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Diet

The Gaian Guide to Liquids (Part I)
29 May 2023

The Gaian Guide to Liquids (Part I)

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals, Learning from Other Traditions | 4

The short of it: Drink mostly water. Some other drinks on special occasions.

consumerism, Diet, Gaian Way, health, sustainability
What About Skipping the Turkey This Year?
13 Nov 2022

What About Skipping the Turkey This Year?

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

This week, a little request for Americans. Please skip the turkey this Thanksgiving.

Climate Change, consumerism, Diet, Gaian Way, Ritual, sustainability
Sugar Here I Come?
6 Mar 2022

Sugar Here I Come?

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

Reflecting on the conclusion of my family’s sweet fast, and what happened when sugar returned to the scene.

consumerism, Diet, Gaian Way, health, sustainability, wisdom
Soylent Green is People! So What?
6 Feb 2022

Soylent Green is People! So What?

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: The Quickening | 7

Is it a problem that Soylent Green was made out of people? Or was the problem simply a lack of transparency?

Climate Change, collapse, consumerism, Diet, health, Resilience, sustainability
A Month Living Sweet-Free
23 Jan 2022

A Month Living Sweet-Free

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals | 4

Some reflections one week into a month-long sugar and alcohol fast.

consumerism, Diet, Gaian Way, health, Prepare, sustainability, wisdom
Three Wishes from the Wise Old Kefirych
18 Dec 2021

Three Wishes from the Wise Old Kefirych

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: The Quickening | 0

What would a wise genie grant us, if we wished for a sustainable future?

Climate Change, consumerism, degrowth, Diet, Gaian Way, sustainability, wisdom
Should we eat insects or people in the future?
4 Dec 2021

Should we eat insects or people in the future?

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals, Learning from Other Traditions, The Quickening, Understanding Gaia | 4

Or perhaps people-flavored bugs? Or bug-flavored people?

consumerism, Diet, Gaian Way, health, nature awareness, Resilience, sustainability
Bodies—Human and Planetary
3 Oct 2021

Bodies—Human and Planetary

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals, Understanding Gaia | 2

Important reminder: you’re a big Mobius strip that ultimately is not separate from the environment at all, but woven into it—covered and integrated with other species from start to finish.

Diet, ecology, Gaia, Gaian Way, nature awareness, sustainability
Reflecting on the Modern Myth of Narcissus
23 May 2021

Reflecting on the Modern Myth of Narcissus

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals, Learning from Other Traditions | 0

An exploration of media addiction and an entirely new meaning of “cancel culture”

Amusing Ourselves to Death, consumerism, degrowth, Diet, media, Technology, wisdom
Aligning One’s Body and Mind with the Monthly Moon Cycle
2 May 2021

Aligning One’s Body and Mind with the Monthly Moon Cycle

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals, Learning from Other Traditions, Understanding Gaia | 3

Do you fast? Do you pay attention to the moon cycle? Why not do both by partaking in a monthly full moon fast?

consumerism, Diet, Fasting, Gaian Way, health, Moon, nature awareness, Prepare, Ritual
Free Money Day? How about Free Veggie Day?
20 Sep 2020

Free Money Day? How about Free Veggie Day?

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals, Growing the Gaian Community, Learning from Other Traditions | 0

#FreeMoneyDay is a clever way to challenge people’s thinking. But is there a way to apply its sharing mission to charitable food distribution?

Charity, Community, degrowth, Diet, Gaian Way, Mission, postgrowth, Resilience, Sharing
When Shalt Thou Kill?
6 Sep 2020

When Shalt Thou Kill?

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Beliefs and Purpose, Gaian Practices and Rituals | 6

Could the sixth commandment be more nuanced?

consumerism, death, Diet, ecology, ethics, limits, nature awareness

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