truly ready for an EVEN DEEPER DIVE into all things PPP...
take some time getting to know the DEEP DIVE OPTIONS designed for those ready to take their intuition and self-study to another transformational level.
At the PPP Deep Dive Level you get everything in Traditional, everything in Plus, AND...
🜁 Monthly Book Discussions on Zoom
♥︎ Special Deep Dive Card Spreads
☉ Astrology Study Sessions on Zoom
➡︎ A Quarterly Subscription Box filled with "woo-woo" and art supply goodies delivered to your mailbox
♀ Goddess Explorations
ૐ Monthly Recorded Meditations (downloadable)
✒️Extra Lessons on Poetry, Prose, & Personal Narrative (the other PPP)
⨁ Complimentary Seat in Lunar Letters Writing Courses
🜂 Weekly Kitchen Witchery Emails
➣ A One-on-One Creative Project OR Business Strategy Call with Kiala
🜃 Two Personalized Intuitive Card Readings with Kiala
◐ ½ off Bookbinding Masterclasses & SoulCollage® Courses with Kiala
🜄 First dibs on the PPP 2020 In-Person Retreat
CLICK HERE to learn more about DEEP DIVE -- there are only a few seats remaining.
MEET YOUR TALENTED TEACHERS
Longer bios are in the classroom. Scroll down to check out the session titles (a few still forthcoming).
Row 1: Michelle Rydell, Melanie Rivers, Paige Ward, Ashely Raasch, Joanna Powell Colbert, Sarah Trumpp
Row 2: Emily Mulroney, Consie Sindet, Vanessa Sage, Fallon Jaye, Tiare Smith, Kerrie Norris
Row 3: Monica Moran, Stacy Maskell, Kiala Givehand (center), Chris-Anne Donnelly, Vanessa Oliver-Lloyd
Row 4: M. Ruth McCants, Denise Daffara, Jenn Gallucci, Ivy Newport
Row 5: Shinjini Mehrotra, Julia Eve, Amy Steinberg, April Miller McMurtry, Kristen Radden, Effy Wild
Row 6: Andrea Gomoll-Wünsche, Caroline Hiscock, Karen Faith, Victoria Smith, Jamie Sawyer, Hali Karla
NOTE: Additional teachers are providing guest lessons for the Deep Dive Level ONLY and are not pictured on the image above. Those are: Damon Givehand, Ernestine Lawrence, Carrie Mallon, and two more to be announced at a later date. Sara Burch is not pictured but will be sharing a recorded lesson for the PLUS level participants. Jo Klima is not pictured but will have a lesson in the Foundations Library.
Teacher Groupings
Traditional PPP Teachers
- Amy Steinberg, Abstract Artist
- Andrea Gomoll-Wünsche, Mixed Media Artist
- April McMurtry, Creative Lunar Guide
- Caroline Hiscock, Psychic Intuitive Artist
- Denise Daffara, Artist & Wordsmith
- Effy Wild, Journal Artist & Teacher
- Emily Mulroney, Artist & Journaler
- Fallon Jaye, Intuitive Guide
- Hali Karla, Artist & Teacher
- Jenn Gallucci, Soulful Life Coach & Tarot Teacher
- Julia Eve, Tarot Reader
- Joanna Powell Colbert, Co-Creator of the Herbcrafter's Tarot
- Karen Faith, Mixed Media Artist & Visual Scribe
- Kerrie Norris, Tarot Reader
- Kristen Radden, Creatrix and Creativity Catalyst
- M. Ruth McCants, Intuitive Astrologer and Journey & Moon Circles Facilitator
- Michelle Rydell, Mixed Media Artist
- Tiare Smith, Mixed Media Artist
- Sarah Trumpp, Artist & Yogi
- Shinjini Mehrotra, Mixed Media Artist & Tarot Reader
- Vanessa Oliver-Lloyd, Art Witch & Archaeologist
- Vanessa Sage, Priestess
- Victoria Smith, Artist & Creative Guide
PPP Plus Teachers
- Amy Steinberg, Abstract Artist
- Ashley Raasch, Artist & High Frequency Channel
- Chris-Anne Donnelly, Creator of the Light Seer's Tarot & The Muse Tarot
- Consie Sindet, Mixed Media Artist
- Denise Daffara, Artist & Wordsmith
- Ivy Newport, Artist & Creative Guide
- Jamie Sawyer, Deck Creator
- Kristen Radden, Creatrix and Creativity Catalyst
- Melanie Rivers, Mixed Media Indigenous Artist & Teacher
- Monica Moran, Mixed Media Artist
- Paige Ward, New Earth Reiki
- Sarah Trumpp, Artist & Yogi
- Stacy Maskell, Priestess of Kindness, Empathy, & Service
- Vanessa Sage, Priestess
Deep Dive Teachers
- Ashley Raasch, Artist & High Frequency Channel
- Carrie Mallon, Creator of the Spacious Tarot
- Damon Givehand, Yoga & Health Mindset Coach
- Denise Daffara, Artist & Wordsmith
- Ernestine Lawrence, Kitchen Witch (Kiala's Mom)
- M. Ruth McCants, Intuitive Astrologer and Journey & Moon Circles Facilitator
- Paige Ward, New Earth Reiki
- Sarah Trumpp, Artist & Yogi
Each teacher was invited because they add to the overall conversation happening within our community of seekers, creatives, and mystics. They all have amazing hearts and so much patience. They are nature lovers, tarot readers, painters, writers, deck creators, priestesses, crafters, illustrators, poets, yogis, healers, light workers, and teachers.
These are our guides for this journey towards rediscovering our truest selves. They will teach us how to fully embrace who we have been, who we are, and who we will become. In this program we celebrate the raw unfiltered truth, the real life "stuff", the beautiful ways we break open and unravel, and the messy ways we rebuild ourselves each and every day.
We invite you to experience more than one class, one lesson, or one conversation. We open the doors and ask you to sit beside us in sacred circle as we share rituals, meditations, questions, life mapping, and the practice of being present, still, feminine, and wise.
In this community we welcome the shadow so that we can fully sit with joy on the other side. We connect with our bodies, minds, spirits, and souls as we learn to deepen our compassion, forgiveness, and love for ourselves and others. We celebrate peace by finding what nourishes us and creates a feeling of wholeness.
This work is not for everyone, but if you've read this far, it's likely for YOU.
Are you seeking ways to nurture your soul's longing?
Are you ready to deepen your relationship with yourself so that you can deepen your relationship with others?
Are you ready to enter the unknown and brave the mysteries of YOU?
We are ready to support you as you do this transformational work.
The work of the Divine Feminine.
The work of spiritual empowerment.
The work of celebrating who you are in all your parts.
Join Us!!! The doors are open.
"This course tied in all that I have studied and been fascinated with since I could read. It provided a safe place to discuss such things as well. The live events were fantastic. You curated a superb panel of teachers. Blending art with all of it, brilliant. It was one of the most authentic and magical spaces I have been apart of in a very long time."
- Julie Baker, CreativelyOnward.com
"This is an excellent course for anyone who wants to take their art and spiritual practice beyond the realm of basic, mainstream thinking. The lessons help you connect to your soul in ways that you may never do otherwise. I say take this class. I'll see you there!"
- M.S., Seeker of Magic
Class Content
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StartWelcome From Kiala Givehand (6:02)
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StartAccess the Foundational Library
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PreviewMeet Your Talented Teachers
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StartThe 2020 Live Session Schedule
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StartThe March 19th Opening Ceremony REPLAY (173:12)
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StartHow To Access Your PLUS Content
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StartHow to Access Your DEEP DIVE Content
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StartThe Facebook Group
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StartDaily Prompts for March 2020
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StartSPREAD: Spring Equinox
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StartMarch POP-UP Session with Kiala - Tarot & Astrology Quick Chat (110:11)
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StartPsychic vs. Intuitive with Kristen Radden - March 23rd REPLAY (160:00)
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StartFinding Your Progressed Moon (3:48)
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StartLunar Vibration & Self-Awareness with M. Ruth McCants - March 26th REPLAY (92:37)
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StartPLUS ONLY - Additional Astrology Charts
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StartThe Power of Presence with Paige Ward - March 30th REPLAY (104:40)
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StartSigns, Symbols, and Systems with Kiala Givehand (35:40)
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StartPersonal Symbols Creative Exercise with Kiala Givehand (49:35)
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StartPLUS ONLY - Additional Support & Resources for Signs, Symbols, and Systems
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StartPLUS ONLY - Living In Tune with Your Signs with Kiala
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StartMarch 2020 Checklist - Track Your Progress
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StartDaily Prompts for April 2020
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StartApril Prompts Page with Kiala (20:11)
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StartREPLAY - Start With a Beginner's Mind: Exploring the Fool Card with Kiala (133:00)
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StartREPLAY - Special Session with Kiala - Navigating PPP With Ease (127:12)
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StartREPLAY - Introduction to the Celtic Cross Tarot Spread with Kristen Radden (125:16)
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StartRetreat Into Colour with Denise Daffara (72:22)
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StartREPLAY - Oracle Card Extravaganza with Kiala (130:37)
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StartCreating Your Personal Sigil with Sarah Trumpp (75:43)
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StartREPLAY - Writing Your Heroine's Journey Part One with Kiala (141:48)
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StartREPLAY - April Study Session (135:15)
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StartPLUS ONLY - Dynamic Doodles with Sara Burch
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StartApril Checklist -- Track Your Progress
What other PPP participants have said about PPP...
"Take a card deck, journal, and paint, add teachers who feel what they do deeply, blend in Kiala's elf and hummingbird energy, and sprinkle fairy dust on top -- that's Pull Pen Paint." (A 2017 participant)
"Great class using tarot, oracle cards, journaling, art and great people all sharing." (A 2019 participant)
"This was my first year in PPP and I felt like I found my long lost family. These women get me. Kiala is an amazing sacred space creator. She knows how to help each of us tap into our personal power using cards, astrology, and art. I've been sitting alone in my studio for years wanting a community like this. Now I'm in for life." (A 2019 participant)
"I really enjoyed all the sharing from the group. I also really love the art lessons." (A 2017 participant)
"I enjoyed learning more about the cards, going deeper with them, really using them as an ally and guide as we navigate through life. The study sessions were informative and I love that they were recorded, because it’s not always possible for me to join in live." (A 2018 participant)
"This class changed my life. I know that sounds big, but it really helped me come out of my shell around using tarot and oracle cards for my creative life, for journaling, and for learning to listen to my own voice for guidance. I am thrilled to know there are so many others in the world who are doing the kinds of things I have dreamt of doing for so long. In short, I've found a community where I can be me in every way." (A 2019 participant)
"This was my second year in PPP and I wasn't sure I could go deeper than I had in 2017, but I was wrong. The teachers are magical and Kiala is the most gracious and generous hostess you can imagine. She brings us all together beautifully and invites us to go deep. I can't wait for 2019." (A 2018 participant)
"This class will change your life. It will guide you to the edge of the cliff and support you while you step forward. The community is sacred. The lessons are mystical gems with the power to heal. I am forever grateful to this group for giving me my wings, more clarity, and a stronger connection to my soul." (A 2019 participant)