BTW 73: The King of Swords' Expansive View with Courtney Alexander
Between the Worlds Podcast
Spiritual Artistry and Ancestral Connections
This chapter examines the speaker's journey of blending spiritual beliefs with artistic expression, emphasizing healing for both the creator and their audience. It highlights the creation of a tarot deck that authentically represents Black experiences, interwoven with themes of ancestral heritage and cultural respect. The discussion also reflects on the deeper meanings of the deck's court cards, celebrating their significance within the context of Black culture.
In this episode, deck creator and multi-media artist Courtney Alexander joined us as we discuss the King of Swords, who teaches use how to use our ideas as tools to break through barriers, obliterate the oppressive structures holding us back, and find more joy in our spirituality. We discuss art as a form of resistance and a form of transformation, God as ecosystem, and being able to read the cards just through their energy. Amanda begins the episode with the basics of the card, plus a discussion of an indigenous hero, Kandiaronk, who shows us how language can be a force of liberation. Join us!
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FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR GUEST COURTNEY ALEXANDER:
Courtney Alexander is a multimedia artist, writer, publisher, and public speaker. Her artistic practice is an ongoing ritual of expansion and emancipation. Making history as the first black person to create a widely distributed tarot deck, Courtney is the artist behind Dust II Onyx, a card series made up of 78 mixed media paintings depicting the complexities of blackness as humanity, as a race, and as a color story. It also includes a hard-cover 200 page monograph that serves as a catalogue as well as guidebook. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, PBS Arts Plus, Teen Vogue, Huffington Post, Bitch Media and more.
Visit her website: dust2onyx.com
Find her on Instagram: @dust2onyxtarot
Buy her deck, and other merch: Dust 2 Onyx
Join her Patreon: Black x Sage
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REFERENCES
- “The Dawn of Everything,” a book by David Graeber and archeologist David Wengrow
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Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs
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Mind Your Practice - Carolyn's podcast with arts consultant and author of Make Your Art No Matter What, Beth Pickens - is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks).
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You can visit https://www.bethpickens.com/homework-club for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds.
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Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.
CONTRIBUTORS:
Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer, composer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.
Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates Garcia
To join Amanda's MYSTERY CULT on Substack click here.
To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.
To book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com
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Original MUSIC by Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs
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Are you an artist or writer looking for structure, support and community? Check out Carolyn's project - Homework Club -with with arts consultant and author, Beth Pickens:
Homework Club offers creative people strategies for keeping their projects and practices a priority with monthly webinars, worksheets, live QnA’s, accountability pods, and actual homework (that you'll never be graded on. Ever!).
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You can visit https://www.bethpickens.com/homework-club for more details or listen wherever you stream Between the Worlds.
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Get in touch with sponsorship inquiries for Between the Worlds at betweentheworldspodcast@gmail.com.
CONTRIBUTORS:
Amanda Yates Garcia (host) & Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs (producer, composer). The BTW logo collage was created by Maria Minnis (tinyparsnip.com / instagram.com/tinyparsnip ) with text designed by Leah Hayes.
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