Understanding Gaia

25 Aug 2019

Waves, Waterfalls and Our Eventual Return to Gaia

Death is our inevitable return to Gaia. And as it is inevitable it should not be feared. Rather our focus should be on how we live our lives.

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?

14 Jul 2019

Is Gaia Really a Living Being? (Pascal’s Wager, Updated)

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

Is Gaia a living being? And is the wager of answering wrongly worth it?

26 Jun 2019

Occam’s Flint Knife

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

Is it Gaia or God we should feel in awe of when we hear a roaring waterfall or see lightning flash across the sky?

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.”