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Count Backwards from Ten…
12 Dec 2022

Count Backwards from Ten…

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

A simple life-affirming meditation, as well as a preparatory tool for dying.

death, Gaian Way, meditation, Prepare
The Power of Earth Skills and the Communities that Teach Them
4 Dec 2022

The Power of Earth Skills and the Communities that Teach Them

by Gaian1 | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals, Guest Contributor, Understanding Gaia | 0

This week Brennan Smith reflects on how he was introduced to Earth Skills and their potential in connecting us to the living Earth

Earth Skills, Gaian Way, Prepare, Resilience, sustainability, wisdom
From a Dystopian Present to a Gaian Future
23 Oct 2022

From a Dystopian Present to a Gaian Future

by Gaian1 | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals, Guest Contributor, The Quickening, Understanding Gaia | 1

A vision by Tom Ellis on how we move from our dystopian present to a utopian and Gaian future.

collapse, Gaia, Gaian Way, permaculture, Prepare, sustainability
Karate-Do: The Official Sport of the Gaian Way
28 Aug 2022

Karate-Do: The Official Sport of the Gaian Way

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

No, we don’t really have an official sport, but here’s why karate would be it if we did…

Gaian Way, karate, Prepare, Resilience, wisdom
Gaians as (Civilization’s) Death Doulas and Birth Midwives
21 Aug 2022

Gaians as (Civilization’s) Death Doulas and Birth Midwives

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Beliefs and Purpose, Growing the Gaian Community, The Quickening, Understanding Gaia | 4

Literally and figuratively, these are two essential skills worth nurturing.

collapse, Gaian Way, Prepare, Resilience, transition, wisdom
Plunging Into the Polycrisis
14 Aug 2022

Plunging Into the Polycrisis

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: The Quickening, Understanding Gaia | 6

This summer, we’ll be exploring civilizational collapse, so grab a cool drink and enjoy!

Climate Change, collapse, Gaia, Gaian Way, Prepare, Resilience, The Quickening, wisdom
This Will Be the Coolest Summer of the Rest of Your Life
8 Aug 2022

This Will Be the Coolest Summer of the Rest of Your Life

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: The Quickening, Understanding Gaia | 0

A prescient meme for the climate breakdown era.

Climate Change, collapse, Gaia, Gaian Way, Prepare, Resilience, wisdom
Don’t Mention Nuclear War
24 Jul 2022

Don’t Mention Nuclear War

by Gaian1 | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals, Guest Contributor, The Quickening | 7

A 40-year old poem on the impropriety of discussing nuclear war in polite company captures our particular moment exceptionally well.

nuclear, Prepare, Resilience, sustainability, wisdom
Lyme, Lyme, Go Away, Please Don’t Come Another Day
19 Jun 2022

Lyme, Lyme, Go Away, Please Don’t Come Another Day

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

My hopefully brief encounter with, and meditation on, Lyme Disease

Climate Change, Gaia, Gaian Way, meditation, nature awareness, Prepare, Resilience, suffering, wisdom
The Dance of Decluttering
5 Jun 2022

The Dance of Decluttering

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals, Learning from Other Traditions | 1

Not as much a Two Step as a 28-step, at least for this “Chaotic Creative.”

consumerism, plenitude, Prepare, Resilience, sustainability, Wheel of the Year, wisdom
Deliberative Democracy and Gaianism: Natural Complements
8 May 2022

Deliberative Democracy and Gaianism: Natural Complements

by Gaian1 | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals, Growing the Gaian Community, Guest Contributor, Learning from Other Traditions | 1

Tom Prugh explores the overlapping qualities that Deliberative Democracy and the Gaian Way share, and their cross-fertilizing potentialities.

Climate Change, democracy, Gaian Way, governance, Guilds, Prepare, Resilience, wisdom
Nukes Are Environmentalists’ Problems Too
1 May 2022

Nukes Are Environmentalists’ Problems Too

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals, The Quickening, Understanding Gaia | 5

Why environmentalists should care about nukes and what we can do about them

collapse, Gaian Way, nuclear, Prepare, security, sustainability, wisdom

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