Mystic Misfits Building a Space for Visionary Art

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KARMIC RELIEF

Bob Peck

49 episodes

2 weeks ago

I’m Bob Peck and this is Karmic Relief. My background is in documentary film and comparative religion. I wrote a book called “Original Sin Is A Lie: How Spirituality Defies Dogma and Reveals Our True Self” which serves as an intro to mystic philosophy, Bible scholarship, Hindu metaphysics, and more. Karmic Relief is a lighthearted interview show where I talk to spiritual teachers, creatives, scholars, and activists, and humans who embody the overlapping beauty of all of the above dimensions. According to the mystics, the truth cannot be spoken, but we’ll do our best to talk about it anyway.

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Mystic Misfits Building a Space for Visionary Art | Juan & Rosemary Villegas

KARMIC RELIEF

1 hour 10 seconds

7 months ago

Mystic Misfits Building a Space for Visionary Art | Juan & Rosemary Villegas

Knowing the Villegas well is proof I'm doing something right. Juan and Rosemary Villegas are two visionary painters in north Austin blazing their own trail. They have both been painting for over a decade, with a clarified spiritual focus the last 5-7 years, they have co-created a transcendental, surreal home for art and the artists who create it at Art Us Co art gallery. It wasn't always easy... in fact it was a challenging period in the early years both as artists and just as human beings working out their own shadow sides. Until their hard work and vision, literally they engineered this space mentally, paid off into their own artist-run grassroots art collective and gallery in north Austin in the Arboretum area. As painters, they've exhibited their work in galleries across Texas and other states. As students, they've learned from visionary artists Alex and Allyson Grey. And as gallery owners, they've showcased art by diverse artists from different cultural backgrounds, all with the shared mission of expanding consciousness.

We discuss:

- Juan and Rosemary’s “overnight” success built over decades of personal and creative evolution.

- Why they founded ArtUs Co after years of being rejected by traditional galleries for being “too mystical.”

- Rosemary’s awakening through animal spirit guides after a visionary intensive with Alex & Allyson Grey.

- Juan’s transformation from surrealist darkness to uplifting spiritual imagery after leaving toxic relationships.

- Their shared inspiration from psychedelics—not to paint on them, but to integrate the visions afterward.

- The role of nature, animals, and sacred symbols in both their personal healing and artistic expression.

- Why authenticity and feedback—not market trends—drive their most impactful works.

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