The Myths That Make Us

Aaron Doughty is a spiritual teacher and YouTuber with over 1.9 million subscribers, dedicated to helping people expand their consciousness. After a spiritual awakening in 2012, he went daily on YouTube in 2017 and grew one of the largest personal-growth channels on the platform, teaching energy dynamics, subconscious reprogramming, and nervous system regulation. He now travels the world running l...

Graham Dern is a producer, sound designer, and co-founder of the Dharma Artist Collective. When he's not vibrating in Austin, you can often catch him recording birds and rivers in the mountains. In this episode, we dive into Graham's first memories in Seattle, through college psychedelics and an uncomfortable awakening, to a pandemic spent roofing in Montana and the leap to Austin. He talks about...

Cory Allen is a writer, meditation teacher, and podcast host whose work reaches over five million people a week. He is the author of Now Is the Way and Brave New You , he hosts the podcast And Then It Hit Me and has guided thousands of students into presence through his courses Release Into Now and Coming Home . In this episode, Erick and Cory link back up for the first time in 6 years. They explo...

James Burke is a contemporary Bard and music producer with a devotion to the throbbing Now. A pilgrim of the in-between, he is at home on the paradoxical path of Christ yet drawn to the wisdom of the old pagan Earth, and his work explores the reconciliation of these estranged worlds. Through writing and song, he inhabits the thresholds where myth and daily life meet.   James returns for Part 2 to...

Sky King is a podcaster, social media marketer, and entrepreneur. His obsession with how the media programs and shapes our reality led him down the path of understanding media manipulation, realizing in 2016 that podcasting was escaping the standard media model. Sky has made it his mission to continue allowing podcasts to stay outside the influence of advertising and keep their content sincere. Hi...

This episode is brought to you by the  Dharma Artist Collective . This is the place for artists to reclaim their attention and use it to turn their art into their vocation.   Joa drops one of the most courageous stories that the podcast has ever heard. This episode has the potential to change lives and reveal stories that keep ourselves from being seen.   Joa is a writer, artist, and the creator o...

This episode is brought to you by the  Dharma Artist Collective . This is the place for artists to reclaim their attention and use it to turn their art into their vocation.   Michael Ebbinghaus is a native Austinite operating a small depth psychotherapy practice in Austin. He incorporates Jungian psychology, esoteric wisdom such as Gnosticism and alchemy, into his work which strongly emphasizes de...

This episode is brought to you by the  Dharma Artist Collective . This is the place for artists to reclaim their attention and use it to turn their art into their vocation.   Welcome to John Clifton’s myth. John puts the multi in multidisciplinary as he shares his Neverending Story. There were a couple connection internet interruptions & dropouts in this episode, but John makes it all worth it...

Erick sits down with Lyle Maxson at the Dharma House to dive into transformative experiences, lucid dreaming, and a couple stories you’ll have to hear to believe. This episode is a first ballot hall of famer. Lyle Maxson is a technologist and cultural architect working at the intersection of immersive technology, AI, biofeedback, mental health, and education. As a pioneer of the benevolent technol...

Queen Caitlyn Joins the pod to talk about vampires, rituals, addiction, and devotion… We love her.   The Slayers Club begins Sunday February 8… Don’t miss it.   Caitlyn Howe is a writer, guide, and ritual artist from Austin, TX, passionately advocating for dynamic self-expression, interpersonal healing, and soul reclamation to live a heart-centered life. As a transformational facilitator and cerem...

This episode is brought to you by the  Dharma Artist Collective . This is the place for artists to reclaim their attention and use it to turn their art into their vocation.   Picking up where we left off last week, Erick joins Kyle Kingsbury to discuss the ending of the 7 year chapter of Fit For Service. They also explore the genesis of the Dharma Artist Collective, what Kyle aims to do with his u...

This episode is brought to you by the  Dharma Artist Collective . This is the place for artists to reclaim their attention and use it to turn their art into their vocation.   This is a recording of Erick on Kyle Kingsbury’s Podcast. They break down their first Vision Quest, Why they chose to say yes, and what they learned from this intense initiation. Part 2 will be available next week. You can re...

James Burke is a contemporary Bard and music producer with a devotion to the throbbing Now. A pilgrim of the in-between, he at home on the paradoxical path of Christ yet drawn to the wisdom of the old pagan Earth, and his work explores the reconciliation of these estranged worlds. Through writing and song, he inhabits the thresholds where myth and daily life meet.   Buckle up fam, this one’s a ban...

This episode is brought to you by the  Dharma Artist Collective . This is the place for artists to reclaim their attention and use it to turn their art into their vocation.   Ken Conte is the founder of Ancestral Hunting School , Ancestral Events, and Seven Arrows Breathwork . In this episode we dive into Ken’s childhood, his early struggles with alcoholism, and how his connection with nature save...

Jake Kobrin is a visionary artist, occultist, and teacher whose work bridges classical fine art, Western esotericism, and contemporary mysticism. He studied at the Angel Academy in Florence and has taught magick and creative self-mastery internationally.   We’re back with another banger. In this episode we dive into the many lives of Jake Kobrin. Traversing through the waters of Harry Potter, deat...

Ya’ll this episode is already in TMTMU Hall of Fame. Our good friend and OG DAC host Michele joins the podcast to share the incredible story of her life. If this episode doesn’t make you cry, is everything okay? Thank you so much to Michele for her raw honesty and vulnerability. There’s no holding back in this one.   This episode is brought to you by the  Dharma Artist Collective . This is the pla...

What’s up fam, Graham here. We’re officially in the whisper era of the podcast, and it’s good to be back. We’re slowly figuring out how to make the whisper audio sound silky so thanks for being patient with us.   Today’s episode feels like prime time, old school Myths That Make Us. We’re joined by Michael Phillip, long time homie and host of the legendary Third Eye Drops. Conversations between the...

This episode is brought to you by the  Dharma Artist Collective . This is the place for artists to reclaim their attention and use it to turn their art into their vocation.   Our good friend and former FFS event coordinator Maddy Griffin joins the podcast to talk about myths, hostings events, AI, and being an artist in 2025. Maddy has over 10 years of experience building events and communities fro...

Apologies for the audio on this episode. We hadn’t dialed in the settings on Riverside quite yet.   This episode is brought to you by the  Dharma Artist Collective . This is the place for artists to reclaim their attention and use it to turn their art into their vocation. Come check it out. The first 7 days are free.   We’re experimenting with a new format. We do these Q&A’s weekly in the DAC...

This episode is brought to you by the  Dharma Artist Collective . This is the place for artists to reclaim their attention and use it to turn their art into their vocation.   The Next Mentally Fit Class begins June 24th, 2025. Sign up here   Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Anatomy of an Epidemic - Robert Whitaker   Connect with Erick Godsey: Website:  https://www.erickgodsey.com Blog: https:/...

Anna McCoy is an artist, Somatic Experiencing practitioner, & creator of My Body of Art living in Asheville, NC. Through My Body of Art, Anna offers 1:1 somatic sessions, facilitates creative discovery experiences, and shares her original paintings to connect people back to their inherent wisdom and practice reorganizing our energy through aligned expression.    This is an absolute banger of a...

This episode is brought to you by the  Dharma Artist Collective . This is the place for artists to reclaim their attention and use it to turn their art into their vocation.   In this episode we discuss the gift of working with dreams, uncovering narcissism, and why prophecy speaks truth to the present.   Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Inner Work - Robert Johnson Connect with Darren: Instagra...

This episode is brought to you by the  Dharma Artist Collective . This is the place for artists to reclaim their attention and use it to turn their art into their vocation.   Guy Sengstock is the founder and creator of the Original Circling Approach . He has been facilitating transformation for individuals, groups and corporations internationally for more than 20 years.   In Part 2 of this series,...

This episode is brought to you by the  Dharma Artist Collective . This is the place for artists to reclaim their attention and use it to turn their art into their vocation.   Guy Sengstock is the founder and creator of the Original Circling Approach . He has been facilitating transformation for individuals, groups and corporations internationally for more than 20 years.   In this 2 part podcast, w...

This episode is brought to you by the  Dharma Artist Collective . This is the place for artists to reclaim their attention and use it to turn their art into their vocation.   This one’s a certified banger ya’ll. Clayton is an Austin-based Writer, Coach, and Comedian and overall vibe of a human being. We got to record this one in person at the original Austin house, and it was truly one of the most...