King Hero's Journey with Beth Martens

What does it look like when a life of music becomes a path of initiation?In this King Hero interview, I’m joined by Roy “Future Man” Wooten—five-time Grammy Award-winning musician, composer, and inventor—to explore the intersection of sound, innovation, and the Hero’s Journey.Future Man is known for creating entirely new instruments, including the Drumitar, which allows him to play a full drum kit with his fingers, and the RoyEl, a futuristic keyboard based on the periodic table and the golden ratio. His work doesn’t just push musical boundaries—it redefines them.<...

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Fresh back from Confluence in Texas, this episode is about returning — coming back with something real.I’ll share some highlights and adventures from the experience, and what transformation happens when we step out of our usual environments. Patterns loosen, new clarity appears while you’re away, but many people wonder how to hold onto it when they’re back in regular life. In addition, I have a wonderful returning guest…With Special Guest: Micah EllarsI’m joined by filmmaker, acting coach, and teacher of George Gurdjieff’s work, Micah Ellars...

In this episode of Beth of Fresh Air, we move to the next phase:Drop it.Once you’ve spotted a pattern, tracked it, and recognized its structure… there’s only one thing left to do.Not fix it.Not manage it.Not analyze it further.But to drop it.To let it move through you instead of holding it in place.Life is full of things we cling to — both the “good” and the “bad.”When something feels good, we try to hold onto it.W...

In this episode of Beth of Fresh Air, I’m getting into one of the most powerful aspects of deprogramming:The pattern interrupt.If you’ve been following along, you know I’ve been spending time with the work of G. I. Gurdjieff—and for someone who rarely finds great resonance in other systems, I’ve found a surprising amount of common ground.One of his key insights:For anything to change…it needs an injection of energy.A shock.Without it, patterns continue.Mechanically. Predictably. Rep...

In this episode of Beth of Fresh Air, I’m exploring something deceptively simple — and incredibly powerful:Naming.To name something is not just to describe it.It is to bring it into form.It’s one of the first capacities we develop as humans — learning language, learning to differentiate, learning to point to reality and say, this is that.And from there, everything changes.Naming is an Alchemist power.But it also carries an Alchemist shadow.Because the same ability that reveals truth can al...

In this episode of Beth of Fresh Air, we're getting into one of the most useful skills you can develop if you want to move through life with any kind of clarity:Spot it.Life is not random.It’s recursive.Themes repeat.Patterns cycle.Spirals move — not in circles, but in layers.If you’ve ever had the experience of thinking, “Didn’t I already go through this?” — you did. Just not from the same vantage point.I’ve seen this very clearly in my own life, even i...

In this episode of Beth of Fresh Air, I’m turning my attention to something subtle, pervasive, and rarely questioned: scent.It’s everywhere.From perfumes and cleaning products to public spaces and travel environments, scent shapes our experience more than we tend to notice — influencing mood, affecting the body, and sometimes overwhelming the senses in ways that are hard to ignore once you start paying attention.After a recent trip out of the country with my son, I found myself in what can only be described as a kind of scented assault. What star...

In this episode of Beth of Fresh Air, I'm joined in person by good friend, meditation teacher, and truth advocate Wonnita Brands.After the chaos of 2020 and the years that followed, something strange has happened culturally: the world seems eager to move on as if nothing happened.As if we didn’t live through:Lockdowns and the forced isolation of families and communitiesThe criminalization of gathering with friends and loved onesA medical system that shifted toward enforcement and policingPublic shaming campaigns against the unmasked and...

In this episode of Beth of Fresh Air, Beth welcomes a modern Renaissance man — filmmaker, teacher, actor, health coach specializing in the Love Your Liver approach, truth lover, a devoted student of his own psyche, adept in the work of G. I. Gurdjieff and Carl Jung.In a culture that prizes specialization — where the right hand no longer knows what the left one does — this conversation explores the forgotten art of being whole.What does it mean to develop mastery across domains?Physical and nutritional intelligence.
Mental and logical rigor.
Creative expression.
Technical skill.
Emotional navigation.
Psychological self-awareness.Not as hobbies.
Not...

In this episode of Beth of Fresh Air, we enter the arena of sound.Sound is everywhere. It captures our attention, intrudes on our space, shapes our moods, colors our perceptions, and often influences us more than we consciously realize. From music to machinery, from background noise to deliberate harmony, sound plays a powerful role in how we experience the world.On the heels of an inspiring House of Free Will workshop with musician and truth champion Alex Michael, this episode opens the conversation about how we can work with sound—rather than be unconsciously worke...

I'm pressing pause on the Evolve series for a minute.Instead… we’re going to take a breath, connect, and let me think out loud.Episode 18 is a solo, slightly unhinged (in the best way), community livestream. No script. No outline. Just me, you, and whatever wants to come out of the ethers.Possible directions include:A rant and question about belief (a pet peeve)Observations about how people try to get along while simultaneously defending their beliefsMy thoughts about the alternative law movement (hangs head)Refle...

In this episode of Beth of Fresh Air, Beth turns the Evolve lens toward one of the most powerful—and least examined—forces shaping culture, society, and gender dynamics: the Mother archetype, particularly its shadow expressions.Joined by special guest Marja West—author, podcaster, mentor, and advocate for survivors of trafficking and ritual abuse—this conversation explores how unresolved distortions of the Mother archetype may have rippled outward into culture, influencing feminism, family systems, identity, and the evolving relationship between men and women.Rather than focusing on ideology or blame, this episode asks deeper questions:• What h...

With Dagmar StansovaIn this episode of Beth of Fresh Air, the Evolve series turns toward the world of performance art—a powerful force shaping modern culture, consciousness, and collective attention.Performance art holds immense potential. It can open portals to beauty, truth, and connection with the Divine. At the same time, it can function as propaganda—guiding perception, reinforcing narratives, and subtly eroding culture under the banner of art.Together, Beth and Dagmar explore the deeper nuances of the performing arts, asking questions that often go unexamined:• The historical evolution of the sta...

In this second King Hero interview with former Canadian police officer Achille Currado, we go deeper into the systemic and cultural corruption embedded within policing—not as theory, but as lived reality.As a survivor of systemic corruption and a long-term institutional con that ultimately ended his career in law enforcement, Achille returns to share hard-earned wisdom from inside the system.This conversation moves beyond exposure into pattern recognition, discernment, and practical awareness.In this interview, Achille will explore:How systemic corruption becomes normalized cultureHow long-term institutional cons are built and maintainedThe psycholo...

In this next instalment of the Evolve series on the evolution of culture and society, Beth is joined by historian, journalist, author, speaker, editor, and co-founder of the Rising Tide Foundation, Matt Ehret, for a wide-angle conversation on geopolitics.This episode asks deeper questions than the usual headlines allow.Rather than focusing solely on villains, conspiracies, or surface-level power struggles, this conversation explores how power itself has evolved over time — and how culture, creativity, and human intention have shaped (and reshaped) the geopolitical landscape.Together, we explore:How power structures have historically formed...

In this upcoming King Hero interview, Brandon Sterling joins me again to pull the curtain back on what’s *actually* happening in the economy.We’ll dig into recent economic events like Venezuela, what Trump’s oil plan really means, and why Brandon is bullish on oil—despite widespread uncertainty. We’ll also explore what so-called “dumb money” is doing right now, the employment crash no one wants to talk about, stock market volatility, and what the dramatic rise in precious metals may be signalling.This isn’t surface-level commentary or fear-based forecasting. It’s a grounded look at economic p...

In this special episode of Beth of Fresh Air, we begin a new series titled Evolve, exploring how society and culture have changed and are changing — and where they may be headed next.For this first conversation, I’m blessed to MAYBE be joined by my nineteen-year-old, Liam, for an intergenerational dialogue about what it’s like to grow up inside the world that many adults are worried about.If you’ve ever felt concerned, cynical, or quietly hopeless about future generations, this episode offers a rare opportunity to listen directly to someone living inside that future n...

A good friend, colleague, past student and apprentice, teacher, coach, and musician, Melanie Johannesson, is going to be here in person! So this week on the BoFA livestream we’re going to geek out about some of our favourite things.Together, we’ll be diving into...Deprogramming — what it really looks like in lived experienceArchetypes and how they shape identity, behaviour, and healingMelanie’s personal journey working with deprogramming and archetypal patternsWhat happens when unconscious programs start to loosen — creatively, relationally, and practicallyThis conversation is for anyone who loves depth, pattern recognition, and the moment whe...

Is corruption the exception… or the rule?“People assume you fall for a con because you’re naïve.In reality, you fall because the con aligns with what you already know to be true.”In this King Hero interview, I’m joined by Achille Currado, whose nearly 20 years in policing gave him a front-row seat to realities most people never see—and few are willing to talk about.Long before corruption became a public talking point, Achille had already witnessed it firsthand.During his career, he was exposed to:Systemic co...