Trailer | Wangziqiao and the Crane

Trailer | Wangziqiao and the Crane

Published: May 1, 2026

Duration: 1:07

What if everything you were trained to become… wasn’t enough?

In this subscriber-only episode of Living the Tao, Taoist Master Mikel Steenrod explores the ancient story of Wangziqiao—a Zhou-era prince who mastered the refined arts of order and discipline, only to walk away from them in search of something deeper.

After years of training in the mountains, he is given a simple object—a whistle carved from the bone of a crane. One breath, and the heavens answer. A crane descends. He mounts it and vanishes into the West.

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