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Shouldn’t Santa Claus Be Wearing a Mask?
12 Dec 2021

Shouldn’t Santa Claus Be Wearing a Mask?

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Beliefs and Purpose, Gaian Practices and Rituals, Learning from Other Traditions, Understanding Gaia | 3

Or will Saint Nick be a superspreader this Christmas Eve?

children, Climate Change, consumerism, COVID, Gaia, nature awareness, Ritual, storytelling, sustainability
The True Story of the Lorax Revealed
8 May 2021

The True Story of the Lorax Revealed

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Parables, The Quickening | 7

A recent excavation turned up the lost journal of the Lorax, along with a series of shocking revelations.

children, collapse, consumerism, ecology, Parables, storytelling
“Go Planet!” Or Go Away Captain Planet?
24 Apr 2021

“Go Planet!” Or Go Away Captain Planet?

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: The Quickening, Understanding Gaia | 0

With Gaia increasingly threatened, should Captain Planet be called back into action?

cartoons, children, Climate Change, consumerism, Gaia, media, storytelling
Rock Water Tree. The Latest Iteration of an Ancient Game
20 Mar 2021

Rock Water Tree. The Latest Iteration of an Ancient Game

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

Sometimes it’s the subtler ways we evolve language and play that can have the greatest effect.

children, ecology, education, Gaia, Games, Language, nature awareness
Raising Gaian Children
4 Oct 2020

Raising Gaian Children

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

What activities, rituals, books, and media can help to bring up kids who are connected to the Earth?

Ancestral Skills, children, nature awareness, Ritual, wonder
Reciting the Earth Pledge—on Earth Day and Every School Day
15 Mar 2020

Reciting the Earth Pledge—on Earth Day and Every School Day

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals, Gaian Prayers, Understanding Gaia | 2

What if children started their school day with a pledge of allegiance to the Earth?

children, Gaia, nature awareness, Ritual
Lesssons from Serpentor
10 Feb 2020

Lesssons from Serpentor

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Beliefs and Purpose, Learning from Other Traditions | 7

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?

Belief, children, collapse, Community, cosmology, Gaia, Gaian Way, Indigeneity, nature awareness
7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, 56, 63, and Up.
5 Jan 2020

7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, 56, 63, and Up.

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Beliefs and Purpose | 0

A simple lesson gleaned from 882 years of life experience.

children, Climate Change, collapse, Resilience

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“We believe that the Earth, Gaia, is a living being. That Gaia is at the same time composed of the vast diversity of life and is alive in Her own right. We understand that we depend completely and utterly on Gaia and are part of Gaia. We recognize that current human actions are fundamentally altering Gaia and that if pushed too far, Gaia will shift from Her current state to one inhospitable to humans and millions of other species. Therefore, we commit to living radically sustainable lives—even to an extent that it may alienate us from our kin, our communities, our cultures. We commit to sharing our philosophy and bringing others to understand and embrace their relationship with Gaia and help heal Gaia—and in the process, themselves, their families, and their communities.”

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