5/18/2023 0 Comments Buy color oracle cardsNew Orleanian, Sango crowned Olorisa, Spiritualist, Conjurer, Re-tired Curator and Socio-cultural Entrepreneur. In the words of the late great Miss Cleo “the cards dem neva lie.” But the point of this post is to stress what better way to connect with cards than when the people in the cards look just like you. I own a few myself because what matters most is how you as a reader, connect with the cards. Like all things in life, representation does matter, even when getting readings, life advice and spiritual consultations.Īnd while there are several other decks that exist with Black imagery, they weren’t created by Black people. While it’s hard for me to imagine another deck that would capture my heart like Dust II Onyx (and I promise this isn’t an ad…), I thought it would be useful to compile a list of all of the decks that I’ve come across that utilize African Diasporic imagery and were made by Black people. But soon after working with Dust II Onyx, I started offering my services to close family and friends who have all find my readings super on point. Even after enrolling in a Master Tarot Course, I was hesitant to start offering readings. Not that I needed any additional reasons. I had the privilege of meeting Courtney in person which made me love the deck, all the more. After using this deck, it reaffirmed the importance of not only connecting spiritually with Black iconography when working with tarot, but also the psychological energy that occurs when using a deck created by Black folk. Created by Courtney Alexander, the cards are not only luxe, they literally pull you into their ornate imagery and symbology that is a reflective of the ancient mysteries of Africa and its Diaspora. They were a fresh departure from the uber Eurocentric traditional decks such as Rider Waite.įor years the Toth deck has been my go to…that was until I hosted a tarot party at my house in February for Lunar New Year and my friend pulled out the absolutely gorgeous and mystifying Dust II Onyx deck. In the absence of an African-centered deck, I settled on Aleister Crowley’s Thoth deck because I found the symbolism and illustrations very intriguing. At the time, I could only find one tarot deck with imagery that spoke to the aesthetics and narratives of Black people and I’m pretty sure that it wasn’t created by someone Black. I don’t remember what prompted me to buy my first tarot deck but I’m pretty sure that I bought it from a New Age spiritual shop in Union Square about a decade ago.
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