Pandemics on my mind (and everyone else’s)
Lessons from Eyam and Early Christians to help our communities better deal with disease outbreaks.
Hell is a Time Not a Place
Lessons from Lazarus on communicating about hell—and the looming climate crisis.
7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, 56, 63, and Up.
A simple lesson gleaned from 882 years of life experience.
Celebrating Yuletide in a Christmas Culture
Today (December 21st) is Solstice—the shortest day of the year (or longest if you’re in the southern hemisphere). Tomorrow, in the north, days will start to lengthen and the sun will start its rebirth, bringing with it warmth, spring, and new life. Yule—meaning wheel—celebrates this annual solar cycle and passing the darkest point of the year.
What Would Local Gaian Groups Do?
What is the role of Gaian groups? Connecting and healing. Connecting us to Gaia and each other and also healing us and Gaia. We live in a broken world, and much of that is caused by how we treat Gaia and each other. But we can change that. This week’s reflection explores four main purposes of local Gaian groups.
Earthing: Could Literally Reconnecting to Gaia Help Heal Us?
Going out in nature and walking barefoot has many healing properties. Are you barefoot enough?
Can a Good Gaian Eat Meat?
An argument for why Gaians can be but do not have to be vegans or vegetarians.
Reflections from a Climate Rally
Is a deeper understanding of what changes are truly necessary missing in the climate movement?
Returning to—and Tidying Up—the Fold
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?
Do You Suffer from Floppy Fin Syndrome?
Orcas in captivity often have their dorsal fins flop over—most likely from their restricted movement. What bodily ailments do you suffer from due to your captivity in the consumer culture?
The Wrath of Gaia
How does Gaia’s Wrath compare to God’s? Less predictable? More knowable? And how shall we respond?