Soil and Stars

Ghosts of retrograde's past

Gates of Venus is a 7-week Venus retrograde journey for big-hearted artists, cycle-breaking healers, and visionary dreamers ready to allow beauty, pleasure, and joy to fl

Inanna's descent into the underworld

This week, Emily dives deep into the myth of Inanna’s descent into the underworld.  Tune in for…  Connections between Inanna, Ishtar, and Venus The Ancient Mesopotamian

Venus is everything with Pallas K. Augustine

This week, Emily is thrilled to welcome relational astrologer, writer, and mage Pallas K. Augustine.  Pallas has created an incredible Venusian body of work, including V

Queer euphoria and feminine rage with Rowan Oliver

This week, Emily is joined by her first astrology teacher, Rowan Oliver!  Emily and Rowan discuss how astrology transforms our relationship with time, Venus’ affinity wi

Our connection to all things with Liz Migliorelli

This episode is for the green witches, the lovers of myth and folk magic, and the Venus devotees.  This week’s guest is herbalist, flower essence practitioner, and story

Composing Matriarchal dreamscapes with Nergiz

This episode is for the Matriarchs, young and old, the ancestors and future ones, and those building a life-sustaining, regenerative world for all.  This week, Emily is

Remembering our original instructions with Madison Murphy Barney

This week, Emily is joined by doula and storyteller Madison Murphy Barney to discuss her new book Our Ancestors Want Us to Be Mushrooms.  Tune in to hear Emily and Madis

Living a devoted creative life with Carolyn Yoo

This episode is for the seasonal artists, contemplative writers, and sensitive souls.  In this gentle conversation, Emily speaks with artist and writer Carolyn Yoo about

Grief is a portal to joy with Abby Goelzer

In this moving conversation, Emily sits down with death doula and grief coach, Abby Goelzer of Garnet and the Moon.  Emily and Abby discuss the complexities of grief and

Earth intelligence and AI sobriety with Mel Mitchell-Jackson

This episode is for the wild hearted artists, the nature-loving creatives, and anyone questioning their relationship with AI.  This week’s guest is Mel Mitchell-Jackson,

Welcome to the Gates of Venus

Welcome to season two of Soil and Stars!  We are back for the next 12 weeks with Venus as our guiding light and muse. Each week, Emily and special guests will reveal the

Attention is a prayer with Cody Cook-Parrott

Welcome to the season one finale of Soil and Stars. This week, Emily has a soulful conversation with artist and writer Cody Cook-Parrott about their new book, The Practic

Retrieving the soul’s story from the heart of the Earth with Dajé Alōh

In this episode, Emily sits down with the story doula, Dajé Alōh, for an expansive conversation about soul initiation, becoming a dream of the Earth, and navigating the t

Awakening aliveness and moving toward life with Eris Johnson

In this episode, Emily connects with politicized somatic practitioner and popular educator Eris Johnson for a profound conversation about eco-somatic practices, interspec

Trusting the universe with Marlee NajamyWinnick

What if burnout is a portal to new ways of existing in the world? In this episode, Emily wraps up the burnout mini-series with a heart-opening conversation with energy h

Burning out in a neurotypical world with Kaitlyn Carroll

In this episode, Emily continues her exploration of burnout through the lens of neurodivergence and the nervous system with holistic health and wellness coach Kaitlyn Car

Re-enchant your life with Sam Manzella

This episode is for the astro-girlies, gays, and theys. Emily sits down with queer writer and astrologer, Sam Manzella, for a magical conversation about re-enchanting our

The intelligence of burnout

What if burnout is a form of intelligence? What if bone-deep exhaustion is your body's way of resisting exploitation? What if burnout is an initiation into profound

Just an animal in a world full of animals with Kristin Lueke

In this episode, Emily sits down for a heart-opening, world-expanding conversation with Kristin Lueke, a poet, writer, creative strategist, and co-founder of Field of Pra

Earth worship and cycles of creative expression with Jacqueline Suskin

In this episode, Emily has an expansive conversation with the prolific poet, writer, and Earth worshipper, Jacqueline Suskin. Jacqueline and Emily wax poetic about their