Imagine Hermione Granger had a devout Buddhist phase before diving whole-heartedly into herbology, and you might have a pretty good idea of my guest this week.
EMMA LILES is a writer, musician, herbalist, essence cocreator, devotee of wild nature, tent dweller, and forager who has learned to trust nature, the body, and her own ability to focus implicitly—this is what she loves to share with others, and I am honored to call her one of my dearest friends and most significant catalysts in my life.
In this episode, we get into MANY THINGS, including…
Emma’s flowy, empowered approach to astrology (“it doesn’t have to mean anything!”) and how Mercury retrograde can just be like saying it’s raining…
The “green wall”—what it is, and how it drops
Emma’s experience being deeply immersed in and then moving on from a rigorous religious practice
A brief special guest appearance from my partner <3
Wish-fulfilling trees
The creative power of focus
The gospel of plantain
Healing modalities as ways we might evolve our biology (not “fix” a problem)
Unshaven women!!
Emma describes the music she will be sharing through True Nature
Rodney Mullen—the skateboarding mystic (“living the math”)
Emma offers her beautiful take on the Age of Aquarius (sharing our uniqueness benefits each other!)
Wouldn’t you know this would be the first week where the show notes call for a reference list?
First and foremost…
TRUE NATURE—Emma’s masterpiece-in-the-making, her weekly newsletter where she shares more of her self, experiences, and creations (music, essences, etc). Free and paid subscriptions available! Treat your mind and spirit to more of the Emma frequency!
FOLLOW THE PAINT—my zine-style newsletter featuring my writing and art. New issues on alternate weeks from the podcast.
THE JADE ROOM—my slipstream short story, now available as an eBook exclusively (for now) on Kindle.
Citing other sources, in the order they’re mentioned…
Mary Oliver poem: “The Wild Geese” (cited in the episode and read during the intro)
Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
Plant Intelligence and the Imaginal Realm by Stephen Harrod Buhner (Emma references Buhner’s work several times—she doesn’t directly name this book, but I happen to know it’s one of her faves!)
The Rodney Mullen interview I referenced
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