In today's episode I interview with Benjamin Turale from Temple of Mercury.  Benjamin lives on Wudawurung land in Victoria.  Benjamin is an award winning alchemist who lives live and breathes the Hermetic current.

He is Director of Education in the  International Alchemy Guild and is very active in the alchemy community internationally, and works to help preserve and pass on the Albertian Alchemical lineage.

In this interview, Benjamin and I explore intricate world of alchemy and its historical significance. Benjamin shares the definitions of key terms like alchemy and spagyrics, and hermeticism.  Benjamin shares his personal journey into the field, and the rich lineage of alchemical practices. The discussion delves into the origins of alchemy in ancient Egypt, its evolution through various cultures, and the impact of the Royal College of Physicians on the transition to modern chemistry.

The episode culminates in an exploration of the Philosopher's Stone, its symbolic meanings, and its relevance in both historical and contemporary contexts. We explore Alchemy's historical roots, the significance of spagyrics, and the transformative processes involved in creating spagyrical medicine.

We discuss the importance of fire in alchemical practices, the relationship between alchemy and hermeticism, and Benjamin shares about the potent teachings offered at the Temple of Mercury. Benjamin has a highly intelligent and spiritualy deep connection to the path of alchemy and I know you are going to really love this one.

Show Notes:Temple of Mercury

https://www.thetempleofmercury.com/about-the-temple

Temple of Mercury Courses:https://www.thetempleofmercury.com/in-person-courses

Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/thetempleofmercury

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/thetempleofmercury/

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Kerri is a naturopath, herbalist and menstrual health women's wisdom educator living and working on Darug and Guringai Country. She holds an Advanced Diploma of Naturopathy from Nature Care College and completed post-graduate studies in Western Herbal Medicine at the University of New England in Armidale with commendation. Kerri is passionate about helping women heal and reconnect to their bodies and the rhythms of the natural world. She supports women by using a beautiful and unique combination of naturopathic medicine, western herbal medicine, holistic nutrition, flower essences, iridology, counselling and menstrual cycle awareness so that they can live their fullest, most vibrant lives. She can often be found bushwalking, foraging, making medicines or sitting in a cosy spot with a book and a cat or two.

During this chat we talk about how menstrual cycle awareness can be such a beautiful tool for encouraging us to pause and reflect. Helping us to assess what our needs are during different phases and stages. Kerri shares a powerful way of looking at the menstrual mandala to reflect on opposite sides of the cycle- helping us see for example that overgiving during or around ovulation can result in flaring of symptoms (like pain, insomnia, PMS) during our menstrual phase.

Kerri’s passionate about supporting women through Perimenopause and she shares so much wisdom about caring for ourselves during this transition. 

**SHOW NOTES**

Kerri shares a book by Alexander Pope called Wise Power- Discover the Liberating Power of Menopause

**CONNECT**

You can connect with Kerri via her website here, on facebook here and instagram here.

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When herbal trends meet capitalism, how does the practice of herbalism remain ethical? What does it mean for herbal businesses and herbal practitioners to be thinking about sustainability, social ethics and the lifespan of plants? In this interview with Superfeast's Mason Taylor, Stephanie Hazel opens a conversation around these thorny questions that might not have answers but rather an invitation to collective pondering.

Show Notes

Check out superfeast.com.au or follow them on Instagram @superfeast

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Liana is the Nursery Manager at ClimateForce and designer of organic and holistic food systems rooted in ecology, wellness and care. With a strong foundation in growing native and productive trees, she works at the intersection of ecosystem restoration, endangered plant conservation, and regenerative agriculture. Her work makes permaculture and agroforestry practical and inspiring, bridging grassroots initiatives with institutional change.

Join us for a journey into the heart of the Daintree, the oldest rainforest in the world.

Deeply connected to the healing power of plants, she also uses herbs to support mental health and emotional resilience, integrating personal wellbeing with the broader goals of land stewardship and sustainable food systems.

From the personal to the practical, Liana opens up about her favourite herbs, including Brahmi, which she relies on for mental clarity. She also weaves in stories from her great-grandmother's garden in Hungary and the Ambrosia weeds that sparked her apprenticeship with a traditional healer.

Tune in to learn about the vital role of permaculture and native plants in combating climate change, conserving endangered species like the blue tassel fern, and promoting sustainable farming practices. Delve into the significance of bush tucker in local diets and the cultural importance of trees in the Daintree region, offering a unique glimpse into the interconnectedness of people, plants, and place.

SHOW NOTES:

Website: ⁠https://theclimateforce.org/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/climateforce/posts/?feedView=all

Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/ClimateForce.360

Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/climateforce.360/?hl=en-gb

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In todays episode, Tatiana interviews Kerrie Oakes who is a truly inspiration community herbalist, practitioner and educator, who lives on Waka Waka, Jinibara, and Yuggera Ugarapul country in Somerset.

Kerrie helped to establish the Southeast Queensland chapter of the international Herbalists Without Borders network, providing herbal medicine support to homeless services, refugees, and those affected by disaster. She established the Somerset Health Hub Community Cooperative; which is a community organisation focused on collaboratively improving community health. 

She has led and supported numerous community initiatives and has the hugest heart and a beautiful vision of supporting community led clinic spaces, which is what she is currently doing her PHD on. In this interview they discuss the importance of creating community led herbalism spaces, where education comes into the clinic and collective wisdom is shared to build resilient communities. Kerrie shares her wisdom and her goals with the PHD and beyond and we really think that we should get behind her on this!

She is really working toward making a significant positive impact in the herbal healthcare realms in Australia.

SHOWNOTES:Direct donation link to support Kerries research for her PHD: https://fundraise.scu.edu.au/event/ncnmgivingday/kerrie-oakes

Herbalista:https://herbalista.org/

7song:

https://7song.com/

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During this episode I chat with Lou Hardwick, a single mother and folk herbalist based on Gumbayniggir country on the mid-north coast of New South Wales. Lou’s herbal creations focus on whole-plant, hand made remedies. She orients her offerings, and by extension her business, to the process of making itself. It’s the presence and interaction with the plants and the process of creating that provides her with a powerful sense of self as well as the inspiration to share her love of this ever-evolving relationship with her community. She aims to empower others to lean into their plant curiosities by positioning themselves as the expert in their own senses and experiences while providing inspiration to take that first or next imperfect step towards working with plants in a way that savours both a sense of humour and reverence. In this podcast, Lou reflects on how even though small and consistent acts of self-care can be incredibly powerful, that in her experience its been the bigger yet fundamental decisions and life changes that have been her truest acts of self-care. In her story, it has been the hardest and most challenging turning points in her life that revealed the path to herbalism. 

Late last year Lou launched her first online education offering ‘Potent Herbal Oils’ to great success, quickly transforming herbal infused oil making practices and results across her community.

**SHOW NOTES**

Lou shares some of her favourite teachers, including: 

Kami McBride- connect with Kami here

Jacqui Bushell- connect with Jacqui here

**CONNECT**

Lou’s Potent Herbal Oils Workshop is available to join at any time here

You can get your hands on Lou’s divine hand crafted herbal folk remedies here

You can connect with JESS via instagram and facebook here and here,  join her newsletter community here, buy her handmade herbal products here or book an appointment here.

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Can purity be toxic? The stories we tell ourselves and our clients about health and disease can both cause harm, and can help us to integrate our illnesses with grace, and maybe even to heal. A detox can support our health, or it can deepen our disconnection from the world around us as we relentlessly pursue purity and freedom from contamination. Come with Miriam Latif and Stephanie Hazel as they veer away from the strictly Sacred and more towards the ethics and philosophy of wellness culture. Let’s pick apart some of the assumptions we have about wellness together! Miriam Latif is a herbalist who is less concerned with plants and the body, and more curious about the personal and cultural stories that define our understanding and experience of what health is in the first place. 

She holds conflicting truths - wellness culture is broken, and it has much to offer us, if we can learn to be critical and curious.

Her mission is to radically change wellness culture by telling different stories about what it means to be well - stories rooted in equity, justice, relationship and the complexity of being humans, together.

She runs @___understory, and The Root Network - an online community of herbalists and naturopaths joining forces to make wellness culture a force for collective good.  You can join the waitlist here: https://understory.myflodesk.com/waitlist

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Join Toni Perin from Millstream Meadows as she shares her journey from novice home gardener to regenerative farmer.

She is on a mission to reconnect North Queensland communities with their food, nurture the land, and cultivate a sustainable culture of stewardship and abundance. She's not just growing food, but cultivating a movement towards a future where food is fresh, local, and sustainable!

Toni discusses the power of collaboration for local food provenance and her inspiration to be the 'Joel Saletin' of FNQ.

She tackles some challenges new farmers face, the importance of community support, and the need for better marketing strategies for farmers to reach consumers.

Learn about the benefits of regenerative agriculture and how to build a sustainable food network that supports local farmers and consumers alike.

SHOW NOTES:

Website: www.millstreammeadows.com.au

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/millstreammeadows

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/millstreammeadows/

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In this conversation, Taj Scicluna from 'Botanical Education' on Warundjuri Djadjung Wurung land in Riddles Creek, Victoria, shares insights on herbal education, emphasizing the importance of hands-on learning, creativity, and fostering curiosity among students.

A lot of this conversation is really relevant for herbal educators and though there is certainly something in it for everyone.Taj and Tatiana discuss the role of educators in inspiring and empowering learners, the significance of community in education, and the intersection of science and sacred realms in understanding herbalism.

Taj highlights the need for a more holistic approach to teaching that values individual experiences and encourages critical thinking. In this conversation, Taj Scicluna and Tatiana explore the intricate relationship between herbalism and science, emphasizing the importance of connecting with plants and nature. They discuss the shift from traditional herbal practices to more clinical approaches, advocating for a bioregional perspective that fosters community and ecological awareness.

Shownotes:

Website:www.botanicaleducation.com.au/

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** TATIANA's PERSONAL OFFERINGS **

Aside from founding and managing The Elder Tree, Tatiana runs Alchemilla Herbals, and is a herbal educator and medicine maker. Find her here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.alchemillaherbals.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/alchemillaherbals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Dalee Ella is an Artist exploring themes of interconnection, land based relating and relationship. She lives and works on Bandjalang country in Northern NSW, Australia.

Dalee was my first guest on this segment back in November 2022- a time when she felt hugely connected to the earth and her garden which was inspiring her creativity and her work. She was excited to be beginning a collaboration with Clarey from Gwyllem Clothing (now Storyline).

This conversation is a full circle moment where Dalee reflects on her journey over the past 2 years, from launching her clothing line with Clarey, taking their collections on the road, experiencing a period of huge growth which culminated in a time of emotional and physical burn out.

Dalee shares the shifts in their business, her personal life and her health that were necessary as they grappled with a frenzy of creativity alongside unrealistic deadlines and an inherently flawed system that doesn't make space for the holistic needs and wellbeing of any human.

We speak about Dalee's transition into perimenopause and the impact this transformation had on her work, her relationships and her health.

And we have the most beautiful conversation about two of my favourite adaptogens- Withania and Tulsi.

**SHOW  NOTES**

Dalee mentions Holistic Business planning as a method for maintaining suitability in business- the book she referenced is here

**CONNECT**

You can connect with Dalee through her Substack community here  and watch her creative process, and follow along with her slow build on their intentional community.

You can buy Dalee Ella clothing through her collaboration with Clarey as Slow Fashion Australia here

Connect with Dalee via her new website soon here

You can connect with JESS via instagram and facebook here and here,  join her newsletter community here, buy her handmade herbal products here or book an appointment here.

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If you liked the episode and want more, a cuppa fuels my work and time, which is given for free. Leave a comment and a few bucks here: https://buymeacoffee.com/theeldertree

**THE ELDER TREE TROVE PATREON COMMUNITY**

You can join our Patreon ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ and gain a deeper connection to our podcast. Pay only $2 per week to have access to bonus and often exclusive resources and opportunities- plus support the Elder tree at the same time! 

To find out more about The Elder Tree visit the website at ⁠www.theeldertree.org⁠ and donate to the crowdfunding campaign ⁠here⁠.

You can also follow The Elder Tree on ⁠Facebook⁠ and ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠sign up to the newsletter⁠.

Find out more about this podcast and the presenters ⁠here⁠. Get in touch with The Elder Tree at:  ⁠[email protected]⁠

The intro and outro song is "⁠Sing for the Earth⁠" and was kindly donated by Chad Wilkins.  You can find Chad's music ⁠here⁠ and ⁠here⁠.