Absolutely, it's in times of hardship that we go back to this knowledge, when all other knowledges fail to provide understanding and make sense of what's going on. If we're not emotionally at peace, we can't explore anything. In ancient times, and for most of human history afterwards, this information was common in daily life. It still is to some degree but often under the guise of superstition rather than serious reflection.
You touch a sensitive topic that I'll probably develop later, this whole "faith in science" theme. If atheists, for instance, realized how much like religious fanatics they sound sometimes, they'd probably be appalled, hahaha. I think that a healthy mind should allow itself and be allowed by others to explore whatever wisdom and insight they find valuable, imposing a standard of thought and trust has been terribly counterproductive for our species over the centuries. I bet if we weren't educated out of our particular imaginations and discouraged from pursuing our talents since childhood, we'd naturally integrate any of these practices early on.
It is sensitive, isn't it! Even as I was writing it I felt very mindful about how it would be received and how best to write it tactfully.
Agreed, but this is also a tough one to call, as it's almost impossible to not influence children (and indeed other people) at all. We could probably go into another discussion again on that, though.