hi! i’m briar rose (they/them)

i’m an artist, aquarius and aspiring animist, currently based in kcmo, where i am the steward and lead care-taker of inner space.

i was born and raised in kansas, and have also lived and practiced in san francisco, los angeles and new york. i consider myself a life-long student of the earth, the body, spirit and community, in many forms, along many paths. i love learning, and i love moving, and i love learning via embodied practice community most of all. some primary influences along my journey have included study and practice of wicca, yoga, western mysticism and theology, qi gong and taoism, contemporary shamanism, nature-based spirituality, deep ecology, dance, drag and ritual performance art.

i’ve been a student of the cycle teachings and active member of the cycle community since 2018. i seek to ground all of my work in these teachings, which are an authentic, non-traditional cosmology offered as a way for contemporary people of diverse backgrounds to step into spiritual adulthood, forge healthy working relationship with spirit and share their gifts in alignment with the dreaming of the earth. i endeavor to teach, share and facilitate from a place of integrity, which includes accountability to the standards of my community, agreements i’ve made with my teachers, intimacy with my helping spirits and personal clarity around what i can and can’t offer safely.

my vision for sharing this work is a world where queer and trans people remember their belonging, artists remember the necessity of their gifts and all people remember earth-honoring, soul-tending, heart-centered community as their human birthright.