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Gaian Practices and Rituals

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
Dear Yuxie, Please Count Me Out of the #Metaverse Future
7 Nov 2021

Dear Yuxie, Please Count Me Out of the #Metaverse Future

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals, Growing the Gaian Community, The Quickening | 2

Do we really want to live in a virtual future? More disconnected from Gaia than ever before?

Amusing Ourselves to Death, collapse, consumerism, Gaian Way, nature awareness, sustainability, wisdom
Act Global, Think Local
17 Oct 2021

Act Global, Think Local

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

The crises we face are global, a fact we shouldn’t forget no matter at what scale we focus our energy.

collapse, consumerism, education, Gaia, Gaian Way, Guilds, Prepare, sustainability, The Quickening, wisdom
Lessons from Lebanon: A Meditation on Collapse
9 Oct 2021

Lessons from Lebanon: A Meditation on Collapse

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

Collapse may visit you, too, one day. Have you imagined living through this?

Climate Change, collapse, Community, Gaian Way, meditation, Prepare, 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
The Value of Vandalism
26 Sep 2021

The Value of Vandalism

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

An exploration of the value of street art and other forms of destructive expression.

Amusing Ourselves to Death, art, consumerism, nature awareness, sustainability, wisdom
Do You Give With Thanks?
19 Sep 2021

Do You Give With Thanks?

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Parables, Gaian Practices and Rituals, Growing the Gaian Community | 0

A story on giving and an invitation to give.

Activism, Gaian Way, Parables, philanthropy, Prepare, storytelling, sustainability
The Parable of the Abandoned Mattress
22 Aug 2021

The Parable of the Abandoned Mattress

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Beliefs and Purpose, Gaian Parables, Gaian Practices and Rituals | 0

What would you do if you came across a mattress blocking traffic?

Climate Change, consumerism, Gaian Way, Parables, storytelling, transition, wisdom
A Basket of Brief Meditation Exercises
4 Jul 2021

A Basket of Brief Meditation Exercises

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals, Understanding Gaia | 0

Five easy meditation exercises for you to try (weather or location dependent in some cases)

breath, Gaia, Gaian Way, meaning, meditation, mindfulness, nature awareness, wisdom
Upon Consideration of a Lone River Birch
27 Jun 2021

Upon Consideration of a Lone River Birch

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals, Growing the Gaian Community, Understanding Gaia | 0

What I’ve learned from an isolated little tree in my backyard.

Gaian Way, Indigeneity, nature awareness, Purpose, Resilience, transition, wisdom
Signing—and Sustaining Silence—in Nature
20 Jun 2021

Signing—and Sustaining Silence—in Nature

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

Exploring the power of sign language in being present (and silent) in nature.

ASL, communication, nature awareness, Prepare, Resilience, Sign Language, Silence
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

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