c r e a t e to l i b e r a t e
My pronouns are they/them or he/him.*
How to pronounce my name?
Ènx Êedēn | “enkh Eden”
What are pronouns?*
Indicator used instead of a proper noun, like someone’s name. Many queer and two spirit people use gender neutral pronouns.
Enx Eeden is a passionate practitioner of Advocacy Arts, nisha manetuwak (two spirit) Crafter, and author. Their work adapts expressive ranges as a tattoo ritualist, painter, poet, punk musician, herbalist and teacher. Of mixed heritage, they aim to address implications of generational trauma with a holistic framework in both service and creation. In the same breath, as a survivor living with “invisible” disabilities, they are a spokesperson for equitable support through mutual aid. Together, these experiential values cultivate the blueprint for spirituality and artistry as recovery. E is bilocational, often traveling to share creative medicine with diverse audiences.
The Canvas is a lifelong remembrance: the cultivation of their discoveries as a multidisciplinary advocacy artist, merging with intentional multidimensional education. Art becomes the ceremony, and our work a service to Spirit.
• 13 years in Fine Art, Seasoned Teacher
• Creator of Art with Intent™️ Workshops
• Trained Priestess and Ordained Minister
• Community Clinical Herbalist since 2019
CERTIFICATIONS
• Level III Reiki Instructor (RMT)
• NSA Certified in Mental Health Awareness
• OSHA Certified Body Artist since 2015
• Certified in Curanderismo (Southwestern Traditional Healing) via University of New Mexico
CURRENT STUDIES
• Student Midwife
• Certifications in Sexual Trauma Awareness and Art-Based Life Coaching
"From a ripe age, defining myself apart from the destruction of dysfunction & openly adoring all things punk or queer, there was work cut out for me. As a neurodivergent survivor, the true avenue for expression was always creative - my inner child knew doing so was an act of reclamation & rebellion."
"As the years went on, impressions left by East Bay Punx & early crossroads with the paranormal, primed me for the obscure. I set out to pursue tattooing, getting my footing while rawly uncertain. During this time, body art - what I call Imprinting - became my medicine. To me these worlds were inseparable from those of energy, ritual & history - it was a shock to me that there was little conversation of these commonalities in my craft. So, with tattooing inspiring the sense of fortitude, I began channeling this into my approach of survivor care & Advocacy Arts.“
"It took discipline, research & determination to piece together the fragments of what Spirit ran through each experience, what message was underneath. Throughout this time, the practice of Advocacy Arts developed into different projects, such as Sacred Pokes, to honor body art origins. Now symbiotic as a set of wings, these projects sing to collective integration of culturally creative progress. Thus, Sacred Canvas is born. My narrative has reframed into revitalizing our birthrights, reconciling humanity’s wounds for pure & unapologetic magick."
- Enx Eeden
We are all, in essence, an "abstraction" of Source consciousness. From the One, we each derive with our own multilayered context & communion. Therefore, so is our artwork! Anything that we cultivate is art, as we are the Art of Spirit. This is why I teach, paint, create & give readings with such a regard - our individual flow is integral
We are all, in essence, an "abstraction" of Source consciousness. From the One, we each derive with our own multilayered context & communion. Therefore, so is our artwork! Anything that we cultivate is art, as we are the Art of Spirit. This is why I teach, paint, create & give readings with such a regard - our individual flow is integral to the collective ocean. Some may call this approach holistic, I call it Advocacy Arts.
In the midst of a world in warfare, we are each responsible for our own inner conflicts - as well as resolutions. I believe that a loom of creativity, quantum energy work, & eclectic tools of guidance all play a part for empowered liberation. This is not all ribbons & flowers; it is built on dismantling all holdings untrue to our soul. My
In the midst of a world in warfare, we are each responsible for our own inner conflicts - as well as resolutions. I believe that a loom of creativity, quantum energy work, & eclectic tools of guidance all play a part for empowered liberation. This is not all ribbons & flowers; it is built on dismantling all holdings untrue to our soul. My practice centers embracing this facet with compassion, trauma-informed care, & cathartic adaptation.
Whether it be doing a drawing, receiving a reading, or exchanging energy: the idea of "ascending" is truly Embodying. I am here to assist as a sacred observer to the process, ask you bear Witness to yourself in full, & make magick on this behalf. I invite you to find what textures, thoughts, or typologies resonate with your journey from a
Whether it be doing a drawing, receiving a reading, or exchanging energy: the idea of "ascending" is truly Embodying. I am here to assist as a sacred observer to the process, ask you bear Witness to yourself in full, & make magick on this behalf. I invite you to find what textures, thoughts, or typologies resonate with your journey from an aerial perspective. We are meant to traverse a spectrum of experience on Earth, are you ready to color it in?
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I shed the scales
that were engrained into my
genetic integrity, so they drop
off my skin
one by one.
From the bones that built
this sanctuary of a body
shelter from the storm,
to the break of a nail
whole, I become.
Within a flame of the
ancestors who brought me here,
I break down my doubt
I demolish my fear
good riddance, my threshold.
Only I will, swiftly and alone
surpass each gateway,
outward from here
this chest pounds courage
into my capillaries, threefold.
By virtue of knowing what
spot is tender on this skull, I hone
its sensitivity, an Achilles Heel
to a hum of heart-space
giving guidance by tone.
Saying “Listen in the cold,
for it is
your Mother.
Sip in the boiling sun,
for it is
your Father.”
I follow suit.
In the presence of extremities,
when my wounds are wet
and faintly dripping
I hear an earthen child calling,
their embrace an honor.
She has chosen her guardian
to be the one who fought for
what’s lashed and plagued her,
taking the whip
instead turning it against
the predator.
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-ets
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