Two years ago today, I released Rise Up.
I actually wrote it during recovery from my first major brain injury.

At the time, I had just joined Fit For Service and started making friends again.
I got to perform the song on the last day of our Summit…
and the way people responded… it changed me.

Suddenly, all the pain, all the isolation, the struggle to feel human again,
it felt worth it.

During my darkest nights, I used to tell myself:
“If I can just make music again, life will be worth it.”

It took me a while to record the song, I put so much pressure on it.
But two years ago, I let go… and just had fun.

I hope you enjoy it.

Thank you to 

🎧 Rise Up the single is streaming everywhere.

https://ffm.to/b4p2eje

🛤️ Also on my Remix Album Open Road, Broken Hallelujah.

https://ffm.to/x1axm8x

Create With Me Sometime

https://www.skool.com/lucid-university/about?ref=3968b1af56034768a40603665660c45d

Find Me

https://jerodwessler.com/

Myth & Melody — Episode 2: Blood and Stone

“With one blow, sky was torn from earth… and blood rained upon the stars.”

In this second episode of Myth & Melody, Jerod Wessler brings to life the ancient tale of rebellion, the fall of Uranus, the rise of Cronus, and the first sparks of divine vengeance.

Through poetic narration, original music, and cosmic sound design, this episode explores the mythic violence that gave birth to giants, furies, and the goddess of love herself.

🎙️ Written, voiced, and scored by Jerod Wessler
🎧 Music + narration + mythic storytelling

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🌐 Explore more from Jerod
→ Website: https://jerodwessler.com
→ All links & music: https://jerodwessler.com/links

🎶 Listen to the full album, Open Road, Broken Hallelujah
→ https://ffm.to/x1axm8x

📖 Grab the Gratitude Journal, My Daily Gratitude
→ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F7FNNTCD

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Tags: Greek mythology, Cronus, Uranus, Aphrodite, myth podcast, poetic storytelling, indie artist, myth and melody, cosmic narration, Jerod Wessler, audio drama, creation myth

Do you ever have one of those days?

Create with me…

Dharma Artist Collective 

🎵 Music: “Not All Who Wander”
From my album By The Barn
→ Listen on Now

📚 Check out my new book, My Daily Gratitude
→ Paperback on Amazon
→ More of my books

🌐 Find more of my work
→ Website: jerodwessler.com

In this short reflection, Jerod shares a message filmed by the tree, a moment of clarity, framed by the soft instrumental of Choose Love (Demo). Part meditation, part artistic manifesto, this piece reminds us that we shape meaning through creation. That heaven and hell might just be different ways of seeing the same road.

"The more I deepen my relationship with art, the more I create. I realize it's not about where I'm going. It's about who I'll be when I get there."

🎧 Listen, breathe, and remember: you're not alone.

Create with me…

Dharma Artist Collective 

🖥️ Links & Resources:

My Site https://jerodwessler.com

📚 My Daily Gratitude (Book): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F7FNNTCD
🎶 Open Road, Broken Hallelujah (Album): https://open.spotify.com/album/79SyKYZU5bP3Z4sKMrgWoC?si=Jy-PE2iTTXudKDW4p9e9eA
📺 YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@JerodWessler
📝 Newsletter on Substack: https://jerodwessler.substack.com/
🎙️ Podcast Archives: [link to full podcast feed or platform-specific page, e.g., Spotify or Apple Podcasts]

Transcript:
Heaven in hell.
It’s a frame of reference.
It’s a way to look at things.

What’s the worst that could happen?
What’s the best that can happen?

The more I deepen my relationship with art, the more I create.
I realize it’s not about where I’m going.
It’s about who I’ll be when I get there.

Keep creating.
You’re not alone.

🎵 [“Choose Love (Demo)” plays underneath.]

A year ago today, I released In The Room, the last songs recorded in my original studio, inside the home where everything changed.
That home held grief, healing, and the long, hard road of recovery. It was where I survived a traumatic brain injury. Where my kid left home. Where my grandfather passed. And where I fought like hell to keep creating.

This episode is a reflection on the music, the space, the pain, and what it means to leave a version of yourself behind.
Thank you for walking with me.

🎧 Listen to In The Room here:

• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6WFDgLwXneMN0dexJkJCBM?si=egeyfVL2RDycOmeBE-lEPA
• Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/in-the-room-ep/1748874334

🔗 More music, books, and links:
https://linktr.ee/jerodwessler

Come Create with me sometime…

https://www.skool.com/lucid-university/about?ref=3968b1af56034768a40603665660c45d

I’ve always thrived in chaos. As a creative, I could fly by the seat of my pants—no plan, no structure. It felt natural. But over time, I discovered that a little structure, a malleable system, didn’t stifle my creativity—it helped it evolve. It gave me focus. It made room for deeper work.

This short reflection is set beneath the tree, with music from my upcoming track "Choose Love (Demo)."
Wherever you are on your path, I hope it reminds you:

✨ Keep creating. You're not alone.

🎵 Listen to “Choose Love (Demo)” on YouTube:

📚 Explore my books, meditations, and music:
https://linktr.ee/jerodwessler

Create with me sometime:

https://www.skool.com/lucid-university/about?ref=3968b1af56034768a40603665660c45d

#KeepCreating #ArtistJourney #ChooseLove #JerodWessler #PodcastReflection

A 30-second reflection for every artist stuck in the mud.

Sometimes the flow doesn’t come easy. Sometimes you have to bleed for it.
But the work you fight through makes you ready for the ones that are given.

🎵 Background music: CHOOSE LOVE (Demo)
▶️ Listen on YouTube: https://youtu.be/txKv8ElPRxQ

More at https://linktr.ee/jerodwessler

#KeepCreating #ArtistLife #TrustTheProcess

Two years ago today, Akal Vol. 2 (Akal to Joy) was released. The roots of this music run deep.

At a spring retreat in Tampa, my friend Sarah invited me to help lead a Grief Ritual. She had taught me the Kundalini practice of Akal. A chant for souls in transition, for those who’ve passed, and those who are coming.

That night, after the ritual, the Akal began soft and mournful. Then the room shifted voices joined, tears flowed, and joy entered the space. People danced. Sang. Held each other. It was sacred.

This EP isn’t a recording of that moment, but it’s my offering to honor it.

To carry grief through to joy.
To hold space.
To remember.

Listen now:
🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/17i57UCwyT73nRwgqMQqt1?si=LBubzARoQzOJQr1yTgYd-w
🍎 Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/akal-vol-2-akal-to-joy/1687886201

#AkalToJoy #Akal #GriefRitual #SpiritualMusic #Kundalini #HealingMusic #EPAnniversary #GriefAndJoy

Myth & Melody - Episode 1: Chaos

"In the beginning, there was nothing. No time. No form. Just chaos."

In this premiere episode of Myth & Melody, indie artist and storyteller Jerod Wessler retells the Greek creation myth in a fusion of poetic narration, original music, and cosmic sound design.

Journey into the void before time where Chaos breathes, Gaia awakens, and Eros sparks the first desire.

🎙️ Written, narrated, and scored by Jerod Wessler
🎧 Featuring atmospheric music and mythic storytelling

This is myth reborn, part audio drama, part spiritual reflection, part spoken-word art.

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🔗 Watch the animated version on YouTube

🎶 Listen to my latest album Open Road, Broken Hallelujah
https://open.spotify.com/album/79SyKYZU5bP3Z4sKMrgWoC?si=Jy-PE2iTTXudKDW4p9e9eA

🌌 Explore more from Jerod:
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/jerodwessler
My Daily Gratitude (book): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F7FNNTCD
Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/author/jerodwessler

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Tags: mythology podcast, Greek mythology, creation myth, Chaos, Gaia, Eros, spoken word, indie artist, mythic storytelling, audio drama, music and voice, Jerod Wessler, spiritual storytelling, poetic podcast

This short reflection reimagines Plato’s Allegory of the Cave for the social media age—and for artists navigating a world of shadows and light.

Originally released as a video and Substack article, this is the audio version. Full links and visuals below.

📖 Read the article: https://open.substack.com/pub/jerodwessler/p/modern-myth-of-the-cave?r=5d7a5t&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

🎥 Watch the video: https://youtu.be/YuCBWE_3g9Y

🎧 Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3IcT63YkYIBfTPvGCYs8w2

📚 Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F7FNNTCD

🌐 More: https://linktr.ee/jerodwessler