Welcome, relative.

Wholly Earth is a practice space for embodiment. Here, you will find a mixtape of epistolary, essay, and creative experimentation. I hope that this letter, from me to you, can serve as a place to embody liberation, from the sea to the soil to the stars. The beautiful logo is an original block print created by E. Oscar Maynard, founder of Tender-Heart Press.

You can expect a fresh note from me in your inbox around every New Moon and Full Moon. If you’d like to support this work, I humbly invite you to upgrade to a monthly or annual subscription. You can pay it forward by gifting an individual or a collective subscription.

A little note about who I am, what I do, and my current pursuits:

I am an Afro-Indigenous mother, healing artist, and gardener in northwest Ohio. As a clinician, I am honored to provide inclusive, trauma-informed care through my healing arts studio LOAM Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine. I have been fortunate to collaborate and work with brilliant people and organizations including Project Nia, the Chicago Freedom School, Cordella Press, Crime Victim Services, the Decolonizing Medicine Podcast, the Breath Liberation Society, United Plant Savers, and Sounds True.

I am studying astrology, and have been fortunate to learn from amazing stewards of this art and science, including Chris Brennan, Caroline Casey, and Virgina Rosenberg.

Thank you for being here.

With gratitude,

Christian

I honor, respect, and uplift relatives of the Kiikaapoi (Kickapoo), the Shawandasse Tula (Shawanwaki/Shawnee), and the Myaamia (Miami) tribal nations on whose traditional lands the creation of this newsletter is made possible. Learn about the Indigenous people, territories, treaties, and languages where you are through the Native-Land Map.