Eeden Shale

Today's Sacred Canvas Workshop for honoring grief + recovery from gender violence will be at 7 PM EST / 4 PM PST, live at @jailbeddrop • suggested donation, 50% of proceeds go to incarcerated artists • secondly please sign + share the petition linked in my profile to request a start on action based justice • Philly Anti Racism resources in the link as well! . . . Accessibility ID: 1) Black + white color blocking shows portraits of Eeden + Leslie with their respective workshop times. 2) A gray background with geometric illustrations lists jail bed Drop creators, Mims, Grkikian, + Vu. 3) "Cease generalizing Anti Racist protestors as terrorists immediately+ Rebuke war threats" is described on a change dot org petition, pictured with a slanderous commissioner public notice as an example. (at West Philadelphia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBBjJLEjuoB/?igshid=13rh65eu4lrha

Been curating mostly behind the scenes & out on the streets lately - TOMORROW it's time for us to hone back in with @jailbeddrop + + + building community awareness around the state of prisons, I will be hosting an art healing workshop + + + all by donation, 50% of proceeds go to incarcerated artists + + + the subject of this Art With Intent, is to connect with the Sacred Canvas & process grief, as well as establish a network of creative support + + + it will be geared specifically towards gender violence & the themes of non binary folk, women & trans people recovering from such as a whole + + + bring your paper, paints, pencils...your favorite medium & we will dive into ceremony to express freely for our liberation, pain, & resolve + + + remember advocacy is malleable to the most effective action, that medicine is different for everyone, so let's take some time to build artistically & sustainably + + + thanks to Bri & Hop for this opportunity - tune in tommorrow to instagram live with @jailbeddrop at 7pm EST OR 4pm PST, see you there family xx . . . List of events... Updates + Action Steps with Jaybo Know Your Rights Training with Community Coalition Chorerographing Our Stories with Suchi Branfman COVID Updates with Dignity + Power Now West African Dance Class with Jahanna Blunt Sacred Canvas Workshop with Eeden Shale (hi!) MORNING EXORCISE with Jasmin Lin Poetry Readings with Daniel Whitllow POPS readings + More to come... . . . Accessibility ID: 1) Two folks of a dark skin tone stretch artistically over a metal archway in the sunlight, wearing white, black and cobalt. 2) "Challenging our inherent notion between crime + punishment," is written on a gray heathered backdrop that shares the SoLa + Jail Bed Drop logos. 3) The Jail Bed Drop logo is at the top on a white banner, while below the event schedule rests on a gray background. (at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CA_tranD6iL/?igshid=1tad33pd8it9n

Witches' honor, an Oath for the Ovate to uplift what was split, grated in the churn of segregation + deforestation of our psyches. I swore forevermore, I'd learn to stitch the frays together. The ways my consciousness tore apart are the very smooth edges I mended, with a clever twist to alchemize the cleaver. The helplessness of humanity once haunted me but, now I see our nature as humility - not war nor welding armour. No, I am to wield the wonder of speech as thy Sword; may the swift song of beauty support her by the sheath. So when I call the Elder, can simplicity soothe my seas. So when the particles place my body in her wreath... tangled in the joy of unity - it is for us all to see the visions + virtues synced. . . ~ original poetry . . . Accessibility ID: In a black + white image, Eeden poses from the neck up with their hand in the position of a witches' oath, three fingers placed on the face under the eyes. #PoetsOfInstagram #PoetrySlams #RevolutionByLiterature #Activation #RadicalSoftness #Witchery #Elemental https://www.instagram.com/p/CAuFe6YD91C/?igshid=1iwd310mud456

How do you deal with sorrow? When the reflection is too real, the essence of being embodied is a quaking wave breaking . When I look into my gut the organs bear their fury as a Face, to tell me truly where the purity missed; Where I am to surrender a gift for the mist . There is nothing but void waiting my arrival, Standing at the gates in old webbed dress - a veil lifted for only those wise + intentionally willed enough to see clearly . Through the abandon there is sanctum through the lone path, companion in my sternum I dare to meet the gaze . Again + again with formulae tried + true I wield the wound sharp as the womb . Now a sibling, a parent, a guide to once lost + liberated life both legions held at my heart felt embrace, inside a clasp of unified base . At the apex; the origin I found the key inside. . ~ original poetry . Accessibility ID: A close up photo of @prophecycanvas' ash-marked face in red lighting #PoetsOfInstagram #ShadowSelf #GriefRelease https://www.instagram.com/p/CAjDJd9DY2E/?igshid=1szp9y7f843u5

ART WITH INTENT STREAM, 8pm EST TONIGHT! This episode: Create to Destroy! How can we develop artistically to break down the walls, blockades + limits that trouble us, for a clearer path? Come ready with your weapons {art supplies} of choice. Let's go hard in the literal paint! . . . . . ID: @prophecycanvas sits on the ground in front of their artwork smiling + holding a candle, the photo is depicted in monotone shade. #artistsofinstagram #artwithintent #creativehealing #advocacyarts #artactivism (at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAdmjJqjcGN/?igshid=17xgfjh3j0bb5

No filter on either. Just some herb porn! If you didn't know, I really enjoy connecting with the plants as a resource for healing + centering . They have taken me through the toughest of times . Literally with the power to nurture + destroy . When the body or mind cannot heal itself without help, nature absolutely can play a massive role in pivoting . That's what spring is all about, renewal, adjusting . The planet reflects that willingness to assist in each bud, stem, leaf, even if the plant only wants to be seen, not plucked . Did you know how any weed might really be a powerful ally in a medical emergency? Or in a mental crisis? Or as a contraceptive? . Medicine is genuinely growing from the cracks between the sidewalk . When you see it that way...the whole world opens up. . . . . I'm ever so slowly starting to more consistently digitally share these passions with the plant allies. Usually it's more word of mouth or my friends just knowing who has the lavender lol but I've actually opened up an Etsy. Despite my resistance to online marketing I'm just happy to create a little portal for some goodness + realness among those who cross paths! Things are still forming or getting listed but some good shit is on there for starters! Enjoy my loves xx til next time. . . . . ID: 1) Tattooed hands raise a bushel of herbs with yellow buds up to the sunlit sky of a forest line. 2) A glass jar contains pink magnolia flowers in liquid https://www.instagram.com/p/CAL5tgLjiBe/?igshid=1qzjjyhdgxeo3

Some juicy thoughts lately. Seeing a lot of division mentality in these trying times, though that’s not gonna support anyone - especially whoever dishes out dissonance. Truthfully, ancestral healing is about reclamation, not property. Especially our bodies, which we have been oh so conditioned to see as an object or something to own. It all goes back to the dirt anyway! So ancestral healing is not just so we can be better or “more healed” as individuals, it’s about embodying resolution of genetic conflict within ourselves. That way we may empower others too. Those who came before us that now make up our soul, are alongside us now, or will follow our presence here. We heal for the collective! Honestly, that means more than just our direct or apparent lineages or preferences as well. When we step into this role (& out of the savior/saved complex), we are sending healing to all versions of us, plus EVERYONE in our family line - the rapists just as much as the mystics - along with those who interface with our lineage, & the lands we traversed, & the people our ancestors hurt, & the people our ancestors helped, & anyone who we may interact with in an air of intimacy...do you see how broad of a span this work has? ALL PERMEATING. Not everyone is gonna dig that it really does dissolve barriers, maybe because of their own internalizations or facets still left out, waiting to be claimed & given kindness. Maybe for other reasons. Who knows. But it is specifically because of the broadness of ancestral healing work that we NEED to get into the nuances! Oppression I have been through or that my ancestors were, will be different than you & yours. The TYPES or TARGETS of trauma applied may be different, even if they are parallel. It is both important to bridge empathy between different kinds & to focus on how each has its own implications, so erasure doesn’t occur. To acknowledge the sameness & difference simultaneously is the core of unity consciousness. Everyone has the right to disengage from violation or violence: though confronting with compassion its influence within ourselves, our backgrounds, is the crux of recovery. . Image Description in comments for accessibility https://www.instagram.com/p/CAEh7_gjgcy/?igshid=1i3254f9mgbp2

sang to myself today underneath the rose tree felt my chest rise to the love each sibling reminds me; i remember more of myself through their tones & core. i hear you in the air the crunch of leaves & fallen offerings. how we come from the same humus that makes us human; witty & wise & wet. ready for the next steps. waiting for dawn prior to daylight, a twig snaps beckoning a mirror image of tact melting into the brush. there is no body but the Earth, a family awaits silently for you there in all of your worth. #originalpoetry . . . ID: Eeden is pictured in front of a well lit, polished tan marble wall, wearing black clothing & red lipstick - their skin is fair & brown hair is pulled back in a clip // for those unfamiliar with why I “Photo ID” it’s to make things I share more accessible to screen readers ♥️ https://www.instagram.com/p/B__tVj5jUFC/?igshid=9o68api6271b

On the radio tonight 🖤 106.5 FM around 8pm EST with @snookieblazewhatshidden! Thanks @emery_meyer for the picture of our mugs ~ @knife.friend #PhillyPunk // if you’re not local you can listen at PhillyCam (dot) com 🕸 (at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_7vIlKDsUZ/?igshid=1wpvj71juezoi

For dust fallen roads & frost in my hair I’ll venture farther with staff & cloak than known before; watch from the clouds when I make the dead proud. . 📷: @church_of_diy . ID: a blue tinted photograph depicts overlays of Eeden smiling by a railroad track in a suburb outside of Boston https://www.instagram.com/p/B_0cPAijJhB/?igshid=rmzvzy6hbg4e

OUR SINGLE IS OUT! 🎧 Click the link in my bio to listen, “Keep Your Friends Close & Forgiveness Closer” is the first release from our upcoming six song EP. Video is from ironing it out in the studio with @capslockrecordings in Carmel, NY last year. I wrote this song two years ago (my lovely band members made it so much better) during a really confusing time & it kinda morphed into this anthem about not letting self or externally imposed judgement dictate your direction in life. Honestly putting it out there is kinda a callback to healing the person I was then & everything in between. It’s been a ride. Enjoy 🖤 ps: Bandcamp is waiving their revenue share today, all our stuff is pay what you wish, so if you choose to donate today is the best day to do so! It’ll go straight to our band funds to make & do cool things to connect with you all more. ID 1) a circle-lens timelapse depicts Eeden playing electric ukulele & sitting on a teal chair for a recording session ID 2) with a black background & red roses framing it, text writes “Knife Friend, Keep Your Friends Close & Forgiveness Closer” . #posthardcore #folkpunk #phillyartist #diymusician #skramz https://www.instagram.com/p/B_pgIEvjD3J/?igshid=cu494rtx9cqn

A digital ovation to my dear friend Israel. The documentary covering their activism work was just published on YouTube! “Activist Speak” was directed by Gilberto Gonzales & features the past few years’ worth of the movement to support Puerto Rico. PR has been impacted by numerous natural disasters & political injustices to this day. Did you know that still nobody in PR has gotten their stimulus checks, despite being part of the present Turtle Island (USA) currency network? It’s one of many examples as to why our advocacy is called upon. To my knowledge - never taken an ancestry test - I am not Puerto Rican, though have been repeatedly backing this cause since 2017 through art & music. These pictures are a small glimpse into that timeline. The first is at a 2018 gig Israel had me perform at in honor of the movement, in the documentary (link in bio/below) you can see a snippet of that set at 10:32. In the video there’s also a few clips from the second annual @sacredpokes for PR event, I organized in solidarity. The second & third, were taken at the grand opening of @anthornaarts in May 2018, which was probably one of my favorite events I’ve ever put on. The room was so filled with love, with a whole day centered around the creative community dedicating to spread awareness for Puerto Rico’s need to be heard. Number four is Israel speaking at the aforementioned Sacred Pokes benefit, held at @beverlysphilly in 2019. The last one was a performance at @firephilly Israel coordinated with @phillyboricuas, one of the largest PR benefits I’ve had the honor to attend. There is a HUGE Philadelphian population of PR descendants who make up much of our artistic vein, bringing in an unmatched spirit of determined strength. Here’s to all of you, here’s to Israel - I love you so much, here’s to so much more creation & cultivation for us all to rise. xx, EEDEN (at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_kbikYjPTK/?igshid=1to4c0n4512pe

I love my band so much. 🖤🥺🗡 NEW SINGLE is out May 1st from our upcoming EP! Get hype & check us out at @knife.friend ~ . Photo by the magnificent @emery_meyer! . ID 1: four people dressed primarily in black lean up against an exposed brick wall in a stairwell, the lighting is orange tinted. ID 2: on a black backdrop, roses wrap around text that says “Knife Friend, Keep Your Friends Close & Forgiveness Closer” . #PhillyPunx #KnifeFriend #DIYMusic #PostHardcore #FolkPunk (at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_dgdjzDLg5/?igshid=buqfoswybqta

{work i n progress...} Things are slowing down, changing, transmuting. One major aspect of this art I’ve come to see more clearly as of late, would be recalibration of sacred geometry. There are so many types of formulas out there & the actual mathematics that go into them are often looked over for aesthetic purpose. New Age spirituality tends to contribute to colonization or distortions due to this habit. The line between sacred geometry as an untapped source & it as a propagandist presentation are in the definitions of Krystic (active light) or Metatronic (dead or still light) formulæ. Some of you may have heard me say I won’t tattoo certain geometries & this is the reason. Many shapes seen as sacred are actually the shadow projections of the actual “life math” itself - I’m always happy to share more resources on this so just message me. For now I wanted to share where I’m at with you all as a creator. These photos are outlines, beginnings of more intricate, corrected templates I’m creating. The purpose of them will be to design other imprints off of, giving them all an extra charge & bio-geometrically correct correspondence. Which, will further allow the piece to flow with the body. I’m very excited to share with you the things I’ve been gestating - slowly but surely. Please enjoy your rest time & stay safe out there, family. xx ID: 1) a mandala is drawn on white paper in a thin outline of dots, awaiting line work 2) a graphite sketch of the first picture’s mandala is slightly blurred, giving the illusion of it moving https://www.instagram.com/p/B_LsT1ijOXY/?igshid=in2m9qlze3te

Just chilling. Find me covered in art pretty much always ♥️ taken by @church_of_diy after yesterday’s lovely live stream. Thanks to everyone who tuned in! More to come xx ID: Eeden sits on the ground surrounded by many paintings with a candle in their hand, & a black white and red visionary painting in their lap https://www.instagram.com/p/B_JMmyaD50q/?igshid=847auz6y64gw

The BIGGEST applause to any disabled or systemically oppressed person who continues to persist in the face of challenge for freedom, liberation & positive change. Transformative justice is not exclusionary. One pattern I continue to see as a spirit worker amongst my peers is one of “once you transcend you are above worrying about these things, you need to stop limiting yourself due to [insert very life impacting subject here] so you can ascend to a five dimensional reality from a third dimensional one.” This is extremely disrespectful not to mention a dehumanizing way of thinking. People need ADVOCACY, not judgement on their capacity to do as you project that they “should.” We are going through a mass recalibration of how we see productivity right now, which is messed up it’s taken this to get to that point, however we have really needed to take a look at our disproportionate priorities of hustling over really living. As we do this I hope it becomes more apparent how less able bodied folks & those who have been impacted by prejudice or systemic neglect have been pulling an incredible weight of activism for some time now. Spirituality is not complete without activism as we currently live in a time of warfare of ALL kinds, not solely militarized. Those who have been targets of this warfare have an incredible amount of strength due to the sheer complex capacity to learn how to survive & adapt. We also are typically the first groups to partake in direct action, which calls for various methodological approaches - applicable by all abilities of people. Everyone is equal, only we have different calibrations of talent or energy. This goes for all beings. To covertly deny this with putting one type of person on a pedestal over another, is to reject this core principle of beingness. One cannot fully access a multidimensional reality while resisting embracing the spectrum that life exists on. One cannot claim to appreciate all life but have intolerance based on internalized bias. Because you do not experience a challenge in the same way as another person, or maybe even can’t relate, does not invalidate their means to scale mutlitudes of esoteric or progressive function. https://www.instagram.com/p/B_FcnTOjTxr/?igshid=ijvoe9jn7lzc

🎨 LIVE STREAM ART WITH INTENT CLASS TOMORROW ON TWITCH + free or by donation + 5 PM, art auction will be held in the comments + link to my channel in the bio ID: Eeden sits on a sunlit table wearing heather green & black, reading aloud a lesson plan to 7 circled audience members https://www.instagram.com/p/B_DafwFj0ip/?igshid=laqjcahg31gx