"Chrysalis Era" & Karmic Relief Podcast

Existential Reflections and A Reawakened Podcast

We’re all evolving in every moment.

This illusory plane of time and space is a highly suitable environment for change and ultimately growth.

I'm not a caterpillar. But I'm not a butterfly yet. I'm in my chrysalis era.

Reconstruction of the Mind by Sarah Greenman

I was a starving artist for eight years. My spiritual films found no audiences. And my bank account found no money.

I got a good job in tech six years ago. It altered my life completely. It also gradually made me realize that fulfillment is not in the 9 to 5. It's in the totality of our lives.

I self-published a book in 2022 about spiritual philosophy. The material itself is similar to the films. It's starting to get out there. With the help of Instagram and TikTok, this month I recently sold my one thousandth book.

It's not a life-changing amount of books when you look at the numbers.

But my hunk of wood—my life's work at this point—is on one thousand nightstands. Including my mom's.

It's helped hundreds of people work through religious trauma. I know because they've messaged me. They've commented. They've left reviews. I deeply honor everyone who has absorbed and appreciated my sincere, creative intention to serve humanity by unraveling the great truths of the world mystic traditions. The potentiality of helping the next suffering soul is why I devote my heart and my mind and my energy and my time... however much I have left in this incarnation.

I'm starting to poke out of the chrysalis. But my wings are not strong enough to soar on a gust of wind.

I'm still earning my "daily bread".

I get on a podcast and talk about spiritual philosophy: Bible scholarship, the chakra system, breaking the veil of illusion; and then work starts and I talk to my tech clients selling area rugs on social media.

I go from karma yoga to click-through rates. From the Four Noble Truths to Four Point 0 ROAS.

I'm in my chrysalis era.

Butterflies, thanks for the inspiration. Caterpillars, keep inching along. And to my fellow chrysalises, caught in a cosmic chasm between land and air, infancy and actualization, I'm extremely suspicious that this thin layer of film is about to crack.

P.S. Shoutout to the homey James McCrae (@wordsarevibrations) for coining the term “chrysalis era” — that butterfly inspired me.

KARMIC RELIEF PODCAST IS HERE

There are a lot of mystics on the internet—shout out and much love you crazy fools—that could use dusting off a textbook or two, warmly, without judgment. And secondarily, there are certainly a lot of scholars in academia who would be well served by eating a mushroom.

So I'm trying to bridge those two worlds.

Karmic Relief is an interview show where I talk to spiritual teachers, creatives, activists, scholars, people that live within these traditions and also appreciate the overlap.

What happens when you start to get activated internally that makes you activated in a compassionate way in the world.

I'm thrilled to be talking to fantastic, inspiring human beings. I have to do much less work, which is nice... because I'm just asking them questions about their story. It's a life hack.

Both academic scholarship in a grounded way of understanding the texts and the traditions has value, alongside of the authentic mystical experience, which requires no book—the snow falling on the mountaintop, the song of the wind playing for the leaves.

So I'm trying to balance both of those worlds.

I hope you'll enjoy these explorations, these really excavations, in the ones I've filmed so far (13 to be edited!!), they've all been really beautiful and deep and lighthearted.

Enjoy the first episode with the superbly multifaceted Aubrey Marcus on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts NOW! Subscribing to The YouTube channel and following Instagram is the best source to stay updated on weekly releases.

I also want to thank my good friends & collaborators Scott Standley, Ryan Padgett, Melena Kiriaki, and Maggie Burke for partnering on the first season of the previous incarnation: The Be Where How? Show, which ran from ‘20-’21. Those episodes are still up and they’re still being enjoyed by people who stumble into them… thank y’all deeply for your collaboration and ongoing encouragement!

ATX Events

Saturday May 25th @ 6:30pm - Healing Through Creativity at Soho House

Artists and creatives! I’m partnering up with two inspiring beings James McCrae and Laurén Janelle Green for a free event here in Austin. We have exclusive seats at Soho House for those wanting to hear from these talented mystics, artists, and storytellers. Come ask them your questions, hear a live performance from Emma Zeck, and even share your own words from the experts’ prompt. Reach out to me to see if there’s still a spot left!

Friday June 14th @ 7pm - Creative Renaissance ACT II at ArtUsCo Gallery

Join us Friday evening June 14th for an art mixer and collective discussion hosted by Byran Olivas, Juan Villegas, Rosemary Villegas, Madeline Vu, and me! Everyone is welcome in this collective conversation around art, regeneration, and creative action. Participate in our book swap by bringing a book, meet like-hearted individuals who care to make a difference, and add to the panel discussion led by local artists and creatives on art, history, community action, spirituality, and more. Tickets are here.

Thank you. May all beings be happy and free.

-Bob