The deck was a life process with its own birthing journey. Why not grab your coffee and listen along?

In the early 90's, shortly after working in earnest as an intuitive, I dreamed the seed of an idea that became my work for the next 25 years. In a nutshell, I wanted to discuss the intimate connection between Blacks and Whites, how it weaved within the foundation of our country, and why racism had (and still does) a stranglehold in our society, all told from the viewpoint of a Black woman's life experience. A tall order, to be sure, but what can I say? I got tagged, and I accepted the assignment.

Naturally, I envisioned a book because that's where most people start who have a message to share, right? But the feedback I got was that I wasn't educated enough (Where's that Ph.D, Miss Thomas?), or that my subject wasn't marketable. Oh, I despaired over the fickleness of the publishing world! Still, I wrote that book anyway and self-published it, too.

Yet over the years I began to feel this information would be better digested and retained in small bites, a message for the average person using plain language,  similar to how readers consume social media. Why not condense the meat of my message into affirmation cards? They have always been my favorite tool for self-growth, so I could personally attest to their effectiveness.  If you take a look, you'll find all kinds of affirmation decks: animal medicine, angel cards, the esoteric, decks for pregnant women, personal growth in general, the list is endless. But you won't find anything like I have here; positive messages that speak directly to Blacks and Whites.

Now, how was I going to go about that? After many frustrating starts and stops looking for "the right" artist who instead wanted to argue the point, defend their viewpoint or simply did not get my vision, I worried over how to go forward. Then something curious happened. My bestie Regina, a witness to my struggles, offered to design one card just to see if I liked it. One became two, two became 20, and before we knew it we were on a roll!

As happy as I was to have the deck completed, the timing was off and so it sat, shelved, for a few years. However, now is the time. I feel and know our society is in the throes of immense change, and the Black and White relationship is a huge part of that shift. This is our final frontier; to adopt a healthier, truer image of ourselves.

Are you on board?