71. Daoism and Ageing with Soul: Mason Taylor on Sacred Herbalism

Daoist Tonic Herbalism is an ancient tradition from China that works with adaptogenic and tonic herbs to extend life, and support soulful ageing. In this episode, Stephanie Hazel interviews Mason Taylor, one of Australia's major proponents of this tradition through his business Superfeast. They ponder the often ignored question: What does it take to age well? And what's the point of ageing well? Show Notes: * You can find Mason Taylor's business 'Superfeast' and their range of Di-Dao (grown in traditional ways) tonic herbs here. * We discuss Stephen Harrod Buhner's book 'Plant Intelligence and the Imaginal Realms' briefly. (It's amazing!) **THE ELDER TREE TROVE PATREON COMMUNITY** You can join our Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and gain a deeper connection to our podcast. Pay only $2 per week to have access to bonus and often exclusive resources and opportunities- plus support the Elder tree at the same time!  To find out more about The Elder Tree visit the website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.theeldertree.org⁠⁠⁠⁠ and donate to the crowdfunding campaign ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also follow The Elder Tree on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠sign up to the newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠. Find out more about this podcast and the presenters ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠. Get in touch with The Elder Tree at:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠ The intro and outro song is "⁠⁠⁠⁠Sing for the Earth⁠⁠⁠⁠" and was kindly donated by Chad Wilkins.  You can find Chad's music ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠.