Parables – Gaianism

4 Jul 2020

The Parable of the Tree in Need

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Parables, Understanding Gaia | 1

A story about a girl who helped another, and who in turn was helped as well.

3 May 2020

What is the Sound of Gaia Breathing? And other Gaian Kōans.

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Parables, Learning from Other Traditions | 0

Kōans are riddles and stories that help deepen understanding. Could they be used to cultivate our deeper understanding of Gaia?

5 Apr 2020

The Story of Job: A Gaian Update

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

Is there wisdom that could be gleaned from a new ecocentric version of The Book of Job?

21 Mar 2020

May be, or The Luck of the Virus

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Parables, Learning from Other Traditions, The Quickening | 2

What if we applied Taoist and Zen wisdom to the coronavirus pandemic?

22 Sep 2019

Returning to—and Tidying Up—the Fold

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Uncategorized | 2

Can we, with the same joy as Marie Kondo convinces families to clean up the resultant mess of the consumer culture, persuade families to return to a Gaian way of being?

11 Aug 2019

The Lost Son Returns Home

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Parables, Learning from Other Traditions, Understanding Gaia | 0

After years of partying, a prodigal son returns home. What does he find?

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.”