Show Notes
Huangdi rises into heaven on the back of a golden dragon while his unprepared followers fall back to earth. Master Steenrod explores the legend’s connections to Taoist cultivation, immortality, alchemy, sexual practice, magical objects, and the central lesson that spiritual attainment cannot be borrowed from a teacher.
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