The hands & heart here:
Hi!! I'm Rae / Rachael Amber : The Interconnective Intuitive behind Cycles Journal, The Embodied Ecosystems Tarot & Cyclical Roots
✨ It feels about time that I re-introduce myself and share a bit more about who the hands and heart behind everything here is… who I am as a whole…
👋 I'm Rae or Rachael Amber. I use they/them or she/her pronouns.
💌 I’m a visual & poetic artist, eco-mystic, self-publishing print designer, and embodiment facilitator;
I help sensitive beings find wisdom, empowerment, inspiration and support in the ever-changing cycles of life, even when they feel resistance and fear around change.
🌈 I'm a queer, non-binary, latine artist who channels nature-centric art & healing tools to raise awareness, hold space for healing, and foster connection between all living beings.
First it’s really important for me to honor my earthly origins and also recognize that I live on unceded Wabankai lands & grew up on Lenape lands. I know I am an humble guest here and simultaneously an integral part of the larger whole - and so I strive to honor my role.
🌎 My family lineages are rooted from Borikén/Puerto Rico, Italy, Hungary, and in the past various places on the Iberian peninsula, other parts of Europe & around the Mediterranean sea.
🧑🎨🌿🌕 My creative focus comes to life through illustration, design, intuitive arts, writing, social + environmental advocacy, ecology and mental & menstrual mindfulness.
♾️💫♻️ Most of my artwork focuses on depicting the energetic interconnection between ourselves, one another & the natural world.
🪐🌲📿✍️ I'm also deeply interested in astrology, divination, spiritual + religious intersections, Earth-based lineages, Eco-Dharma, embodiment / somatics, language, lesser-told histories & much more.
💧🟢 My favorite thing is probably a tie between walking on moss and being in or near a waterbody.
🐱 I'm in love with reading, writing, and creating. Also cats, bees, birds, ferns, pine trees, and the moon.
🏡 I was raised in northern NJ and I now reside in Western Maine/Wabanaki Lands in the lakes & mountains region.
🧑🎓 I lived & went to college in Philadelphia at UArts (R.I.P.) for illustration & design with a minor in creative writing, and studies in Zen Buddhism, movement, bookmaking + printmaking.
🤷 I once said I'd never work for myself, but here I am - I couldn't not. (I tried interning at some design places but it didn't feel quite right for me.)
📚 I love words & images combined - I started off making zines before making Cycles Journal.
👯 My creations / children are:
📕📖 the annual independent publication Cycles Journal - which changed my life through wholistic cyclical awareness. (as well as the youth version & undated notebook!)
🎴✨🌿 The Embodied Ecosystems Tarot & Oracle Deck - a tool for interconnected remembrance and rooted resilience in facing our environmental/climate crisis.
🌷🐝🦋 the endangered pollinator patch series which was a fun self-driven research project turned girl-scout-esque accessory
(as well as other nature-focused apparel and goods for raising awareness with beauty)
🌙🪷 I'm starting to teach what I know through the self-paced Cyclical Mindfulness workbook & guided mini course - which is here to support mental centering within change.
✍️🍃👁️ I'm starting to share my creative spiritual practice through Custom Channeled Earthen Encouragement Messages.
& I just self-published my first ever poetry booklet; “written on the trees who teach me, forgive me…”
🕸️ you can find out more about any / all of this on my website - cyclicalroots.com 💚
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🙏 I'm grateful everyday that I've chosen and been supported on this path.
What else do you want to know about me? What do we have in common? I'd love to hear from you in the comments. :)
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Ways to support my work:
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Deep gratitude <3
Rachael
