Herbalist Kathryn Solie on the Plants of the Underworld and Turning Poison into Medicine [episode 36]

Kathryn Solie shares about engaging energetically with poisonous plants for healing. You’ll also hear about: Attuning to the language of the plants  Therapy as magic  What is poison and how to engage with poison plants  ♥♥♥ Join The Earth Speak Collective Membership! Join like-hearted folks in a sacred container and community where you'll: Connect deeply to yourself, others, nature & spirit Learn to trust your intuition Activate your Earth magic Expand your healing & divination skills Put your intuition into practice in everyday life Stop feeling lonely on your spiritual path Embody & express your creative power & truths Experience safe space without agenda or judgement When you join the Collective, you get access to all of our past workshops, any live workshops happening while you're a member, live weekly energetic reset calls, monthly community rituals, all the secret episodes, member-run meetups to explore magical topics, and a lively members only forum (that's not on FB!). ▶▶▶ Learn more and sign up for the Collective membership here: https://www.earthspeak.love/collective ***** Kathryn Solie is an herbalist specializing in ‘poisonous’ plants & plant consciousness, a tarot reader, and a meditation enthusiast. She works to create community where people can reconnect with the ancient human lineage of plant spirit communication. She gives voice to the almost forgotten medicine of ‘poisonous’ plants through her courses and other offerings. We are thrilled to share that on the 29th of December, Kathryn is hosting a workshop with Earth Speak, all about Poison Plant Speak! In this workshop, you’ll be introduced to working with poisonous plants through plant spirit communication as they guide you to your whole, true self. This is a skill that everybody can develop! You do not need any prior experience with spiritual work, witchcraft, or herbalism - all levels of experience are welcome. In this episode, we talk about: Working with the plants of our lineage  What is poison and what does it mean to take the poison path  Communicating with plant consciousness Why the dose makes the poison The story of Persephone and the Underworld  The current collective Tower moment  Kathryn's experience with body-centered psychotherapy  Making healing modalities more accessible The space is the medicine We are nature  Cycles of the Underworld and shadow self Being disconnected from the cyclical nature of being Why the poisonous plants are the plants of the Underworld  Coffee as plant medicine Learning the language of the body and your intuition Engaging with poison plants for healing How the plants show up when you need them most Journeying with poisonous plants Perception as healing  Why shouldn’t ingest poisonous plants The poison, the medicine, and the folklore of foxglove Kathryn's upcoming workshop with Earth Speak - Poison Plant Speak And so much more! Bonus Secret Episode! Secret episode with Kathryn Solie coming soon at https://www.earthspeak.love/secret. Links: Join the Earth Speak Collective Membership at https://www.earthspeak.love/collective Learn more about Kathryn’s offerings at www.kathrynsolie.com/ Connect with Kathryn on Instagram @persephonespath Connect with Kathryn on Facebook @persephonespath0 Support Kathryn on Patreon @kathrynsolie Sign up for the Poison Plant Speak Workshop  Get the secret episodes at https://www.earthspeak.love/secret References: Henbane https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyoscyamus_niger  Rainbow Bridge to Asgard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bifr%C3%B6st  Mandrake https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandrake  Amanita muscaria https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanita_muscaria  Paracelsus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paracelsus   Monkshood https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aconitum   Persephone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persephone  The Tower https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tower_(Tarot_card)  Rider-Waite https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rider-Waite_tarot_deck  Hakomi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakomi  Somatic Experiencing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somatic_experiencing  Ayahuasca https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayahuasca  Holotropic Breathwork https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breathwork  Datura https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datura   Shakti https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakti  Shiva https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiva  Three of Swords https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_of_Swords  Ten of Swords https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_of_Swords  Clairvoyance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clairvoyance  Kathryn’s 6 week Poison Plant course https://www.kathrynsolie.com/poisonous-plant-medicine-course   Duck Duck Go https://duckduckgo.com/about  Belladonna https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atropa_belladonna  Yew Tree https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxus_baccata  Hellebore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellebore  Foxglove https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digitalis   Saturn Return https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_return  Lisa Frank https://shop.lisafrank.com/  Witches Confluence https://witchesconfluence.org/  Nightshade Family https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solanaceae  Brugmansia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brugmansia  Tropane alkaloid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropane_alkaloid  William Withering https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Withering  Digoxin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digoxin  ► Leave us a written review on iTunes, and get shouted out on the show! 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