One of the first courses I taught was called The Second Half Of The Mountain. It alternated between lessons on daily life as it related to Shamanism, Taoism, and Alchemy. When one path failed to help, one of the others always could jump in. The premise was simple: Any path will take you halfway up the mountain. No path will take you up the second half. There are signposts - hence the class - but actual feet to the ground? That’s our journey to take...