Say Three Hail Marys and Clean Up the River
It turns out that environmentalists have their own form of penance and ablutions: river and beach cleanups.
A Reflection on What the Gaian Way Means to Me
With the next Gaian Conversation focusing on what Gaianism is all about, I couldn’t help but get personal this week.
Encountering an Essential Lesson in the Church Forests of Ethiopia
How a religious system has played a key role in preventing total deforestation of Ethiopia and what we, Gaians, can learn from this.
The Planet Formerly Known as the Planet of the Humans
Two difficult lessons from the film, Planet of the Humans, worth discussing.
What is the Sound of Gaia Breathing? And other Gaian Kōans.
Kōans are riddles and stories that help deepen understanding. Could they be used to cultivate our deeper understanding of Gaia?
It’s Spring Outside. It’s Scary Out There. It’s Time to Yardfarm
With time on our hands and food scarcity looming in the near future, there’s no better time than to grow your own food.
The Story of Job: A Gaian Update
Is there wisdom that could be gleaned from a new ecocentric version of The Book of Job?
We’re All Gonna Die!
A new study suggests scientists greatly underestimated CO2’s contribution to climate change. But that doesn’t mean we should freak out.
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.
What is the Point of These Reflections?
Writing isn’t enough. What is needed is to actually start forming communities of people who recognize Gaia’s peril and help each other in their efforts to heal themselves, their communities, and above all, heal Gaia.
Earthing: Could Literally Reconnecting to Gaia Help Heal Us?
Going out in nature and walking barefoot has many healing properties. Are you barefoot enough?
Unceded Territories and Untreated Wounds
What if we started every public gathering with this simple mantra? “Before we begin, let us acknowledge that we are on the infected, lesioned, and festering skin of Gaia.”