Shorts | The World Before Social Mind (When Magic Still Worked)

S2E24 - Shorts | The World Before Social Mind (When Magic Still Worked)

Published: June 16, 2026

Duration: 12:17

What was the world like before social mind became the dominant force shaping human experience?

In this Living the Tao Short (2-24), Taoist Master Mikel Steenrod explores a question that sits at the intersection of Taoist doctrine, history, and esoteric practice. According to the tradition, there was a time when the influence of social mind was far weaker, allowing human beings to access levels of capability, awareness, and spiritual development that seem nearly impossible today.

Along the way, Master Steenrod discusses the relationship between social mind and the disappearance of magic, the loss of what...