In our culture, particularly in the last 300-500 years in Western culture, people have become much more ambivalent to ecstatic experiences. The idea of losing control is seen as dangerous and shameful… We’re a culture that’s very much about individual autonomy, and ecstasy is the opposite of that – it’s about surrendering control.
Jules Evans — In our culture, particularly in the last 300-500 years in We
In our culture, particularly in the last 300-500 years in Western culture, people have become much more ambivalent to ecstatic experiences. The idea of losing control is seen as dangerous and shameful… We’re a culture that’s very much about individual…