On Animism and Gaianism
Whether literal or metaphoric, should we not give thanks to the animate Earth?
Whether literal or metaphoric, should we not give thanks to the animate Earth?
Before we begin 2023 in earnest, let’s reflect on a few who we lost in 2022.
It doesn’t get simpler, or deeper, than this.
What activities, rituals, books, and media can help to bring up kids who are connected to the Earth?
Adding a Gaian twist to the Five Attitudes meditation of Jin Shin Jyutsu.
What do a Children’s Scifi Novel and a Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Have in Common?
Answer: They both suggest a similar way to draw in suffering and send out relief.
Every time any one of us is hurt—black or white, human or not—it wounds us all. The waves of pain ripple outward, often times overturning only the vessels of the victims’ loved ones, and concentrating the pain there. Other times these waves become great tsunamis of anger and frustration, which wash over the whole world. And rarely, but it does happen, these seismic sea waves sweep away the systems of injustice that have been pulling us apart and injuring us one and all. Here is praying that this is one of those moments.
A short reflection on the power of words and how we use them to part.
Imagining the Gaian Sunday Service
What if children started their school day with a pledge of allegiance to the Earth?
Are you searching for a fast that connects you with the cycle of life, and improves your and the Earth’s well-being? Try this Spring Germination Fast.