Talking Deck Creation and Fortune Telling | Colin Alexander

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11/19/21 • 127 min

A bumper episode this week and a veritable romp through the Fortune's Fools project as the finish line appears over the horizon.

I was told going into a project like this that it would show up in your life in strange ways: seeing a cardiologist the week of the Heart card, having a friend lose is eyebrow ring at your house the week of the Ring card, taking ayahuasca the week of the Tree card.

None of these things were planned out beforehand but if you read cards, you know these things tend to happen. They just seem a little extra when you're creating a deck.

So artist extraordinaire Colin Alexander returns to the show in order to reminisce and commiserate on this wacky journey so far.

This episode will probably work better as a video, but it still works audio only, especially if you want to download this large image of all the cards we discuss in the episode. Otherwise you can jump over to YouTube and watch it there.

Enjoy!

Show Notes

A bumper episode this week and a veritable romp through the Fortune's Fools project as the finish line appears over the horizon.

None of these things were planned out beforehand but if you read cards, you know these things tend to happen. They just seem a little extra when you're creating a deck.

So artist extraordinaire Colin Alexander returns to the show in order to reminisce and commiserate on this wacky journey so far.

Enjoy!

Show Notes

Previous Episode

Revisiting The World Without Sin: Reframing Censorship and Propaganda

Continuing our whistle-stop tour of classic blog series, this time we revisit a term I lifted from the (pre-cancelled) Joss Whedon film, Serenity.

It’s the term I use to better frame the totality of digital systems and social media in the context of how they see the world and what it is they seek to do to ours. For people who may be unaware, I had a career in digital media and publisher strategy before doing whatever it is you call what I’m doing now. And I’ve long been interested in that overlap between communication and magic.

These posts weave all of that together. And it’s necessary to continue the revisitations with this series next, because it gives us the context for why probably the rest of the revisitations won’t be found on YouTube.

NOTE: Last week's revisitation didn't push out an MP3 file, so this week you are getting two. Add them together and it's almost a podcast!

Next Episode

Revisiting Archonology: Understanding Power and Conspiracy

Continuing our revisitations this week, we turn to the archonology series -a long running exploration of power and conspiracy.

And you know what? A lot of these have held up pretty well. I especially like how so many of the videos shared in the posts are now gone from YouTube, and how many links have died. It’s like burning the edges of a pirate map. Adds character.

Enjoy!

The Archonology Series