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?
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.
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.
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.”
The Wrath of Gaia
How does Gaia’s Wrath compare to God’s? Less predictable? More knowable? And how shall we respond?
The Lost Son Returns Home
After years of partying, a prodigal son returns home. What does he find?
The Role of Martial Arts in The Gaian Way
Why every environmentalist and collapsitarian should study the martial arts…