Earthing for People of Color
“Earthing? What’s
that?” I hear the questions already. Earthing is a practice with a thousand
year history of harnessing and utilizing the power of the Earth for our benefit
by absorbing this power through our unshod feet. “What? You mean going
Barefoot? What’s so strange about that?” Obviously people have been going barefoot
for millennia, but in the past few centuries there has been a systematic and
orchestrated attempt to “de-educate” persons as to the benefits of Barefooting
or Earthing as it is also called.
If a New Zealander or a
South African resident should choose to walk into a shopping mall today without
shoes, they wouldn’t be seen as odd as the practice in these areas is fairly
common among adults and teenagers alike. However in most other places eg. In
America or in Jamaica where I currently live, going barefoot anywhere is
frowned upon and the Barefooter is seen as classless and devoid of proper
upbringing.
In Jamaica, the only
persons who might be seen from time to time in clean clothes and smartly
attired but barefoot are the fabled Rastafarians. The Jamaican Rastafarian who
practice the way of life called Rastafarianism, have long been one of the main
African cultural bastions in Jamaican society and their retention of
Afro-original ways of being have long been heralded. There is one particular Rastaman
who has risen to prominence in Jamaican society and internationally through his
artistic contributions. He is also a media personality and he is infamous for
his non-wearing of shoes. He has done much to remind Jamaicans and indeed the world
about the African nature of the practice of going barefoot.
But what are the benefits
of going barefoot? When persons visit the
Native American communities, the Indians say to them, “Take off your shoes.
They are making you sick” Native Americans know the truth. Africans know the
truth. Aborigines know the truth. All Indigenous cultures know the truth.
Amidst the dis-information
regarding barefooting/Earthing/Grounding, there has been a recent surge of
information regarding its benefits. Josh and Rebecca Tickell produced a
remarkable documentary in 2019 called The Earthing Movie and among the persons
they interview was Clint Ober, who has done much work to bring current awareness
to the practice of going barefoot/ Earthing.
Earthing is the modern
day version of Barefooting/ Grounding. The Earth has a greater negative charge
than our bodies and has free electrons on its surface. These electrons have
Anti-Inflamatory and antioxidant properties. When we absorb these free electrons
into our bodies, there are many health benefits that can result eg. lowering of
blood pressure, improved immunity, muscle pain and respiratory conditions,
lower stress and many more. It’s like Mama
Earth giving us her magic.
These electrons are
absorbed by walking barefoot on the natural Earth (grass, dirt etc) and for a
fuller experience, one can lie down naked on the grass. “What? Lie down naked
on the grass?”
Yes, it stands to
reason that when there are nothing blocking the free exchange of electrons between
our bodies and the Earth, more of it will be absorbed.
So why should People of
Color lay down on the grass naked? For Persons of Color, this is their natural heritage…Africans
have been doing this for thousands of years. The melanin in their bodies is
activated by the sun and interacts with the free energy from the Earth to
produce greater amounts of highly resonant energy flowing through the body. This
will produce healing on multiple levels Physically, Mentally, Emotionally and
Spiritually.
Everyone will benefit
from Earthing but mealnated persons of color have an inborn mechanism that’s well
suited to the practice.
Dale Harrison
June 12, 2020
nakedissacred@gmail.com
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