Craig Mallett is an instructor of the Da Xuan lineage of clan Daoism. He teaches a wide variety of practices and also practices Chinese Medicine. In this conversation, we explore traditional Daoism from his lineages perspective, the how and why behind a sustained daily practice, animist relationships and a return to magical world views. You are in for a treat! 

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This podcast explores three different themes, and starts off with a personal story of cultivating a friendship with a wild bird in the Zuni mountains of New Mexico, and leaves with a siren call of connection to other species of animals. Imagine if you will, hunter-gathers living 30,000 years ago and the deep communication they may have had with the animals around them. An innate human capacity we all possess. Then we explore the theme of dying whole and complete, arriving at death's door with a heart that is light and ready to let go, and how ancestral veneration can help us do that. We end with a lively exploration of what the breath of life is. This animating force in nature that we are being breathed by. Divine breathing….

Wolfdogs are unique animals possessing an unpredictable mix of wild and domestic traits, unique to each animal. Dogs are symbolic of civilization, and wolves are representative of the wild. After years of working at a wolf sanctuary that rescued these animals, misfits who did not belong in a home or on the hunt, I saw this all firsthand. Modern humans who seek to reconnect to wild streams of being and behavior are much like wolfdogs in this regard. In this episode, we explore this idea.