Below you’ll find the latest schedule for our upcoming online events. For local (in-person) offerings visit here.
All conversations and discussions are on Zoom.
Also, directly below is a Google Calendar that includes Gaian events and holidays, the moon phases, and celestial events (last courtesy of the New York Times space calendar). For local Gaian Guild events, visit this page.
Discussion of the epic poem Gilgamesh (January 29, 2:30pm ET)
In “Is a River Alive?” Robert Macfarlane hands a copy of Gilgamesh to several river defenders. As an ancient epic over 4,000 years old and describing some of the first recorded ecocide, it feels like an important text to read. And it’s short! There is an audio version by Stephen Mitchell that has one of the best audiobook narrators on the market: George Guidall. Feel free to read/listen to other versions as well (though we’ll use this one as the discussion text). AND for an even quicker take on the Epic of Gilgamesh, you can listen to Bart sing “The Inglorious Death of Enkidu.” based on the epic. Join via Zoom.
Discussion of the short story The Willows (February, date TBD)
Then in February we’ll read a short story The Willows, also referenced in Is a River Alive? This supernatural story from 1909 seems out there, an animist tale that could be a fun read. No date on that quite yet, but here is a link to the audio version, narrated by B.J. Harrison, and Project Gutenberg, which has web-based and e-book versions for download or reading. Join via Zoom.