In this tender and intimate episode of This Cosmic Life, I sit with one of my dearest friends and long time teachers, the storyteller and nature keeper Jill Olesker. Together we wander through the wild terrain of folktales, lived experience, and the way stories move through our bodies like rivers remembering their source. Jill speaks about the art of gathering stories from the land, from people, and from the quiet hidden places where truth rests. Her presence brings a grounded mysticism, inviting us to listen in a slower and more reverent way. This conversation is for anyone who feels called to remember the stories that shaped them, the stories that shape the earth, and the stories waiting to be spoken again.

About Jill Olesker

Jill Olesker is a storyteller of the land and of the lived heart. She gathers folktales, nature tales, and the real stories people carry in their bones. Rooted in the Hudson Valley, she is one of the quiet keepers of its nature based storytelling traditions. Jill is a mother to a beautiful grown son, and she offers her stories as an act of reciprocal care for community and earth. She is currently creating a living body of work called The Waterstories, inviting people to remember, honor, and share their own water born memories. You can connect with her at waterstoriesshared@gmail.com to learn more about her offerings or to share your water story.

I’m Tara Samadhi, and it is my joy to welcome you into This Cosmic Life. I walk a path as a mystic, a spiritual friend, an oracle, and a lover of the sacred. My own journey has been shaped by deep devotion and radical healing, and along the way I have gathered wisdom from Umbandaime, Sacred Medicines, Tibetan Buddhism, Esoteric Hindu Traditions, Non Dual Shaiva Tantra, sound alchemy, and the ancient mystery schools.

This podcast is a space where we weave those threads together, not as concepts but as living practices that open our hearts and awaken the Shakti within us. Through mantra, through sound, and through soul filled conversation, we remember that we are divine beings having a human experience.

Here, nothing is outside of the sacred. We come together to explore the pathless path, the wild and mysterious unfolding of transformation, devotion, and awakening. My prayer is that this space becomes a sanctuary where you feel seen, inspired, and invited to walk deeper into the truth of who you are.

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