#004: Red K Elders – Drawing the Gods, Naked Bodies, and the Authority of “Yes”

#004: Red K Elders – Drawing the Gods, Naked Bodies, and the Authority of “Yes”

From GATEKEEPERS w/ John Patrick Morgan by John Patrick Morgan

September 11, 2025 · 1h 44m

About this episode

In this episode, John Patrick Morgan interviews artist Red K Elders about the intersection of art, somatic practices, and the exploration of nudity and mythology.

In this episode, I’m sitting with Red K Elders, an artist, somatic guide, and seeker who has carved space in the woods—and in our collective psyche—to let the ancient gods walk through her pencil and through our bodies. In this episode, we explore not just what it means to create, but what it means to become a threshold: between shame and celebration, contraction and intimacy, technology and sovereignty. 🔍 Episode Contents (In Deeper): * Leaving the City, Entering the Wild * London for ten years, then deep woods: what happens when you trade the urban for the elemental. * The hardship, the enchantment, and idealism vs practicality of off‑grid methodologies. * How growing food, building raised beds, living with seasons shifted perception of time, resources, and self. * The Emergence of the God‑Drawings * How a casual invitation to draw during a liminal time led to rediscovering a lost practice. * Drawing as trance, as yesness, as discovery rather than pre‑planning. * The role of iconography, mythology, symbols: learning what shows itself in the lines. * Yesness & Inner Authority * What is “yesness” – somatic felt pull, bodily posture, intuition. * Models & muses vs spontaneous…

People in this episode

Host: John Patrick Morgan

Guest: Red K Elders

Topics covered

  • art
  • somatic guidance
  • nudity
  • mythology
  • self-discovery
  • off-grid living

Keywords

  • Red K Elders
  • art
  • somatic guide
  • nudity
  • mythology
  • off-grid
  • self-discovery
  • yesness

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