What You Can Learn From the Tantric Path (Hint: It’s More Than S*x)
As our society faces physical and mental health epidemics, we need to find a conscious way of living and connecting with ourselves and each other more than ever.
There has been a surge of interest in the healing arts and in the tantric path as we are emerging — and yet still suffering from — the double whammies of viral pandemics and mental health crises.
The public health crises in the U.S. have emerged from a health care system that has placed little emphasis on preventative care and an isolating capitalist system that has, to our citizens’ detriment, caused people to seek quick fixes, from junk food to pharmaceuticals that mask and treat the symptoms rather than the causes.
So, as I’ve written, in this climate of high inflation and late-stage capitalism, it is no wonder that people are considering novel approaches to support their health and healing, and that the green wave (decriminalization and legalization of cannabis) and psychedelic renaissance have emerged in response to the abject failure of the DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) ethos of the 90’s.
Yet, as proponents of using earth medicines responsibly and intentionally have said…
