Encounterism

Human contact unties the strait jacket of inner isolation.

As Hanzi Freinacht puts it, ‘it is often our highest hopes and dreams, the parts of ourselves that are most universal and most intimately held and cherished, that are not seen, heard, given recognition and successfully integrated into society. Hence, more and more people simply feel alienated. It is not really that the world has become a colder, lo

It was an event—a small one but nevertheless a true event—of eternity breaking into time. It didn’t take me out of the world but placed me more deeply into it. It was an encounter of transcendence, and yet it directed me deeper into beauty, delivering a rich connection with the world.

these full-bodied, sensual interactions with nonhuman entities can be vital healing activities.