Distilling Meaning from Meaninglessness
Is the universe and human life truly without meaning? If so, can we live our lives in ways that extract meaning from that meaninglessness?
The Four Dimensions of Change
In exploring the four dimensions of change, it becomes clear that we, ourselves, are at the center of that change—and that this process is a lifelong journey, not a sprint.
Setting a Gaian Meditative Practice
What should a daily Gaian meditative practice look like? How about an outdoor meditation three times a day to help us connect with Gaia and our purpose, and to improve our health and well-being at the same time.
Lesssons from Serpentor
If we were to take our CRISPR (Clipper of Religion Inspired Systems Producing eco-Renaissance) to snip the best bits of religions to build a new philosophical system, what elements would we harvest?
Pandemics on my mind (and everyone else’s)
Lessons from Eyam and Early Christians to help our communities better deal with disease outbreaks.
Hell is a Time Not a Place
Lessons from Lazarus on communicating about hell—and the looming climate crisis.
We’re All Gonna Die!
A new study suggests scientists greatly underestimated CO2’s contribution to climate change. But that doesn’t mean we should freak out.
Gaia is not Omniscient, Omnipotent, nor Omnibenevolent
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?
7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, 56, 63, and Up.
A simple lesson gleaned from 882 years of life experience.
Resolving to…
What are your New Year Resolutions this year? Can you think of one that makes both you and Gaia better off?
Celebrating Yuletide in a Christmas Culture
Today (December 21st) is Solstice—the shortest day of the year (or longest if you’re in the southern hemisphere). Tomorrow, in the north, days will start to lengthen and the sun will start its rebirth, bringing with it warmth, spring, and new life. Yule—meaning wheel—celebrates this annual solar cycle and passing the darkest point of the year.
What Would Local Gaian Groups Do?
What is the role of Gaian groups? Connecting and healing. Connecting us to Gaia and each other and also healing us and Gaia. We live in a broken world, and much of that is caused by how we treat Gaia and each other. But we can change that. This week’s reflection explores four main purposes of local Gaian groups.