C. E. Monds

Gratuitous cozy pics in this bed before I move out of the studio that's been so good to me. I post pics late, so there will still be pics of this place & Beecher here. But I'll miss it here. 💫 https://www.instagram.com/p/CHYge-IpeQN/?igshid=tuz5hhmdtno3

RP from @osatyam: We're still raising funds for the Black QT centered healing center, #BlackMagicSanctuary . This sauna & respite center is in stage one of getting the funds to acquire land. If we get 333 people to donate just $14, we'll hit our first milestone of $10K. Put $14 on it and share widely! Let's get our communities the space and healing we deserve. #SelfCare #BlackHealingMatters #CommunityCare #AllBlackLivesMatter #BlackTransLivesMatter #Yoga #HealingJustice #LandJustice #LandReparations #Reparations (at Atlanta, Georgia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDyoU46JafP/?igshid=awf7byvmcxcw

Also, in case you missed it, @osatyam will be collaborating with @community_di for a thing. It's mostly virtual, but 100% for the queer folks missing intimate spaces. We are both raising funds for healing. Dionne is on phase 2, I'm on big phase 1 of raising the money for the land that #BlackMagicSanctuary : Sauna & Respite Center will call home. This new offering will support both projects. And you can always continue to give in the meantime. 💛 (at Atlanta, Georgia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDjoOksJOP4/?igshid=vvm3yoo5kldx

One of my favorite Leos has a birthday coming up! They're also one of your favorite organizers and artists here in Atlanta. @refresh_esh is bringing in this new cycle around the sun with ritual that calls for water and the vastness of nature. If we get 200 folks to put just $2 on it, they'll have all they need for a special sacred quarantine birthday this Sunday! Send to CashApp $eshpay #LeoSeason #QuarantineBirthday #Birthday #Baptism https://www.instagram.com/p/CDjlbhhJOpO/?igshid=1uqzq7it3e2qg

These aren't related in any way but through florals. The bouquet, I got for myself because i needed more life around me. I know folks are super over quarantine. Some of y'all BEEN over it. It comes & goes for me. Like human interaction. 🙃 (at Atlanta, Georgia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDNdUZXpYRM/?igshid=1hbz6voyncvt

You still need your rest too. What if you had access to deep, immersive, but communal rest? In a place that you visited weekly as if it were ritual. In a place where the magic of nature was at your doorstep. Where your only goal is restoration. Your schedule looks like eating good food, walking on bare earth, sitting in a room of rose quartz, & ending your day stargazing. Atlanta needs this space. Are you ready to help make it real? Contribute to #BlackMagicSanctuary & share widely. And tag folks who need to see this. LINK IN BIO Art: @goodegawd #BlackHealingMatters #SelfCare #AllBlackLivesMatter #RestIsRevolutionary #ColorBath #Reparations #ThroatChakra #LandReparations #CrownChakra #Donate (at Atlanta, Georgia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDDwAzVJwEL/?igshid=1m60uv359g8gk

I'm not an herbalist, but maybe I will be soon. I do know plants and what feels soothing or nostalgic or grounding. I know that jasmine tends to grief & nurtures the heart. The days since Saturday evening have been particularly heartwrenching. And sleepness. I finally had my cry yesterday while walking home from who knows where. It hit me all at once. My mask & the noise, and then the drizzle of barely there rain facilitated me not giving a fuck about being in public. My Blackness walking thru white neighborhoods necessitated me ducking off at least briefly to a little park. Last night, after that, I finally slept. 6 hours even! Today, the rain was a welcome reminder again to take care, move grief, & pause. We're holding a lot. We gotta put some of it down in the times we're able to. ASK: HEALING PRACTITIONERS IN ATLANTA, if you know me or any of the organizers who've poured work & love into the #RayshardBrooksPeaceCenter, we're still supporting them through the trauma of this weekend and through their next moves. Hit me if you have capacity to support them emotionally, spiritually, energetically, etc. Let's all plug in. We need all of us at our best. (at Atlanta, Georgia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCX1yv7BZbt/?igshid=dsky6nbwe5mc

Imagine holding collective trauma in your body Collective grief Heavy ancestral duty. Imagine releasing that into the land Allowing the earth to transmute it. Imagine the spaciousness to process grief. Imagine being held by soil, nearby trees Magnolia flowers. Supported into ease by the sweet scent of jasmine. And slipping into a bath to wash away the clutter. Resetting. Taking pause. Remembering yourself. This is a vision that, when fully realized, will be supportive & slow & communal. And most importantly, safe and affirming for Black & Indigenous queer & trans folks. So let's get these funds so when tragedy & urgency comes again, we wont need to imagine & wait. It is also a practice you can get close to RIGHT NOW in your backyard, patio, apartment, bathroom, or bed. Keep that one tiny potted plant close, or your plant corner. Make your situation work for you. Get that shit out. Regularly. WE NEED US ALL AT OUR BEST. Take pause when you need to. Photos: @tif2cool from #HealTheLandATL Art: @goodegawd #TagteamTheRevolution #Griefwork #EkuaAdisaTaughtUs @osatyam #BlackMagicSanctuary #EarthMedicine (at Atlanta, Georgia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCUax5ZBHNW/?igshid=4coacge3winh

It's late in the day, but never too late for bday celebrations or to pay reparations. This ask is 2-fold for the continued work of my fam, Meccanizer, fellow healing practitioner, divine Light Warrior, & constant inspiration. YES, do your monetary #reparations thing, but also #ReleaseTheMedicine! If you are a white person with Indigenous or Black musical instruments that we've historically used for our spiritual medicine, arrange for them to be returned to Black & Indigenous communities and healers. Happy Solar Return, Neith! Love you deeply. RP from @community_di: Today is the Solar Return of the divine @neithsankofa 🕯✨🌱She is a brilliant light warrior momma, energetic mover and shifter, bearer of light, and community healer. Knowing her makes me feel hopeful and excited about my own future, and the future of our world. To my non-Black followers: Support by paying Neith reparations so she can continue to show up for herself and community. Everyone please share , share, share amongst your networks in support of a Black womxn healer!! . . . . More about the art: I haven’t collaged for some time and I’m really proud of this piece. I was thinking a lot about the balance between grounding and ascension, expansion (hence Jupiter), sacred land and divine light. It truly was an honor to create this for my friend and possibility model. More soon come. https://www.instagram.com/p/CCKZwu9hr4H/?igshid=1xtyg4mv2sjwn

Amidst the uprisings and the continuing physical distancing, it's been beautiful to indulge in ppckets of pleasure, community, & celebration. May we all recieve all the things we need with ease. Happy Solar Return again, @taylorjanayy! #WaxingMoon #StarJasmine #BirthdayPicnic (at Atlanta, Georgia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CB-YbnohShw/?igshid=1c2y1tmb829ba

Photo dump of quarantine projects. - First is the washing machine. The drive block needed to be replaced so we wouldn't need to leave the house to wash clothes. It was simple enough. - DIY compost bin! I wanted something enclosed because rats definitely exist in Atlanta. I didn't have a drill, so I made the holes with a fired paint key. Cause the country raised me right. - The leg on this beautiful tall plant stand was split when I adopted it. A little sandpaper, wood glue, & clamps from @durags.in.public made it functional. You can see the repair on the left where the glue residue is. - Moss wall!!! This took a while to get around to finishing. And I'm so glad it's easily portable. While all these things came with me when I moved (minus the struggle washing machine) this is the only picture taken in my new spot. The panels fit perfectly down to the floor on a strip of wall across from 2 windows & I love having a green wall in a small space. - We still need big funds for #BlackMagicSanctuary and I'm willing to put in as much physical labor as it takes to keep my body well in the long term and the bodies of my loves here in Atlanta. But we need the capital. LET'S GET THESE FUNDS!! #DIY #HandyQueer #FemmeFlexible #QuarantineProjects #PrideMonth (at Atlanta, Georgia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CB-RkymBhc-/?igshid=16sp4bpba9li3

Imagine walking the land Free in your body Picking native #honeysuckles Sharing with a friend And tasting the sweet nectar Imagine looking up Seeing only land And sauna And sweatlodge And Black And liberation. I want this for us. For Black Atlanta QTs. We deserve spa & respite & freedom & safety. Last night, we reached our first 1K towards #BlackMagicSanctuary and I'm grateful. KEEP CONTRIBUTING AND SHARING. There is power in numbers and we need a massive re-distribution of funds to bring some semblance of equity. To get the spaces we deserve. DONATION LINK IN BIO Photo 1: @community_di Art: @goodegawd #AllBlackLivesMatter @osatyam #BlackHealingMatters #SelfCare #Reparations #BlackQueerMagic (at Atlanta, Georgia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBynfgIhWb-/?igshid=12viih5zfg5t1

The liberation of Black trans and queer people is not always about fighting for our humanity. Help Black Atlanta heal its wounds by funding #BlackMagicSanctuary. -@community_di If you are a working class person who feels resonate with this vision, please donate $33 or $55 and share like wildfire, but no amount is too small. If you have more access or are connected to an org, put $111 or $1111 on it or more! RP from @osatyam: Imagine a place for Black QTs to heal On fertile land In moving water By warming fire In strong winds Our bodies free Our bodies nurtured Our wholeness affirmed Now, let's make it real. Help fund #BlackMagicSanctuary : Sauna and Respite Center for Black queer & trans folks here in Atlanta. Black freedom and liberation require rest & healing. Let's get it! Art: @goodegawd LINK IN BIO #BlackHealingMatters #AllBlackLivesMatter #BlackLivesMatter #SelfCare #RestIsRevolutionary #RestIsResistance (at Atlanta, Georgia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBwPqPeBEwX/?igshid=1wwm1ctbxhjfu

#BlackHealingMatters #Juneteenth #SelfCare #AllBlackLivesMatter #BlackTransLivesMatter #Reparations #BlackLiberationIsRestful #BlackMentalHealingMatters #RestForResistance #BlackQueerMagic #RestIsRevolutionary (at Atlanta, Georgia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBtPmjJB45E/?igshid=axhci74fyiup

Finding our freedom is ongoing. Mourning our slain. Often fearing futures and repeating pasts. But right now in this this pivotal time, Imagine our futures. While we continue to build them, keep visioning. What does freedom for all Black people look like? Imagine fully liberated Black people, Normalized Black leisure, Unbridled Black pleasure, Boisterous black joy. Imagine it every day. Cast those spells. Do the work Happy Juneteenth Weekend! Also, hey white folks! Keep paying reparations beyond this weekend. 💫 Cashapp: $CrystalMonds 📷 of me: @tif2cool #Juneteenth2020 #TBmPJuneteenth #TheBlackmeccaProject #Reparations #AllBlackLivesMatter #BlackTransLivesMatter #ProtectBlackWomen (at The Black Mecca Project) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBqUnnvhNMS/?igshid=54feqymd6j6c

This Friday, Juneteenth! RP: Join The Black mecca Project on Friday at 3:33pm in building a community altar to support the needs of the community and celebrate Juneteenth in community. Come grieve, uplift our fallen beloveds, dance and commune while we build a powerful container for our highest and greatest good. Please bring items for the altar and instruments. This is a black women, trans, GNC, Queer centered space as are all of the spaces that TBmP curates. We will be practicing social distancing and we ask you to please wear a mask. We will have a limited number of disposable masks available on site. #AllBlackLivesMatter #Juneteenth2020 #SixNineteen #Atlanta #MythoftheBlackMecca #DefendBlackLife #SomaticAbolitionism Art: @goodegawd (at The Black Mecca Project) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBjnOSBhUiT/?igshid=yrsiviao5wb0

I'd love nothing more than to watch things burn. Then work the land itself with free Black QT folks and the folks who honor us. A chance to experience a life of leisure & full love, needs met, fulfilling work, protection, autonomy. https://www.instagram.com/p/CBaOhKWh0K2/?igshid=dda82p206yh6