We recently connected with Skyra Jackson and have shared our conversation below.

Skyra, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today We’d love to hear the backstory behind a risk you’ve taken – whether big or small, walk us through what it was like and how it ultimately turned out.

I never knew what risk was until the age of 18. Risk was presented to me in the form of poverty. Risk clouded my reality. It was risky to continue living. It was risky to walk down a certain street. It was risky taking a regular job. When would I leave the job? Would I be there forever? Maybe life then, was so risky, people didn’t like taking any.

“Life is hard enough, as it is”, my mother, would say.

But to me, with growing up in Baltimore, MD, the biggest risk was not taking one. I never knew I should take one. But that changed when my father began to tell me stories of a distant city called Los Angeles. He spoke to me of the adventures. He spoke to me of the beauty. The beauty in women and the beauty in weather. He spoke to me about opportunities I’ve never heard of. Personality types I’ve only seen on movies. It intrigued my desire for change. My desire for growth. My desire to take a risk,

He spoke encouraging words about the rewards of taking a risk. He would always say,

“This little piece of gum on sidewalk is where we live. The rest of the sidewalk is the world. Do you want to see it?”

It gave me the idea that one could dream big. I realized I could choose to make decisions others chose not to. That I could decide to be risky. My father, actually taking a risk and finding happiness, was all the inspiration I needed.

So, finally, the summer of 2016, I took a risk and I left Baltimore. I planned a roadtrip from Baltimore to Los Angeles, that took me 38 days to complete. I didn’t have a plan, but what I had, was the will to take a risk. 7 years into living in Los Angeles, I realize, that the evolution of man is wrapped in risks. It is the descension of man to remain on the shore opposed to swimming in the waters of the unknown.

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

Hello! My name is Sky-Ra and I am a passionate filmmaker, author, designer, entheogen educator and cosmic consultant. Born and raised in Baltimore, MD, but I have been in LA for the past 7 years. My journey is not like those of the average Californian. I came to Los Angeles to discover God and instead, discovered myself. In discovering myself, I come across my passion of filmmaking. I have made a handful of shorts and I’m currently working on a Psychedelic Documentary. I’m also the Head of Creation behind a self-development brand (Champs Up!) based in Los Angeles.

In general, telling mine and other peoples stories through the camera is my main passion. My business, ofEarth, is a production company that focuses its projects on the evolution of consciousness. Its goal is to help others created a unified perspective, while maintaining a sense of individuality. ofEarth is an umbrella brand that houses & produces for many sub-brands under it like American Aboriginal & The Healing Hustlas. American Aboriginal being a clothing brand and The Healing Hustlas being an educational platform around entheogens.

I am a creator in every sense. I design hats that I have available for sale via americanaboriginalclothing.com I design clothing for Champs Up, that will be available via champsup.com. My book, “What is I?” Is available now on Amazon.

In general, in whatever I do, the reality is that I bring a higher sense of awareness. Attaching a higher sense of awareness and consciousness to any brand, can only assist it to grow and develop uniquely.

Any resources you can share with us that might be helpful to other creatives?

The resource that i wish i knew about earlier in my creative journey is my ability to have a strong will. It is the greatest resource because it creates resources. It helps to shape and bend my reality in the way in which i’d prefer. I often leaned on and to things outside of myself to assist me. I wasn’t really taught how instrumental i was in my own happiness. I wasn’t taught how instrumental my drive was in my creative journey.

Is there mission driving your creative journey?

The goal that is driving my creative journey is my desire to release life changing visuals. Movies have changed me. Movies have assisted me with how i actually choose to see the world. I want more people to have the ability to decide and choose with awareness. Choose the kinds of thoughts they think and therefore, the reality they experience. I want people to feel the beauty in being human. I want all humans to remember that we are all, ofEarth.

Contact Info:

• Website: americanaboriginalclothing.com
• Instagram: 555ofearth
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@555ofearth5/videos

Image Credits
Jamarro Mercer (@mercermillions)