From Stardust To Us

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we speak with Dr. Will Tuttle, author of the internationally acclaimed The World Peace Diet (published in 18 languages).  In addition to The World Peace Diet , Dr. Tuttle is the author of Food for Freedom   and The World Peace Way , Six Keys to Health and Harmony for All , as well as over a dozen other books and CDs.  A former Zen monk with a Ph. D. from UC Berkel...

Send us Fan Mail What if the universe is not something we look out at but something we are living from within? In this conversation, we sit with Rebecca-Sophia Strong, creator of Embodied Cosmology®, whose work asks a radical question:  What happens when the 13.8-billion-year story of the universe becomes something we embody ? Through immersive theater, movement-based learning, and deep-time imagi...

Send us Fan Mail Author Brian Muldoon joins us to discuss his novel The Luminous One , which reimagines the missing years of Jesus between ages 12 and 30. In this conversation, we explore Jesus as a mystic and moral leader who may have encountered diverse spiritual traditions along ancient trade routes. Our discussion touches on Christian mysticism, Christ consciousness, imagination as a path to s...

Send us Fan Mail In this powerful and timely conversation, we speak with Linda, an attorney-turned-chaplain, whose life has been shaped by advocacy for immigrants, survivors of violence, and marginalized communities. Due to safety concerns surrounding immigration advocacy, our guest joins us using only her first name.  Drawing from years of legal work and spiritual care, Linda shares her journey f...

Send us Fan Mail The Rt. Rev. Br. Mark D’Alessio is a Franciscan friar and the Mentor General in the spiritual society of the Companions of Francis and Clare. He is also a Christian bishop and priest, ordained Buddhist lay minister, spiritual director, chaplain, retreat leader, interspiritual pilgrim, and author. He previously served as President and Executive Director of the Psychotherapy & S...

Send us Fan Mail In this deeply honest conversation, we sit with Kenneth Wortley . His life journey spans decades of ministry, education, marriage, and fatherhood. Ultimately, it leads to liberation. Ken was born in 1951 into a blue-collar family in Saginaw, Michigan. His early life led him into theology and pastoral ministry. He served churches across Colorado, Oregon, California, and Washington....

Send us Fan Mail In this conversation, we sit with Kara Huntermoon , whose life and work are deeply committed to the Long Tom Watershed and the human and more-than-human communities of the Southern Willamette Valley. Kara shares how her path unfolded into hyper-local, hands-on ecological and community work, teaching permaculture and ancestral skills, living in intentional community, and organizing...

Send us Fan Mail  In this short year-end episode, we reflect on our first season by revisiting some of our favorite quotes and poems shared by our guests.  These words helped shape the spirit of this podcast. We offer them again as a way of closing the year with gratitude.  ___________________________________________________________________________________________ From Stardust to Us explores spir...

Send us Fan Mail Janet Lynn Roseman, PhD, is an Associate Professor in Integrative Medicine at the Dr. Kiran Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine. She teaches courses in Spirituality and Medicine, Art and Medicine, and Death and Dying for medical school students. She received the first Joseph Moore President's Award for her work in oncology and spirituality from Lesley College and was a Davi...

Send us Fan Mail In this conversation, we speak with writer and spiritual teacher Patricia Pearce, whose journey from Presbyterian pastor to mystic invites us to rethink the boundaries of faith and spiritual identity. Patricia shares how a profound shift in consciousness opened her to the illusion of separateness and the deeper unity beneath all things. Together, we explore the transformation that...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we enter a conversation at the edge of human evolution, where science and spirituality converge. Our guests, cosmologist Brian Thomas Swimme and scholar Monica DeRaspe-Bolles , co-authors of The Story of the Noosphere , invite us to imagine humanity’s next great unfolding: the birth of a planetary mind. Together we explore what Teilhard de Chardin called the noosp...

Send us Fan Mail Today, we are honored to welcome Angela Manno, an internationally recognized artist whose work bridges the worlds of science, spirituality, and ecology. Angela’s artistic journey has taken her from being commissioned by NASA to commemorate the return of U.S. space flight after the Challenger accident, to being invited by the Vatican to create a program for Laudato Si’ Week, Pope F...

Send us Fan Mail It’s been almost two years since our last conversation with John Roedel, an episode that quickly became one of our most listened-to. This time, John returns to share the working title of his forthcoming book of poems and blessings, Anointing this Threshold. Keep an eye out for this beautiful new collection. We also dive into his recent Substack post, Bloodlust Celibacy, where John...

Send us Fan Mail John Deuel describes himself as a mystic pilgrim, spiritual director, and supervisor, roles he stepped into after closing out a 36-year career in high tech. In this conversation, John shares his journey from Catholic roots into the vocation of spiritual direction, the call of compassion at the heart of his work, and a “Merton moment” of oneness that continues to shape his path. We...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we welcome  Laura Lee and Paul Robear, Co-Directors of the Cuyamungue Institute, for a conversation that explores the deep intelligence of the body, the soul’s journey through collective darkness, and the call of a benevolent universe. As stewards of the embodied meditative practice of Ritual Postures, Paul and Laura Lee share insights from their global work with...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of From Stardust to Us , we speak with Tony Zelle, an Earth lawyer, author, and visionary, about the emergence of Earth Law: a transformative legal philosophy rooted in gratitude, reverence, and justice for the entire Earth community.  Tony invites us to reimagine our legal systems through the lens of ecological interdependence, Indigenous wisdom, and spiritual pre...

Send us Fan Mail  In Part 2 of our conversation with writer and contemplative guide Leslye Colvin , we continue exploring the long arc of colonization, the myth of “unprecedented times,” and the intergenerational trauma many of us carry. Leslye reflects on the enduring power of Jesus’s words and what they ask of us in an age of cruelty, division, and longing for healing. This episode is an invitat...

Send us Fan Mail In Part 1 of our conversation with writer, spiritual companion, and contemplative activist Leslye Colvin , we explore the roots of her faith, her family’s journey toward Catholicism, her reflection on Jesus's words, "Father forgive them for they know not what they do," and the long arc of colonization. This is a rich and reflective dialogue on belonging, courage, an...

Send us Fan Mail Jennifer Morgan , president and founder of the Deeptime Network, is an award-winning author, storyteller, and educator inspired by the work of Teilhard de Chardin, Maria Montessori, Thomas Berry, and Brian Swimme. Her Universe Story Trilogy — Born With a Bang, From Lava to Life, and Mammals Who Morph — are used in classrooms around the world, particularly in Montessori schools as...

Send us Fan Mail Jennifer Morgan , president and founder of the Deeptime Network, is an award-winning author, storyteller, and educator inspired by the work of Teilhard de Chardin, Maria Montessori, Thomas Berry, and Brian Swimme. Her Universe Story Trilogy — Born With a Bang, From Lava to Life, and Mammals Who Morph — are used in classrooms around the world, particularly in Montessori schools as...

Send us Fan Mail This is a re-edit of an earlier interview we had with Carolyn Baker on our previous podcast, Cosmic Entanglement. Carolyn Baker, Ph. D., was a psychotherapist in private practice for 20 years and a professor of psychology and history for 10. She is the author of 15 books including Navigating The Coming Chaos: A Handbook For Inner Transition; Sacred Demise: Walking The Spiritual Pa...

Send us Fan Mail This is a re-edited interview we had with Brian a couple of years ago on our previous podcast, Cosmic Entanglement.   Today's conversation is with Brian Tucker, a cross-cultural Spiritual Director and Advisor who trained with the Guild for Spiritual Guidance, Brian Tucker has organized and facilitated Interfaith events for many years in the Central New Jersey area, serving tw...

Send us Fan Mail This is a re-edit of our interview with John Roedel for our previous podcast, Cosmic Entanglement. John Roedel is a comic who unexpectedly gained notability as a writer and poet through his heartfelt Facebook conversations that went viral and became an Amazon best-selling book titled, Hey God. Hey John.  He is the author of five books—Hey God. Hey John, Any Given Someday, Untied:...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we welcome the Rev. Dorothée Renée Caulfield—a spiritual leader, teacher, chaplain, and guide whose journey through ministry spans decades and a wide spectrum of service. From her early days as an ordained deacon at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City, to her work in hospice care, prison ministry, and theological education, Dorothée has dedicated...

Send us Fan Mail Join us for a captivating conversation with Dr. Emily DeMoor, a visionary thinker, teacher, and creative force dedicated to guiding humanity toward a more unified and peaceful world. With an interdisciplinary background spanning musicology, religion, ecology, and curriculum development, Emily’s work bridges the worlds of science, spirituality, and education. A lifelong student of...