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The Winter Darkness: An Opportune Time for Opening Oneself
26 Dec 2021

The Winter Darkness: An Opportune Time for Opening Oneself

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Beliefs and Purpose, Gaian Practices and Rituals, Learning from Other Traditions, Understanding Gaia | 1

Welcoming the solstice and a back spasm as a moment for spiritual growth.

anxiety, COVID, Gaia, Gaian Way, gratitude, health, nature awareness, Resilience, Ritual, sustainability, wisdom
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
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
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
My COVID Moment of Doubt
16 May 2021

My COVID Moment of Doubt

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Learning from Other Traditions, The Quickening, Understanding Gaia | 0

A day away from my second shot, I almost reconsidered….

COVID, faith, Science, vaccination
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
Playing Russian Roulette…with 92,000 Chambers
27 Mar 2021

Playing Russian Roulette…with 92,000 Chambers

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals, Growing the Gaian Community, Learning from Other Traditions, The Quickening, Understanding Gaia | 8

Should we really be frightened of getting vaccinated? Or should we be excited?

COVID, ecology, Gaia, Gaian Way, health, Technology, The Quickening, vaccination, wisdom
2021: The Year of the Post-COVID Consumer Orgy?
3 Jan 2021

2021: The Year of the Post-COVID Consumer Orgy?

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

Or will it be the year of bold and beautiful climate action?

collapse, consumerism, COVID, Gaia, Gaian Way, sustainability, The Quickening
The Very Hungry Humans
5 Dec 2020

The Very Hungry Humans

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: The Quickening, Understanding Gaia | 4

Exploring outbreak population dynamics, epidemics, and behavior changes.

Climate Change, collapse, consumerism, COVID, degrowth, Gaia, Gaian Way, Indigeneity, population, postgrowth, The Quickening
It’s Spring Outside. It’s Scary Out There. It’s Time to Yardfarm
19 Apr 2020

It’s Spring Outside. It’s Scary Out There. It’s Time to Yardfarm

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Practices and Rituals, Growing the Gaian Community, The Quickening | 4

With time on our hands and food scarcity looming in the near future, there’s no better time than to grow your own food.

Climate Change, collapse, consumerism, COVID, Diet, health, nature awareness, plenitude, postgrowth, Prepare, sustainability, The Quickening, transition
Is COVID-19 a Collective Rite of Passage?
12 Apr 2020

Is COVID-19 a Collective Rite of Passage?

by Erik Assadourian | posted in: Gaian Beliefs and Purpose, The Quickening, Understanding Gaia | 5

Humanity is currently living through a liminal period. Will we emerge as adults or fail in our transition?

Climate Change, collapse, COVID, health, liminality, postgrowth, Ritual, sacrifice, transition
It Could Be Worse: Lessons from Transatlantic Voyages and Medieval Quarantines
30 Mar 2020

It Could Be Worse: Lessons from Transatlantic Voyages and Medieval Quarantines

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

Social distancing is frustrating. But with a bit of perspective, I hope we can agree it’s not all that bad.

anxiety, collapse, COVID, death, nature awareness, Prepare, Resilience, wisdom

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