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2021: The Year of the Post-COVID Consumer Orgy?
3 Jan 2021

2021: The Year of the Post-COVID Consumer Orgy?

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: The Quickening, Understanding Gaia | 1

Or will it be the year of bold and beautiful climate action?

collapse, consumerism, Gaia, Gaian Way, sustainability, The Quickening
America’s Democracy in an Era of Collapse
9 Nov 2020

America’s Democracy in an Era of Collapse

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Growing the Gaian Community, The Quickening, Uncategorized | 1

An election reflection from a Gaian perspective.

Activism, America, Climate Change, collapse, Community, degrowth, education, health, politics, Prepare, Purpose, Resilience, sustainability, transition
Living with Collapse
11 Oct 2020

Living with Collapse

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: The Quickening, Understanding Gaia | 4

Coming to terms with the reality that collapse is a condition of the present, not just the future.

anxiety, Climate Change, collapse, Community, Gaia, Gaian Way, Indigeneity, nature awareness, sustainability, The Quickening
How will your death help the world?
27 Sep 2020

How will your death help the world?

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals, Learning from Other Traditions | 7

Will your death help heal Gaia or contaminate Gaia? And how have you prepared for that?

Climate Change, death, Gaia, Gaian Way, pollution, sustainability
Receiving New Stories from Two Nature Priestesses
23 Aug 2020

Receiving New Stories from Two Nature Priestesses

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

Learning Life’s lessons from Rachel Carson and Jane Goodall

Climate Change, Gaia, Gaian Way, nature awareness, storytelling, sustainability
Thinking Outside the Ring
16 Aug 2020

Thinking Outside the Ring

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals | 1

Lots of couples are getting married during COVID-times. But does that really mean ring sales need to go up? Why not a new more meaningful and sustainable custom?

degrowth, Gaia, Gaian Way, Ritual, sustainability
Say Three Hail Marys and Clean Up the River
26 Jul 2020

Say Three Hail Marys and Clean Up the River

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals, Growing the Gaian Community | 1

It turns out that environmentalists have their own form of penance and ablutions: river and beach cleanups.

Community, Gaia, Gaian Way, nature awareness, Penance, Purpose, Ritual, sacrifice, sustainability
A Reflection on What the Gaian Way Means to Me
25 May 2020

A Reflection on What the Gaian Way Means to Me

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Growing the Gaian Community | 0

With the next Gaian Conversation focusing on what Gaianism is all about, I couldn’t help but get personal this week.

Climate Change, collapse, Community, Gaian Way, meaning, Mission, Purpose, Resilience, sustainability, The Quickening
Encountering an Essential Lesson in the Church Forests of Ethiopia
17 May 2020

Encountering an Essential Lesson in the Church Forests of Ethiopia

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Beliefs and Purpose, Growing the Gaian Community, Learning from Other Traditions | 2

How a religious system has played a key role in preventing total deforestation of Ethiopia and what we, Gaians, can learn from this.

Belief, collapse, Community, cosmology, Gaia, Gaian Way, Mission, Purpose, sustainability, wisdom
The Planet Formerly Known as the Planet of the Humans
10 May 2020

The Planet Formerly Known as the Planet of the Humans

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: The Quickening | 7

Two difficult lessons from the film, Planet of the Humans, worth discussing.

Belief, Climate Change, collapse, consumerism, meaning, sustainability, Technology, transition
What is the Sound of Gaia Breathing? And other Gaian Kōans.
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?

Gaia, Gaian Way, Kōan, meaning, Parables, sustainability, wisdom
It’s Spring Outside. It’s Scary Out There. It’s Time to Yardfarm
19 Apr 2020

It’s Spring Outside. It’s Scary Out There. It’s Time to Yardfarm

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals, Growing the Gaian Community, The Quickening | 4

With time on our hands and food scarcity looming in the near future, there’s no better time than to grow your own food.

Climate Change, collapse, consumerism, Diet, health, nature awareness, plenitude, postgrowth, Prepare, sustainability, The Quickening, transition

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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.”

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