God – Gaianism

16 Oct 2023

Nothing is Changeless

“Seasons Change…. But God is Changeless.” Really?!?

14 Aug 2023

There are No Gaian Teachers, Only Gaia

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Beliefs and Purpose, Learning from Other Traditions | 1

“There is One Holy Book, the sacred manuscript of nature.” And there are no Gaian teachers.

2 Nov 2020

Recognizing Gaia for Who Gi Is

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Learning from Other Traditions, The Quickening, Understanding Gaia | 17

An exploration of Who Gaia is and How we should refer to Gi.

5 Apr 2020

The Story of Job: A Gaian Update

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

Is there wisdom that could be gleaned from a new ecocentric version of The Book of Job?

27 Jan 2020

Hell is a Time Not a Place

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Beliefs and Purpose, Learning from Other Traditions, The Quickening, Understanding Gaia | 2

Lessons from Lazarus on communicating about hell—and the looming climate crisis.

12 Jan 2020

Gaia is not Omniscient, Omnipotent, nor Omnibenevolent

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Understanding Gaia | 0

Unlike the western concept of God, Gaia is not all-knowing, all-powerful, or all good. Instead Gaia is limited in power, in sentience, and is abenevolent. In other words, unlike God, Gaia is vulnerable. And we are in direct relationship with Her. How does that shape this philosophy? And our understanding of suffering?

8 Sep 2019

The Wrath of Gaia

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Learning from Other Traditions, The Quickening, Understanding Gaia | 3

How does Gaia’s Wrath compare to God’s? Less predictable? More knowable? And how shall we respond?

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.”