Gaian Beliefs and Purpose – Page 2

10 Feb 2020

Lesssons from Serpentor

If we were to take our CRISPR (Clipper of Religion Inspired Systems Producing eco-Renaissance) to snip the best bits of religions to build a new philosophical system, what elements would we harvest?

27 Jan 2020

Hell is a Time Not a Place

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Beliefs and Purpose, Learning from Other Traditions, The Quickening, Understanding Gaia | 0

Lessons from Lazarus on communicating about hell—and the looming climate crisis.

20 Jan 2020

We’re All Gonna Die!

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Beliefs and Purpose, The Quickening, Understanding Gaia | 3

A new study suggests scientists greatly underestimated CO2’s contribution to climate change. But that doesn’t mean we should freak out.

5 Jan 2020

7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, 56, 63, and Up.

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Beliefs and Purpose | 0

A simple lesson gleaned from 882 years of life experience.

3 Nov 2019

This Life Is Not Yours

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Beliefs and Purpose | 1

Wise words from an 80-year old karate master remind Gaians of our purpose.

25 Aug 2019

Waves, Waterfalls and Our Eventual Return to Gaia

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Beliefs and Purpose, Understanding Gaia | 1

Death is our inevitable return to Gaia. And as it is inevitable it should not be feared. Rather our focus should be on how we live our lives.

14 Jul 2019

Is Gaia Really a Living Being? (Pascal’s Wager, Updated)

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Beliefs and Purpose, Understanding Gaia | 2

Is Gaia a living being? And is the wager of answering wrongly worth it?

26 Jun 2019

Occam’s Flint Knife

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Beliefs and Purpose, Understanding Gaia | 0

Is it Gaia or God we should feel in awe of when we hear a roaring waterfall or see lightning flash across the sky?

6 Jun 2019

Let the journey begin…

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Beliefs and Purpose, The Quickening | 5

Nearly three years ago I created this website. And it has sit there empty and contentless. Not because I don’t feel called to spread the word of Gaia. But perhaps because I feel the call so deeply I want every … Continued

The Gaian Creed

“We believe that the Earth, Gaia, is a living being. That Gaia is at the same time composed of the vast diversity of life and is alive in Her own right. We understand that we depend completely and utterly on Gaia and are part of Gaia. We recognize that current human actions are fundamentally altering Gaia and that if pushed too far, Gaia will shift from Her current state to one inhospitable to humans and millions of other species. Therefore, we commit to living radically sustainable lives—even to an extent that it may alienate us from our kin, our communities, our cultures. We commit to sharing our philosophy and bringing others to understand and embrace their relationship with Gaia and help heal Gaia—and in the process, themselves, their families, and their communities.”