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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
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
Amusing Ourselves (Literally) To Death
5 Sep 2021

Amusing Ourselves (Literally) To Death

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: The Quickening | 2

Between COVID and our devices, we’ve been lulled into a deadly sleep.

Amusing Ourselves to Death, Climate Change, collapse, consumerism, COVID, media, sustainability, The Quickening, wisdom
Lessons for the Climate Conflict from the Afghanistan Withdrawal
29 Aug 2021

Lessons for the Climate Conflict from the Afghanistan Withdrawal

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

Exploring the eerie parallels between geoengineering and the war in Afghanistan

Climate Change, collapse, consumerism, Prepare, Resilience, Technology, The Quickening, wisdom
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
Should we all just ‘lie flat?’
10 Jul 2021

Should we all just ‘lie flat?’

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Learning from Other Traditions, The Quickening | 1

Perhaps the best way to respond to our frenetic consumer dance toward ecocide is to simply opt out?

#DoNothingForTheClimate, Activism, anxiety, Climate Change, consumerism, degrowth, simple living, sustainability
Back To Normal? Is That What We Really Want?
29 May 2021

Back To Normal? Is That What We Really Want?

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: The Quickening, Understanding Gaia | 1

Should we really pretend like COVID never happened? Or should we instead understand it revelation?

Climate Change, collapse, consumerism, COVID, Gaia, Gaian Way, Indigeneity, Prepare, Resilience, transition
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
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 | 9

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

children, collapse, consumerism, ecology, Parables, storytelling
Aligning One’s Body and Mind with the Monthly Moon Cycle
2 May 2021

Aligning One’s Body and Mind with the Monthly Moon Cycle

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

Do you fast? Do you pay attention to the moon cycle? Why not do both by partaking in a monthly full moon fast?

consumerism, Diet, Fasting, Gaian Way, health, Moon, nature awareness, Prepare, Ritual
“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
The Last Mile
17 Apr 2021

The Last Mile

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Beliefs and Purpose, Gaian Practices and Rituals, The Quickening | 4

Are you suffering from COVID burnout? Or just the exhaustion that comes at the end of a long race?

Activism, consumerism, COVID, Purpose

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