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Author Archives: Erik Assadourian

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, polycrisis, 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, polycrisis, 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
When Fiction and Reality Meet: Lessons for the EU from the Danish TV Show Borgen
18 Jul 2022

When Fiction and Reality Meet: Lessons for the EU from the Danish TV Show Borgen

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: The Quickening | 0

What can a power-hungry TV politician teach the head of the European Commission?

Climate Change, collapse, degrowth, population, Resilience, sustainability, The Quickening, transition
Happy Interdependence Day!
4 Jul 2022

Happy Interdependence Day!

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals, The Quickening, Understanding Gaia | 3

While Independence Day may be an American holiday, Interdependence Day should be a global, and Gaian, holiday!

collapse, consumerism, Gaia, Gaian Way, interdependence, nature awareness
Five Takeaways from the Harvard Ecological Spiritualities Conference
26 Jun 2022

Five Takeaways from the Harvard Ecological Spiritualities Conference

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Learning from Other Traditions | 0

Lessons learned from speaking—and listening—at the Harvard Divinity School.

enchantment, Gaian Way, Religion, 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, nature awareness, Prepare, Resilience, suffering, wisdom
The Gaian Way is Now Three and a Church to Boot!
12 Jun 2022

The Gaian Way is Now Three and a Church to Boot!

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Growing the Gaian Community | 1

A reflection on the Gaian Way’s new official status.

Gaia, Gaian Way, Religion
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
Meditations That Might Make You Sweat
31 May 2022

Meditations That Might Make You Sweat

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals, Learning from Other Traditions, Understanding Gaia | 2

There’s sometimes a fine line between exercise and meditation. Here are a few exercises that blur that line a bit farther, while connecting you to Gaia a bit further.

Gaia, Gaian Way, meditation, nature awareness
The Confused Choices of the Eternals
15 May 2022

The Confused Choices of the Eternals

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

How our comic portrayal of the world undermines the birth of an ecological consciousness

collapse, consumerism, film, Gaia, Gaian Way, nature awareness, Space, sustainability, 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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